Cameroon, land of diversity and adventure

Only a few years ago, tourism in Cameroon quickly took on the guise of an expedition due to the underdeveloped hotel and transport infrastructure, and the authorities and population were ill-prepared and poorly organized to welcome and guide tourists. While traveling to Cameroon can still be considered an adventure today, especially when traveling alone and independently, it is clear that significant efforts have been made to change mindsets, enhance the country's largely underexploited tourism potential, and welcome tourists as best as possible. This has been accompanied on a politico-administrative level by the transformation of the General Delegation of Tourism created in 1975 into a State Secretariat for Tourism in 1986, and finally into a Ministry of Tourism in 1997. Based in Yaoundé, it has a provincial delegation in each provincial capital of the country. At the same time, specialized schools in tourism, both public and private, have been opened to train professionals in the sector and promote the development of travel agencies. But it is primarily in the hotel industry that significant resources have been used to increase the country's accommodation capacity as well as the general level of comfort. All these efforts have significantly improved the reception of tourists in Cameroon, particularly business tourists, who still represent the majority of visitors. And even though much remains to be done (notably in the areas of transport, security, and corruption), adventure in most parts of the country is no longer incompatible with a certain well-being linked to comfort levels. Moreover, Cameroonians are generally very warm and welcoming, and even if it's never completely selfless (but after all, isn't it fair game?), they won't hesitate to help you, render services, and show you around their country.