Kribi is Cameroon's beach town, a small coastal settlement about 150 km south of Douala where palm-fringed sand meets the Gulf of Guinea. It is the closest thing Cameroon has to a resort destination, popular with Douala residents on weekends and with the small number of foreign travelers who make it to this part of West Africa.
The beaches south of town are the main draw — long, quiet stretches of sand with simple seafood restaurants and a few guesthouses. The Lobé Falls, where the Lobé River tumbles directly into the ocean, are a short drive south and one of the few places in the world where a waterfall empties straight onto a beach. Local Pygmy communities live in the forest nearby and sometimes offer guided walks.
From Kribi, the road continues south toward Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The town is also a jumping-off point for the rainforest interior and the Campo Ma'an National Park to the south, home to forest elephants, gorillas, and chimpanzees.