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Places near Wum by type
All 197 places by distance →One day from Wum
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:33 pm
172 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Wum
- Afinebeviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Menchum Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Bafut Fon's Palacepalace · 1.5 hrs
- Lake Okulake · 45 min
- Lake Nyoslake · 45 min
- Back in Wum
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Wum?
Naikom Palace (palace, about 2 km), Maagha Palace (palace, about 2 km), Afinebe (viewpoint, about 12 km), Menchum Falls (waterfall, about 13 km), Lake Wum (lake, about 2 km), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (church, about 3 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Wum?
18 places on Spotwander: 7 churches, 1 viewpoint, 3 forts & heritage, 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 waterfall.
Which is the nearest church to Wum?
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, about 3 km by road; Catholic Church Benakuma (20 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Wum?
Afinebe, about 12 km by road; Pa Ndakwe Residence (54 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Wum?
Start in Wum, visit Afinebe, then Menchum Falls, then Bafut Fon's Palace, then Lake Oku, then Lake Nyos, and drive back — about 172 km by road in all.


















