Maroua benefits from its exceptional geographic position, because it is situated in the center of some touristic sites. Starting and ending point for different touristic directions in North Cameroon, Maroua is a sandy with flat relief and many umbrageous avenues that make the charme of the city. The city is surrounded by many mountains such as mont Makabay, mont Maroua, Kossel Bei. The town can be reached via air, trough the airport of Maroua-Salak about 20 kilometers from the city. You can also join the city by road from Kousseri via Mora, from Mokolo, from Garoua and Guider, from Kaele, from Yagoua to just cite these one.
Maroua attracts many tourists from all over the world who can appreciate following points in the town:
The museum of local art: The museum of local art is situated at the enter of the central market. At the right wing on the first floor of the building is a showroom of artistic objects from the region. The left wing is the handycraft center. The artisans offer you their leather, iron, ivory and wood made products at reasonable prices. Around the building are also some traders selling different articles as food, books and jewels.
The quarter of tanners: The quarter is along the way to Mindif. That is the place where the tanners worked leather of different animals. Please be prepared, if you are very sensible against strong odors.
The quarter of forgers ( blacksmith): The interest of this site reside in the genius of the covering that lives in the north Cameroonian forger. Indeed the blacksmiths are practicing the real recycling. With few hammer stroke a suspension of a vehicle is transformed into knife, a car body become a garden gadget. In another place a piece of aluminium is fused and moulded to kitchen utensil. And if you want you can pass directly your order.
The central market: Located at the quarter of Funange, the central market is without doubt the most interesting point in the city. The market is seven days open but the market day is monday. It is visited by almost all the people from the region (Nigeria, Niger, Tchad and The Northern Cameroon). You will get nearly all you need from this market and beyond that you will enjoy the art and way to bargain.
The lamidat (the palace of the lamido) of Maroua is located on the avenue of kakatere just after the 3rd street on the left side if you are coming from the region’s bureau in the direction to the central market.
