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. 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. Korup National Park 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.
It's accessible by bush taxi. Its major attraction, the Palais du Lamido , is one of Cameroon's finest examples of traditional royal architecture. Inside the main building the walls are covered with colourful designs and men in traditional dress pose for travellers with cameras. If you're in town on a Friday you'll see Muslim nobles in long traditional dress waiting near the palace to pay their respects to the chief. Mora Capital of the Wandala people, Mora has one of the best markets in Cameroon.