While Yaoundé is not really set up for tourism yet, there are many interesting things to see and do in the capital of Cameroon. If you wish to see the Presidential Palace and compound located in the Etoudi area, explore the area of the Bastos neighbourhood with its foreign embassies and the large expatriate European community or visit one of the further highlights in Yaoundé ranging from the Mvog Betsi Zoo, which houses primates and lions, to the colourful and always busy Mokolo market and Mont Febe: Book your hotel close by with HRS and profit from the best rates available.

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The city centre not only houses government offices, comfortable hotels, and the central market, but also a number of noteworthy cultural highlights as well. Attractions range from the Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires, the seat of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé, to the Basilique Marie-Reine-des-Apôtres, the Cameroon Art Museum located in a former Benedictine monastery, the interesting Cameroon National Museum in the former presidential palace and the Afhemi Museum