The black sand beaches
Limbe's beaches are volcanic — the sand is genuinely black, and Seme Beach and Down Beach are both a short drive away.
Location
Limbola, Limbe
A residential corner of Limbe, close to the SONARA area, with the Atlantic about eight hundred metres away as the crow flies and Mount Cameroon behind you.
Where it is
On the map
Limbola sits on the western side of Limbe, in the South West Region of Cameroon. The address is given to guests on booking.
- Douala International Airportabout 85 km · 1½ to 2 hours by road
- Central Limbe & Down Beachabout 8 km · 15 to 20 minutes
- Limbe Botanic Gardenabout 10 km
- Limbe Wildlife Centreabout 9 km
- The sea, in a straight lineabout 800 m
Nearby
Worth the drive
All of these can be organised with a driver — see Services.
Limbe Botanic Garden
One of the oldest botanic gardens in Africa, founded in 1892, on the river in the middle of town.
Mount Cameroon
West Africa's highest mountain rises straight out of the coast behind Limbe. Guided walks start from Buea.
Getting here
Most guests fly into Douala
Douala International Airport is the usual arrival point — roughly 85 km away, an hour and a half to two hours by road depending on traffic through Mutengene.
We can meet you at the terminal and drive you to the door. It is the part of the journey people are most glad not to have arranged themselves.
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