| Limbe | ||
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| State | Cameroon | |
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| Altitude | 150 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 84500 (2011) | |
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Limbe (or Limbé) is a city on the coast of Cameroon.
To know
Approximately 80 km from Douala, Limbe is a seaside and tourist town, frequented on weekends by wealthy citizens of Douala. The city is English-speaking.
Geographical notes
Limbe is located on the coast, on the southern slopes of Mount Cameroon. The beaches are located northwest of the city. The center is marked by the intersection of Douala Road and Church Street.
Background
Victoria was founded by the British missionary Alfred Saker in June 1858. Saker bought the land from the chief of the Isubu tribe, King William I of Bimbia. Due to this treaty, Victoria and her surroundings were initially not part of the German colony of Cameroon and remained under British administration. In 1982 Victoria was renamed, and has been known as Limbe ever since.
How to orient yourself
Limbe: full screen map.How to get
How to get around
What see
- [link not working]Limbe Botanic Garden (Limbe Botanical Garden). Created in 1982 by a group of Germans.
- Limbe Wildlife Center (Limbe Zoo). Dark volcanic sand beaches.
Events and parties
What to do
- Limbe beaches.
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- Hot spot restaurant (Botanic Garden), Botanic Garden.
- Beautiful restaurant.
- Bistro d Milly.
- Lady Restaurant.
- Le cockier (Behind the zoo).
- Neptune Restaurant.
- Parker Place, Sonara road.
Where stay
Moderate prices
- Etisah Beach Hotel.
- Park Hotel Miramar, Jardin botanique.
- Autobraph, Sappa Road.
- King William Square Hotel.
- Metropolitan Hotel.
- Trinity Hotel.
- Tsaben Beach Hotel, Idenau Road (Mile 11).
- Victoria Guest House.
Average prices
- Kie Village Hotel.
- Fine hotel Bobende Limbe, Bobende.
- Atlantic Beach Hotel.
- Coastal Beach Hotel, Route de la Sonara.
- Dallas Inn Hotel, Middle Farms.
- Holiday inn resort, Lumpsum quarter.
- Paradise Guest House, Sokolo.
- Reinco, Sonara Road.
High prices
- Seed beach Hotel, Mile 11 Bakingili.
- Savoy Palmz Beach, Sonara Road.
Safety
- Several beaches have equipped hotels and resorts.
- If you frequent the free beaches it is good to check the currents which can be very strong.
- Rather aggressive groups of monkeys can be encountered on the beaches.
How to keep in touch
Around
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Limbe (Cameroon)
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