White sand beaches make Kribi Cameroon's best seaside resort. Aside from some restaurants and a disco, there's little to do in town, but there are some inviting fishing villages nearby with excellent fresh seafood. If you make it during the dry periods of mid-October to November or March to May you'll miss the rain and the crowds of expats from Douala. The best nearby villages are Eboundja (20km/12mi south) and Londji (24km/15mi north); the latter is spread around an immense bay with pristine sand and palm trees. Neither place has amenities, but they're great for lying back and enjoying some grilled fish and palm wine with the locals. Kribi is about two hours south of Douala by bush taxi.

Capital of the Wandala people, Mora has one of the best markets in Cameroon. You'll see the entire gamut of people from this region, most dressed to the nines, including Islamic plains people and Kirdi animists. Items for sale include painted gourds, leather goods, jewellery, grisgris (necklace charms), millet, vegetables, and a separate section for trading animals, particularly donkeys. Mora is in the far northern part of the country, about 30km (19mi) from the Nigerian border. Bush taxis from N'Gaoundéré take the better part of a day.

Cameroon's newest national park is home to Africa's oldest and most biologically diverse rainforest. The park hosts an amazing variety of primates, birds, trees and other plants, including dozens of recently discovered species of fauna and flora. Butterflies flit in the slanting shafts of light and monkeys scurry in the branches above. With 100% humidity and waist-high pools to ford, travellers should dress for extreme wet. The park is in the westernmost corner of the country, along the Nigerian border near the town of Mundemba, which is about 150km (93mi) north-west of Douala. It's accessible by bush taxi.