Garoua
Cameroon
- Population
- 436,899
- Currency
- XAFFr567.8/$
Garoua is a port city lying on the Benue River in Northern Cameroon. Third biggest city in Cameroon.
Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Garoua". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather
Live33°C
Partly cloudy · feels like 37°C
- 54%
- 6 km/h
- AQI 33
- SunModerate drizzle23° / 31°
- MonLight drizzle24° / 32°
- TueThunderstorm24° / 30°
- WedThunderstorm24° / 31°
- ThuModerate drizzle24° / 32°
Measured at 9.301, 13.398 · Africa/Douala
Garoua map
Understand
Getting there
Getting around
What to see
- 1 Grand Mosque of Garoua (Grande Mosquée de Poumpomeré).
- 2 Public Garden (Publique Garden), Rue Centrale. A community garden that entertains visitors by enjoying nature and the sound of birds.
- 3 Carrefour Kanadi, ☏ . Tourist attraction site
- 4 Village Artisanal de Garoua, ☏ . Daily 08:00-18:00. A museum of handcrafts.
- 5 Chefferie Souari. A tourist attraction.
- 6 Pont Benoue Garoua, N1. Daily 24 hr. museum.
- 7 Garoua Zoological Garden, Rue du Mgr Yves Plumey, Garoua, Cameroon, ☏ . zoo.
What to do
Where to eat
- 1 Restaurant la Marquise, ☏ . M-Sa 08:00-22:00, Su 12:00-22:00. Restaurant.
- 2 Restaurant la Falaise, P1. daily 09:00-21:00. Restaurant.
- 3 La Casa, Quartier Plateau, ☏ . Daily 16:00-23:00. Restaurant.
- 4 Garoua Plataux, ☏ . Restaurant.
- 5 Iya Glacier, Grand Marche, ☏ . Daily 08:00-22:00. Restaurant.
- 6 Garoua City Pizzeria, Square Paul Biya, ☏ . Daily 08:00-22:00. Pizza restaurant.
- 7 Caïman village. A restaurant.
- 8 Restaurant Platinium, ☏ . daily 08:00-22:00. A restaurant.
- 9 Restaurant Zamaksari & Frère, ☏ . Daily 08:00-16:00. A restaurant.
- 10 Saaré Café Expresso et Bistro (Boulevard Lamido, Hayatou), ☏ . Daily 08:00-22:00. A restaurant.
Drinking & nightlife
Shopping
- 1 Romelus Shopping. A store of clothes.
- 2 Bertrand Shopping, ☏ . A store of clothes.
- 3 Lipamave SARL. Agence de Garoua, P1, ☏ . M-Sa 07:30-18:00, Su closed. A general store.
- 4 Carrefour Ndokobai, ☏ . A store of clothes.
- 5 Source du pays Garoua, ☏ . M-F 07:00-20:00, Sa 07:30-21:30, Su 12:00-19:30 . A store of natural goods.
- 6 SCE Garoua. A store of home goods.
- 7 Boutique Chez Ibrahim. daily 06:30-13:30 . Organic shop
- 8 Bracelet de garoua, ☏ , Paulkamga201@gmai.com. A store of jewellery.
Where to stay
Two hotels close to the centre:
- Hotel La Benoue. Clean and good-size rooms, slightly surly staff, food is quite good at the restaurant. Free WiFi at the reception area. single FCFA25,000, premium FCFA30,000, junior suite FCFA80,000, senior suite FCFA90,000.
- 1 Hotel Relais de Hubert, Rue du Mgr Yves Plumey. single FCFA20,000.
- 2 Shalom City hotel Garoua. Hotel.
- 3 Appartement Meuble Garoua, Plateau, ☏ . Hostel.
- 4 Shalom City Hotel, Plateau,, ☏ . Hotel & restaurant with pool, free parking, free Wi-Fi, air-conditioned rooms.
- 5 Résidence de Luxe Welcome, ☏ . Lodge.
- 6 Hotel Benoue Garoua, ☏ . Hotel.
- 7 Motel Plaza. Hotel.
- 8 Grgsn Nord à Garoua. Motel.
- 9 Hotel De L'Amitie. Hotel.
- 10 Hôtel la Tour d'argent, ☏ . Indoor lodging with pool, free parking, free Wi-Fi.
- 11 Motel Plaza, ☏ . Hotel.
Staying connected
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