Dates:
Please visit the Travel Calendar, Cameroon Listing, for the
full listing of opportunities.
To Register:
Please visit our Trips Page and refer to the instructions
"To Participate on a Mission".
Contact coordinator Reverend Sone Charles at:
charlessone@yahoo.com
for additional information.
Day 1:
You will arrive at the Douala Airport and be picked up and taken to your hotel for a few hours rest.
 Day 2:
Your first full day will begin with shopping and sight seeing. Perhaps, you will consider gathering some gifts for the projects you will be visiting…perhaps, you will find a few items to take back home! At 6 pm you will visit the church and enjoy a program with the children.
Day 3:
At 9 am, you will visit the city of Douala and enjoy exploring
with Reverend Sone Charles and the team. At 5 pm, you will visit orphans in Ndobo, Douala.
Day 4:
You depart at 9 am for Kumba. The drive is approximately 3 hours. You will have a short time to rest and settle in when you arrive. Then, that evening, you will enjoy a “night out” in Kumba!
Day 5:
At 9 am, you will leave the hotel and visit the Kumba market and enjoy the sites. At 5 pm, you will visit a proposed project site and visit with the children.
Day 6:
In Kumba, you will visit the Jet Clinic/Rehabilitation Center and meet with those who are suffering deep financial hardship.
Day 7 and 8:
You will visit Buea, South West headquarters, the Abundant Life Vocational Comprehensive College. While there, you will meet with school officials and students.
In addition, you will travel to Fako Mountain and tour Buea. Meals and accommodations in Buea will amount to approximately $40.00 per person per night.
Day 9:
In South West Province, you will visit Limbe, known as “one of the most exciting towns” in the province. You will tour Limbe and visit the seaport and Botanical Garden. Meals and accommodations in Limbe are approximately $40-$50 per person.
Day 10:
You will depart at 9 am, for Kumba, and have an opportunity to rest that day.
 Day 11:
You will visit Light and Life Mission projects in Dipenda Village, meet about 100 children, share gifts, and meet with the Chief.
Day 12:
At 10 am, you will visit Tombel town. At 4 pm, you will meet with about 50 abandoned and orphaned children as well as the needy families in Tombel. The cost of hotel and food in Tombel is approximately $25.00.
Day 13:
You will leave at 9 am for Douala and visit and site see in Douala before your departure.
Day 14:
You will be taken to the Douala Airport for departure to the United States.
Airline Ambassadors Pricing Package
The Cameroon Trip is Pay-As-You-Go
- Participants will pay for their hotel room:
Hotel rates are double occupancy:
Douala one day per room--30 to 40 Dollars/15.000frs
Kumba one day per room---25 Dollars/10.000frs
Tombel one day per room---12 to 15 Dollars/6000frs.
Koye one day per room---12 to 15 Dollars/6000frs
(see section "To Participate on a Mission") for the Cameroon Trip.
- Food in the local hotel is approximately $20.00 per person per day.
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Food (outside of the hotel) is approximately $12.00 per day
Transportation to hire a car for a day (which will take about 15 persons)
will be $100.00 (please see below-included in donation). The cost will be split among AAI volunteers.
- Local transportation around town is about $5.00 a drop.
Each adult will make a donation of $200.00 and each child under 16 one of $100.00. This gift will be split among the charities we visit, lay the foundation for the project of the school/vocational center in Kumba, and be used for the bus, and four lunches. The mission leader will collect the donation at the beginning of the mission.
The coordinator, Reverend Sone Charles (charlessone@yahoo.com), can provide you with more information about what is needed for your particular trip
or answer any further questions.
Know Before You Go
Location:
 The Republic of Cameroon is a republic of central and western Africa. It borders Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; and the Republic of Congo to the South.
The country is called "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas.
The highest point is Mount Cameroon in the southwest, and the largest cities are Douala, Yaoundé, and Garoua.
