We were travelling
from Lyba to Central African Republic, but at this moment we stopped for a few
days in Chad. Chad is long seen by travelers as a place to get through rather
than a place to visit. Otherwise we think that it’s a beautiful place to visit
a few days. We will spend a couple of days in N’Djaména, this is a busy
broken-down capital on the way between Niger and Cameroon. Chad is bordered by
Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the
south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest and Niger to the west. The
official languages in Chad are Arabic and French. Islam and Christianity are
the most widely practiced religions.
Chad is well known for
its endless Sahelien, but also boat rides on Lade Chad or strolling the shady
streets of southern towns. Chad is a bit smaller than Peru but also a bit
bigger than South Africa. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is an
immense lake that occupied 330,000 square kilometers of the Chad Basin. The
lake is Africa’s second largest wetland.
At this moment it’s a
tropical weather over here. From May to October there is a wet season in the
south and from June to September in the Sahel. I’ve already seen a rich
cultural heritage because of its great variety of peoples and languages.
Today we will go to
Cameroon. After the border formalities we will drive north towards Kousseri,
the second largest freshwater lake in the African continent, Lake Chad. We will
drive through a beautiful hard and varied landscape. In and around the lake we
will see many species of birds and other wildlife animals such as crocodiles.
The lake is also full of fish. A man told us already that the fish is the main
food of the local population, every morning the population caught many fish so
that they can feed their families. After the visit of the lake we will go to a hotel
in Bangloua.
Tomorrow we will go
from Blangoua, situated on the banks of the Chari River, to the island of
Pirogue Kofia for the weekly fish market. In the afternoon we will go to the
nicest park in West-Africa: called Waza. There we will drive in the park and we
will see a lot of lions, elephants, giraffes and other various animals. Tonight
we will make another trip through the park looking for the antelopes and
elephants.
On day three we will
travel from Waza to Pouss where we will visit a unique Tuesday market. It will
be a very colorful scene. We will also visit the Mouskom with the original
architecture. On the same day we will also visit Oudjilla an authentic village.
We will finish the day in Mokolo, a quiet town. The town is famous for its lively
market.
The last day we will
stop to the Mandarage. In Tourou we will visit again a particular market and
finally we will reach the Kapsiki area, where the chimneys of eroded volcanic
put like peaks in the air that is one of the most breathtaking landscapes of
the entire African continent.
That will be our
travel through Chad. I hope you have enough information about our trip so that
you can have an idea of what we will see in this country.
I will tell you a new
story in a few weeks.
Greetz – Jolien Masscheleyn
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