As far as safari tourism is concerned, one could easily assert that Cameroon ‘’has taken the lion’s part’’, with modern parks and reserves, and a magnificent fauna over the country once called ‘’the heaven of birds’’. Here are the major delightful sites:

Waza park

170,000 ha. It is the most famous in Cameroon, and one of the spectacular parks in the French-speaking countries in Africa. Located in the Far North, it represents the Eden of lions, also hosting hordes of mammals (elephants, hyenas, giraffes, gazelles, ...etc) and a large variety of birds.

Benoue Park

180,000 ha. The site situated in the heart of the North is renowned for its big antelopes and Derby moose, but also hippopotamus and buffaloes.

Bouba Ndjidah park

220,000 ha. This is the land of the rhinoceros, living close to other species like lions, elephants, panthers and other buffaloes. The site is located in the North.

Faro park

330,000 ha. Located in the North, it hosts 33 species of mammals (cheetahs, hippopotamus, giraffes, warthogs, ...etc) and different species of reptiles.

Mozozo Gokoro

1,400 ha. The park is famous for its reptiles and monkeys, living in an harmonious flora. The site contains a large number of rare botanical resources.

Korup park

The Korup national park in the South West covers 1,259 km2 in the oldest humid and tropical forests of the world. It is considered as a real living museum of more than 60 million years old. Its flora and fauna is rich and unique because the site is reported to have dated from the Ice Era! Different studies have allowed the identification of over 400 varieties of trees of which several medicinal plants. A liana with positive effects against cancers and aids is reported to have been recently discovered there. There are more than 300 species of birds living in the park along with 174 species of reptiles and amphibians, without forgetting the 140 species of fishes stocked in the river across.

Campo Ma’an park

2,264,064 ha. Approximately 60 km near Kribi. Its rich fauna holds 80 species of medium and big mammals: elephants, buffaloes, gorillas, chimpanzees, panthers, mandrills, speckled otters, ...etc.

Apart from the national parks, Cameroon also owns a large number of reserves hosting and protecting all the finest of African fauna: Pangar-Djerem, Dja, Campo, Kimbi, Mbi Crater, Douala, Edea, Lobeke lake, Ossa lake, Santchou and Bafia. Dja and Campo reserves are the two inviolate sanctuaries where gorillas live in peace.