Compared with other African countries, Cameroon enjoys political and social stability. This has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, railways, and large petroleum and timber industries.
Nevertheless, large numbers of Cameroonians live in poverty as subsistence farmers.
Languages:
Cameroon is a bilingual country, English and French
Currency and credit cards:
Please exchange money after arrival. Credit cards are accepted. The exchange rate is 400 frs per dollar.
Entry and visa requirements
A valid passport and Visa are required. Please check with the Cameroon Embassy, U.S.A.
Customs
You will have a letters of invitation, furnished by Airline Ambassadors and Light of Life Mission Cameroon, to show Customs.
Departure taxes
Airport tax is $27.00 payable after you obtain your boarding pass.
Telecommunications
Internet available.
Cameroon Trip – Pre-Planning
1. Immunizations:
Please consult your personal physician.
2. Suggested Personal Clothing:
We recommend that you bring clothing for hot and cold weather.
Due to some unsanitary conditions in remote areas we suggest you bring tissues and wet hand wipes. Insect repellent, sunscreen and a hat.
3. Toiletries:
US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has become very strict about what you can bring on board your international flight. Here is a link to their web site for the current status: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
4. Suggested Items for the Children:
- Clothes for cold weather
- School Supplies
- Vitamins
5. Emergency phone number:
Be sure you have completed your
Airline Ambassadors Release Form and included an Emergency Phone number too.
6. Food & Water:
Do not drink or eat ANY items without first checking with the coordinator…we want your trip to be as safe and pleasant as possible. Bottled water is safe.
Cameroon Trip Checklist
Documents and papers:
- Tickets - confirm your flight reservation
- Photocopies of documents (pack separately from originals
- Keep originals with you
- Email scanned copies of documents to yourself, or leave copies with a friend or family member
- Credit cards/travelers' checks & currency
- Health/travelers insurance papers
- Register with US embassy - https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/home.asp
- Up-to-date passport/visa
- Driving license
- Write your destination or your home address on outbound luggage labels
Hand luggage:
- Camera, mobile phone, laptop
- Medication (check restrictions)
- Essential replacements in case your checked luggage doesn't arrive at your destination MP3/mini-disk/CD player, and spare batteries
- Support socks/leg exerciser for long flights
- Glasses, spare contact lenses, if required
- Small amount of cash for books, magazines, newspapers when you arrive
- Sweets for take-off and landing, to help stop your ears popping
- check current official restrictions on hand luggage http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
General packing
- Pack light
- Suntan lotion and after-sun
- Phrase book/guidebook
- Travel plugs/adaptors
- First-aid kit
- Toiletries
Important Information:
Hotel:
Douala – Catholic – Pro-Cure, Akwa Douala
Phone:
(00237) 33 42 27 97
Kumba – Standard Inn, Akale Street Kumba
Phone:
(00237) 77 73 15 76
USA Contact: trips@airlineamb.org
Cameroon (in-country) Contact and Local Representative:
Reverend Sone Charles
Phone: (00237) 77 59 12 60
Email: charlessone@yahoo.com
To Participate on this mission:
- Become an AAI member (or keep your membership current, if needed).
- Register for the trip (and sign a Release Form).
- To Join and Register, visit our Mission Page and review the section
"To Participate on a Mission".
- For accommodations at the hotels, contact:
 Reverend Sone Charles
Phone: (00237) 77 59 12 60
Email: charlessone@yahoo.com
Rev Sone Charles is the Senior Pastor of Light And Life Mission in Cameroon and also now the representative of AAI in Cameroon.
The Reverend's calling in life is to serve "the abandoned, orphaned, and needy children and families in the community." He is now overseeing Ministries in Cameroon and Gabon. Reverend Sone Charles explains, "Cameroon is one of those Countries you will meet with widows, street children, and the jobless. In some of the areas, you will see no hospital and people in those remote areas have no opportunity for medication and care. You also meet some who are homeless and others whose parents can no longer afford their fee to go back to school."
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