PRACTICAL ADVICE

THE ESSENTIAL

Documents (EU): passport and visa.
Mandatory vaccines: yellow fever and treatment (vaccination record).
Recommended vaccines:

universal vaccines (DTCP, hepatitis B)
typhoid fever, hepatitis A meningococcal meningitis (in case of prolonged stay in close contact with the local population) rabies disease
preventive anti-malaria treatment (strongly recommended).

Best season : from November to February (dry season), especially in January-February the temperatures are milder.
Direct flight time from Paris: about 6 hours 45 minutes.
Time difference: -1h from March to October (summer time in France), no time difference the other months (winter time).

SOME USEFUL NUMBERS

Emergency Police: 17 (or 117 from mobile phones) in the cities of Yaoundé, Douala and Garoua
Gendarmerie: 13 (or 113 from mobile) in the Central, Coastal, Western and Northwestern provinces
Security in Douala: +237 33 43 43 65 72 (toll-free number)

Border Police Directorate
Phone: +237 22 20 20 11 17 / +237 22 21 28 28 84 : +237 22 20 11 17 / +237 22 21 28 84

Airports

Yaoundé – Nsimalen International Airport
Tel: +237 22 23 23 36 02 / +237 22 23 17 44 : +237 22 23 36 02 / +237 22 23 17 44
Fax : +237 22 23 45 20

Douala International Airport
Phone: +237 33 42 35 26 / +237 33 42 36 30 : +237 33 42 35 26 / +237 33 42 36 30
Fax: +237 33 42 42 57 00