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- <text id=93CT1638>
- <title>
- Cameroon--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Northern Africa
- Cameroon
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: During the dry season
- (mid-November-mid- March), the air is dusty, and washable
- clothing is most practical. In the rainy season, a light wrap or
- sweater may be needed. In Yaounde, the daily temperature can
- vary from a high of 30 C (86 F) to a low of 14 C (57 F).
- </p>
- <p> Customs: Travelers must obtain an entry visa before arrival,
- unless coming from a country without a Cameroon Embassy, in
- which case an airport visa can be obtained. All visitors must
- carry return/onward tickets. Transit visitors may enter without a
- visa, upon presentation of proper documents, if they continue
- their journey on the first available means of transportation
- toward their country of destination.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Tapwater is not potable; boil and filter water for
- cooking and drinking. Thoroughly wash or peel raw fruits and
- vegetables. Vaccination certificates against yellow fever and
- cholera are required, and vaccinations against tetanus,
- typhoid, paratyphoid, polio, and hepatitis are recommended.
- Health requirements change; check latest information.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Local telephones in Yaounde and Douala
- have automatic dialing systems. International telephone service
- is good. Cameroon is six time zones ahead of eastern standard
- time and does not observe daylight saving time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Several major airlines connect Douala and
- Yaounde to European and African cities. Cameroon has a good
- domestic transportation system, with trains, buses, and planes
- connecting major points. Taxis are available in Yaounde,
- Douala, and other major cities.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: Waza and Benoue game parks in the north;
- Museum of African Art in Bamenda; beaches at Kribi and Limbe;
- Chefferie, a reconstructed native village, and the Sultan's
- Palace at Foumban; a climb up Mt. Cameroon.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: Business establishments and the US
- Embassy may be closed on the following Cameroonian holidays:
- </p>
- <p>New Year's Day, January 1; Youth Day, February 11; Good Friday,
- varies; Labor Day, May 1; Ascension Day, varies; National Day, May 20;
- Assumption Day, August 15; End of Ramadan, varies; Fete du Mouton,
- varies; Christmas Day, December 25.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- Novermber 1988.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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