Gorges de Kola — Local services in Guider

Visited here in October, unfortunately the rain had been bad so the river was extremely high and we couldn't explore the gorge properly. It's costs 6000cfa to get entry and then you have to haggle a 'guide ' we paid him 10000 cfa in the end. About 10 local kids followed us around who then wanted paying!! They were not pushy though at all. Small souvenir shop if thats your thing. We drove from Garoua and it took around 2hrs. Do not go in anything other than a decent 4x4 as the last 6km are off road - we were in a Hilux and got stuck a little a few times. Would definitely recommend but just check the river level first with a...

Very beautiful place. You have a small artisanal bungalow where you can find some arts stuffs from the region. But the most interesting is during dry season, when you can enter the bed of the river. At times 100m down the dry river. With very high walls made of stones. You will walk at times up to half a kilometer and see a lot of beautiful and strange things like artworks shaped by water on the stones, or strange drawings. Make sure to take your bottle of water and a hat for the sun and heat. Prepare to walk on the sand...

Epic, « breathtaking » ! The view is amazing from the top of the rocks. The guide was very friendly and the people from the village very welcoming.

We will definitely come back during the dry season for a walk inside...