The Limbe wildlife centre will be shocking to many European Zoo Visitors, but the staff do their best to keep primates alive. Living in Limbe I've been there several times and try my best to support them.

There were lots of different kinds of primates, mainly housed here to protect them for extinction, rather than to show them off. This is not a safari-type reserve, it's really a small zoo. All animals are in caged areas, but with lots of open running room. Signs describing the animals are well-worn and need replacement. Worth the visit if you're... More

It's better than the teensy cages the animals were previously in but not by much. You will see plenty of different animals behind bars but won't get nice photos because of the bars even though the friendly staff will try to get them to come close to you. Seeing the volunteers walk around with the baby monkeys was the best... More

The Centre rehabilitates orphaned – endangered primates rescued from illegal captivity. These are mostly gorillas, monkeys and drills. The setting is somewhat natural with an absence of cages and you can see everything close-up from silverback gorillas to chimpanzees. The guided walking tour is as long as you want and as deep at your interest. You can spend as much... More