Douala Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Cameroon
About Douala
With a metro population over 2.8 million in 2015, Douala is the biggest city in Cameroon and sits on the Wouri River Delta where it hosts a port and some 95% of industrial activity for the country. While originally inhabited by peoples from the Congo River, the rest of its history follows much of the same track as the rest of Cameroon: Portuguese colonists supplanted by Germans supplanted by French and English after WWI, and then lastly independence. From 1940 to 1946, it was the capital of the country, before Buea and then Yaounde finally took that designation. But it has always featured as the center of commerce.
Top Attractions in Douala
Explore the best things to see and do in Douala:
- ★CanalOlympia Bessengué
- ★Cathedral of St Peter and Paul Bonadibong
- ★Douala Maritime Museum
- ★Doual'art
- ★La Nouvelle Liberté
- ★Palais Dika Akwa
- ★Place du Gouvernement
Where to Stay in Douala
- 🏨Hôtel Akwa Palace
- 🏨Hôtel La Falaise Bonapriso
- 🏨Hotel Sawa
- 🏨Hotel Vallee Des Princes
- 🏨ibis Douala
- 🏨Loumia Residency
Douala Travel Guide Sections
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