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The Bakweri Tribe settles at the slopes of Mount Cameroon. Most villages are still traditional and some of them very remote.

The villages are traditionally organised considering social relationships. Traditionally, a chief stays at the head of a village and elected Village Committee with a Chairman are serving as administrative power.

Amongst each other the villagers speak Bakweri and Pidgin. Rather younger people speak English. It means, that in the remoter villages tourists may meet local people, who will not understand or speak English!    

The Bakweri have a rich culture and they still perform they traditions. There are many choirs, dancing and social groups, who continue the tribal tradition. The best known and very spectacular is the “Male - Elephant Dance” performed only once a year by each village having a Male Society. This dance presents the strong relationship of indigenous people to the elephants living in the forest around the mountain and nature in general.

There is a special “Cultural Tour through Bova Village” offered by Mount CEO, which gives the tourists an opportunity to learn a bit about the everyday life and traditions of Bakweri villagers. 

Local agriculture is based on yam, banana, plantains, eru (local vegetable sauce) etc. which is characteristic for equatorial areas. Connected with it are also local African dishes prepared in the traditional way by women. There is a possibility for the tourists to taste a little the Cameroonian kitchen with its eru, gari, corn fufu, kwacoco, rice & beans, banga soup, pepper soup etc.