Yaoundé
Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon.
Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million, which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above sea level.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Yaoundé
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities.
3.4 km · football stadium in Cameroon · Wikipedia - 02Paul Biya Stadium
Paul Biya Omnisports Stadium, referred to as the Olembe Stadium and Sport Complex, is a multi-purpose stadium spanning 84 acres in Olembé locality, Yaoundé. It is the largest stadium in Cameroon by capacity, holding 60,000 spectators, and is the 9th-largest stadium in Africa by the same measure.
9.7 km · stadium in Cameroon · Wikipedia - 03Kamerun campaign
The Kamerun campaign took place in the German colony of Kamerun in the African theatre of the First World War when the British, French and Belgians invaded the German colony from August 1914 to March 1916. Most of the campaign took place in Kamerun but skirmishes also broke out in British Nigeria.
0 m · theatre of WWI that involved the British, French and Belgian invasion of the German colony of Kamerun from August 1914 to March 1916 · Wikipedia - 04National Assembly of Cameroon
The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Cameroon. It has 180 members, elected for five-year terms in 49 single and multi-seat constituencies.
1.3 km · Lower house of the Parliament of Cameroon · Wikipedia - 05Université de Yaoundé I
The University of Yaoundé I is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé.
2 km · university in Cameroon · Wikipedia - 06National Library of Cameroon
The National Library of Cameroon is the national library of Cameroon. It was established in 1966 and it is located in Yaoundé.
600 m · national library · Wikipedia - 07Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Yaoundé
The Our Lady of Victories Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and serves as the cathedral of the metropolitan archdiocese of Yaoundé in Cameroon. It is located in the center of the city in the rotunda of the central post office.
600 m · monument of Cameroon · Wikipedia - 08Blackitude Museum
The Blackitude Museum is a private ethnographic institution. It is located in the city center of Yaoundé behind the Presidential Tribune on the Boulevard du 20 Mai, in the Central Region of Cameroon.
300 m · ethnographic museum in Yaoundé, Cameroon · Wikipedia - 09Mvog-Betsi Zoo
The Mvog-Betsi Zoo is a botanical and zoological park located in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is administered by the country's Ministry of Forestry and Fauna ), and there is a wide range of species at the zoo, including big cats, reptiles, and birds of prey.
3.2 km · zoological park and botanical garden in Cameroon · Wikipedia - 10Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres
The Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres is a Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé.
2.9 km · monument of Cameroon · Wikipedia
Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What Wikivoyage says to see
The city's not really set up for tourists, but some fun things to see are the Mvog Betsi Zoo (primates and lions, with a kid's playground), the Mokolo Market (very big and in-your-face), Mont Febe, or maybe the swimming pools of some of the hotels — see Buy and Do sections below. The city centre houses government offices, some hotels, and the central market.
From Wikivoyage: Yaoundé, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Salon Promote
Central Africa's biggest industry and artisany fair, taking place every third year.
- 02Club Noah
The club of the tennis player and singer Yannick Noah.
- 03Club France
Big, clean pool and a smaller one for children.
- 04Hotel Franco
From Wikivoyage: Yaoundé, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Yaoundé's restaurants mainly offer local and French cuisine. There are also some Chinese and North African restaurants. Toilets in restaurants are usually dirty, so if possible go to the toilet elsewhere, before or after you go to the restaurant. Good markets for food shopping are Mfoudi and Mkolo, listed above. At markets food are always not sold by kilogrammes or litres.
From Wikivoyage: Yaoundé, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Yaoundé
- Airports
- Yaoundé Nsimalen (NSI), 17 km · Douala (DLA), 200 km · Bata (BSG), 289 km
- Stations
- Yaoundé Airport, 3.9 km
- Douala → Yaoundé202 km · quickest by road, 3h 48m · $19–27
- Garoua → Yaoundé639 km · quickest by air, 4h 37m · $180–270
- Bata → Yaoundé296 km · quickest by air, 5h 23m · $210–310
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Yaoundé
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Yaoundé. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundShared taxis, known by their yellow colour, are plentiful and the way to go.
- Get aroundPerhaps surprisingly, moto taxis are restricted operate only in their own district, so they are suitable just for short trips.
From Wikivoyage: Yaoundé, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
- 01520 km
- 022,095 km
- 032,353 km
- 042,365 km
- 052,927 km
If you know how people move in Yaoundé – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Yaoundé
- Nsimeyongneighborhood of Yaounde5.3 km