1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Cameroon 2025
Cameroon has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Apr 18 – 20). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Feb 11
Youth Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
11
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 10) for 4 days off (Feb 8 – 11).
2 daysSat, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 30
2930
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
1 dayTue, May 20
National Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
20
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 19) for 4 days off (May 17 – 20).
1 dayThu, May 29
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 30) for 4 days off (May 29 – Jun 1).
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 11–14) for 9 days off (Aug 9 – 17).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Feb 10 | Feb 8 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 10 + Feb 12–14 | Feb 8 – 16 |
| 6 | 3d · Feb 12–14 | Feb 11 – 16 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 19 | May 17 – 20 |
| 9 | 4d · May 19 + May 21–23 | May 17 – 25 |
| 6 | 3d · May 21–23 | May 20 – 25 |
| 6 | 3d · May 26–28 | May 24 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · May 26–28 + May 30 | May 24 – Jun 1 |
| 4 | 1d · May 30 | May 29 – Jun 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 11–14 | Aug 9 – 17 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Cameroon's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.