Sub Saharan Africa

 

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling. You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake. For more general information see our Travel Insurance page.

If things do go wrong when you are overseas then this is How We Can Help.

 

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency. More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here. 

 

You should register with the British High Commission in Yaoundé on arrival in Cameroon.

 

The British High Commission in Yaoundé does not issue full passports and, before setting off, you should ensure that your passport has sufficient validity and a plentiful supply of unused pages.  Applications for new passports are accepted in Yaoundé for forwarding to the British High Commission in Nairobi for processing, but this may take up to six weeks.  If a courier is used, the cost must be borne by the applicant.

Sterling travellers' cheques are difficult to exchange throughout Cameroon. Many banks will only allow you to exchange travellers cheques if you hold an account with that bank.

Cameroon is primarily a cash economy. Credit cards have limited acceptability in Cameroon and of the range of credit cards, Visa is the most widely accepted. You should confirm in advance with your hotel if you wish to settle a bill by credit card.

Some ATMs outside banks in Yaounde, Douala and other major towns will accept major UK credit cards and supply local currency but they are often empty, particularly at the weekend.

Money transfer agencies can be found throughout Cameroon.