Waza National Park Travel Guide: Top Sights in Cameroon, Tours &

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Waza National Park- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; Cameroon; 5 Reviews

Suggested Duration: 72 hours

Waza National Park, located in Cameroon's Far North Region, spans 1,700 square kilometers and is renowned for its biodiversity and unique semi-arid landscape. Established in 1934 as a hunting reserve and later designated as a national park in 1968, it became a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1979. The park hosts a mix of Sahel and Sudan savanna ecosystems, with notable wildlife including lions, elephants, Kordofan giraffes, and over 379 bird species such as ostriches and crowned cranes. Visitors can explore this vital conservation area from November to June with mandatory guides.

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Happy Explore Safari *

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Reviews of Waza National Park

Adnan Mohammad Attarwala

2
Reviewed: 2024-02-13

Not secure, no proper place for night halts, food options limited. Limited wild life.
Khoubaib kouas

1
Reviewed: 2022-02-23

The park is closed due to insecurity (Boko Haram) . I have visited the tourism board in Maroua, they said that It's impossible to go there even with army, which mean the park is now abandoned, and there is no guide at the entrance gate. To avoid...
Laeti Johnson

5
Reviewed: 2021-10-25

I went there once and it's really a beautiful place with so many different species and it make me think that it's important to protect our planet
Evangelos Michalakis

4
Reviewed: 2016-07-04

Excellent experience. If you love convenience and security, you better avoid it for now. The animals that you might meet, are not used to see humans very often so respect their character and be careful. If you would like to see animals habitual to the human presence, go to Kenya or south Africa.
Katie McLane

5
Reviewed: 2014-10-10

It took many days to get there from Dualla, and it was nice. The housing in the park is good and cheaper than outside the park. The staff was very hospitable and the trips into the park were good. Armed guards are required and also a tour guide supplied by the park. We saw many birds and lots of giraffes. It was an interesting trip up, including a train which was good, with meals. Be prepared to wait if you use public transportation. Nothing leaves till it's full or overfull. It was fun to stop in the small villages of huts. The people were happy to encounter visitors. Beware of exaggerated prices throughout Cameroon for non natives. !00 bucks a night if you are white. 10 or 12 if you are African. You need to tip the drivers, tour guides, armed guards. All in all the people of Cameroon were great. Giant, congested cities.