Place · Bonanjo (old administrative quarter)
Place du Gouvernement
The administrative quarter's central green: a short morning walk from the cathedral; do not photograph the government buildings around it.
Time on site
15–20 min
p95 30 min
Price
Free
Hours
unknown
Best time
unknown
28″ bags
Painful
Bonanjo (old administrative quarter): painful
Rules in force · 6Traffic, broken pavements and street crime
- Cameroon ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport with the Cameroonian authorities or embassy before booking; a visa is usually needed in advance.
- Cameroon ↗Check your government's advice region by region: the Far North, North-West and South-West regions and some border areas have had advice against all travel.
- Cameroon ↗Book a travel-clinic visit several weeks ahead; ask about malaria prevention and check the yellow fever vaccination certificate requirement for entry.
- Douala and the Littoral ↗Advice differs by region: stay within the parts of the Littoral and the south that your own government's advice allows.
- Douala ↗Traffic, broken pavements and street crime: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Douala ↗After dark, take a hotel-arranged car door to door; do not walk between districts or hail street taxis.
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Time on site
Minimum
10min
Worthwhile
15min
Typical
20min
p95
30min
Opening hours are not printed until verified.
Getting in
- Stop
- Short walk or car from the cathedral
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Quiet in the morning.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- high
Bailouts
heat
Hotel lobby café (AC)
Nearest rescue anchor: B — Shaded corner by the Place du Gouvernement (field-verify)
Red lines
- Do not photograph government buildings, soldiers or the police.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterBonanjo (old administrative quarter)170 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterAkwa (hotels and Boulevard de la Liberté)940 m · 15 min walk
- Sleep areaAkwa1.2 km · 20 min walk
- ClusterBonapriso (residential, restaurants)1.6 km · 26 min walk
- Sleep areaBonapriso1.8 km · 29 min walk
- ClusterMboppi market2.5 km · 41 min walk
Sources
- secondaryWikivoyage — Douala
- officialUK FCDO travel advice — Cameroon