CAMEROON IS...
HOSPITALITY
TRADITION
NATURE
HISTORY
TOURISM IN CAMEROON
Cameroon is a country found in the Central Western part of Africa, flanked to the North by a narrow strip of Lake Tchad, to the West by Nigeria, to the East by Central African Republic and to the South by Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Found between latitude 2 degrees and 13 degrees North of the Equator and between longitude 8 degrees and 16 degrees East of Greenwich Meridian.
We could say that Cameroon is Africa in miniature and so the country has all what other countries of Africa have. This is one of the peaceful countries of Africa blessed with so many touristic potentials.
One of them is HOSPITALITY: Cameroonians in general and Kom in particular where FEPCIG HEADQUARTERS is, hold in mine that a foreigner is king. They therefore seek to help the foreigners who are in need. Tourists that come particularly to Belo-kom leave with little or no regret at all.
So, why should a tourist visit Cameroon, in particular a village called Njinikejem where FEPCIG headquarter is located?
ABOUT NJINIKEJEM
It should be noted that FEPCIG is based in a QUARTER called MUWA-NJINIKEJEM (a village in Belo, sub division of BOYO Division, NWR of Cameroon) in KOM FONDOM.
Kom is a tribe in the North West Region of the Republic of Cameroon. It's surrounded by five Divisions namely: Ngohketungia to the South, Bui and Dunga Mantung Divisions to the East, Menchum Division to the North and Mezam Division to the West. Kom is the most powerful of all the Fondoms in Cameroon since 1914; Kom has infact a wonderful historical background: it was the only tribe in Cameroon that defeated the Germans during the 1st world war.
Cameroon has a lot of TOURISTIC POTENTIALS: we have Hotels, Mountains, Historical rocks, Fon’s palace, Rivers, Botanical gardens, Zoos, Local Craft centres, Mosques, Jesters, Traditional healers and Fortune tellers.
- Access to these areas is not a problem.
- We protect our tourists by informing the legal departments about their existence.
- We have good volunteers who help to convey the tourists to the resort sites under our strict surveillance.
- There is enough accommodation for the tourists and FEPCIG offers well cautioned guards for the tourists still under our strict surveillance.
WHAT ELSE FEPCIG CAN DO FOR YOU
If you decide to visit Cameroon, through FEPCIG you'll have a lot of other services, including:
- Funny translations.
- We also provide housekeepers to help the tourists (pots ,dishes and other household materials needed by the tourists free of charge).
- Some tourists who are teachers , are sent to schools where they can exercise their brains if they desire to do so for their stated
duration.
- FEPCIG agents bearing bages of the organisation, guide the tourists from the Douala airport to FEPCIG headquarters on arrival and back on departure.
- Tourists upon arrival in DOUALA- CAMEROON, contact FEPCIG only on the Tel: +237674297071 or +237679453910 for immediate intervention and interaction.
- FOR SECURITY PURPOSES, TOURIST SHALL BE GIVEN A SECRET CODE NUMBER TO SEE FROM FEPCIG AGENTS AT THE AIRPORT BEFORE ACCEPTING TO BE LED TO FEPCIG HEADQUARTERS. IF THIS CODE NUMBER IS NOT CLEARLY EXPOSED TO THE TOURIST, HE/SHE HAS TO CONTINUOUSLY CONTACT FEPCIG HEADQUARTERS BY THE ABOVE PHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL: info@fepcig.org or laibehherbertchah1@gmail.com (straight to FEPCIG Director. The reply to tourists e-mail shall be done within a time lapse of 5 minutes in order to keep the tourists in a good psychological state until he/she finally arrives at FEPCIG Headquarters at BELO.
FEPCIG COVERS THE TOURISTS IN LEGAL MATTERS 100%. THE TOURIST LOSES NOTHING. IT IS THE DUTY OF FEPCIG TO PROTECT THE TOURISTS AS HER CHILDREN. HOWEVER, THE TOURISTS STAYS IN CAMEROON UNDER THE RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SHOULD NOT MISS BEHAVE OTHERWISE FEPCIG WILL NOT PROVIDE 100% PROTECTION BUT CAN STILL SUPPORT THE TOURISTS UNDER HER CUSTODY.
FEPCIG ALSO OFFERS GUIDES TO THE TOURISTS TO LEAD THEM ALL THROUGH THEIR STAY IN CAMEROON.”IF A TOURIST UNDER FEPCIG CUSTODY IS TO CRY IN CAMEROON, FEPCIG SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO CRY - WHICH IS WHAT FEPCIG SHALL NOT ALLOW TO HAPPEN.
If you'll decide to visit Kom, in particular, you'll find:
- Animals: monkeys, crocodiles, giraffes, snakes, elephants, chimpanzees, lions etc..
- Old traditional buildings, as Fon's Palace, containing Afo-Kom
- Jujus and death celebrations
- Festivals
- Historical zones that must be remembered
- Gesting in which jesters come in and make fun to keep the tourists feel at home; here one jester can speak from joke to joke for at least 5 hours without any repetition- they are wonderful human beings. Each jester is given a day or time depending on the schedule or request of the tourist
- Traditional dances to acquaint the tourists with Kom culture
- Traditional games and debates
ABOUT FONs PALACE
The word FON means "the person who rules the KOM people". The Fon lives in a place called a Palace. He is different from other human beings: it is belived the "FON NEVER DIES BUT GETS LOST AND IS REPLACED”. The Fon's Palace is found at LAIKOM, a wonderful touristic site containing AFO-A KOM. It's a statue which appears like carved wood. Once spoke many times, but it was stolen and sent to America. It was sent back to Kom because of its mysterious nature.
NATURE AND ANIMALS
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KOM CULTURE AND TRADITION
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ACCOMODATION IN CAMEROON
COST
The monthly rate is 30 000FCFA.
FOOD AND DRINKS
The types of food are rice, fufu corn, beans, fish, all kinds of meat.An average meal per day cost 4000F.
Note: FEPCIG volunteers can be accepted to work either in Cameroon or outside of Cameroon. All volunteers are expected to while function within or out of Cameroon, respect the terms in FEPCIG's mission statement.
SAFETY and HEALTH
Tourists that enter Cameroon through fepcig are covered 100% in legal matters but it is expected that the tourists should understand the rule of law.
Again on health, FEPCIG is found midway between TWO INTERNATIONALLY AIDED hospitals with well experienced doctors in all fields. These hospitals are NJINIKOM CATHOLIC HOSPITAL and MBINGO BAPTIST HOSPITAL as shown below. It takes less than 10minutes to drive from FEPCIG headquarters at MUWA- NJINIKEJEM to any of these two hospitals as they are linked up by well paved roads, so, health issues are easily tackled.There are also many clinics taking good care of health around. So, coming to Cameroon at the request of FEPCIG, PSYCHOLOGICAL and PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE NOT A PROBLEM.
GETTING A VISA
FEPCIG helps All visitors from any country entering Cameroon to easily obtain visas.
FEPCIG CAMEROON NEEDS VOLUNTEERS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
- FARMING
- COMPUTER EDUCATION
- COMMUNITY HEALTH
- TOURISM
- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
- TEACHERS OF ANY SUBJECT
WHO FINDS ACCOMMODATION FOR VISITORS?
It is the duty of fepcig to give well secured accommodation to her visitors.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Cameroon has moderate climatic conditions much appealing to Europeans, Asians, Americans and elsewhere.