An entry visa is required for Cameroon that can be obtained in Embassy or Consulate service in your country of residence. For those with limited time frame or where there is an absence of consular service, you can obtain your country visa upon arrival. Forward to Shadow Tours your passport details for pre-arrangement with the frontier officers at the International port of the office.

Visitors should be vaccinated against yellow fever etc. and also be in possession of their vaccination certificates to be presented upon request. Be aware of anti malarial treatment and insurance cover are optional.

Cameroon has two seasons; the dry season runs from November to May and the rainy season runs from June to October. The temperatures range between 20^oC and 30^oC.

Cameroon has a good network connection with phones having direct dialing with two cell phone companies. GSM phones are recommended for Mobile phone number and cellular phones can also be hired on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

The Cameroon currency is the FCFA. 1€ URO = 650 FCFA. Credit cards and travelers cheques are widely used. Cash in local currency is the only form of payment currency. Currency like Euro or Dollar may be accepted. Visitors having financial difficulties in Cameroon can have money wired to them from abroad via Western Union, Money gram and Money line services are available in Cameroon.

Cameroon is a bilingual country with ten provinces, French and English are the main official languages. Eight of the provinces are widely French spoken and two widely English (North-West and South-West)

Cameroon accepts photography any where, except areas indicated non-photographical.

Standard time in Cameroon is Greenwich Mean Time + 1.

International dialing code for Cameroon: 00237.

Approximately seven hours flight from Paris to Cameroon. Paris is the main connection flights to Cameroon.

- The far Northern part in recommended between October and May.
- The rest of the country is recommended all year round.