Cape Coast, town in the centre of the seaboard of Ghana. It lies on a low promontory jutting into the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean. Take a brief tour on the forest floor. Kakum is home to Africa’s only aerial walkway through the tree canopy, a 1000-foot-long, seven bridge walkway with viewing platforms that reach heights of over 150 feet above the ground. This afternoon, visit the Cape Coast Castle and the Castle Museum for a guided tour. Cape Coast Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hotel, Airport. Meeting Point Options: Rail or Bus Station, Monument/Building, Suggested by Guide: Please give me specific location or meeting point for pick up
Pick up in Accra by private vehicle
From Accra After breakfast, drive to Cape Coast; with a stop at Assin Manso, the burial site of two former slaves from the U.S. and Jamaica whose remains were re-interred in August 1998 during Ghana’s first Emancipation Day celebration. You will see the ‘Slave River’ where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean.
Arrive Cape Coast in time for lunch; in the afternoon, visit Cape Coast Castle a UNESCO World Heritage site, and was one of the departure points for Africans being sent to slavery in the Americas. The Castle is home to the “Door of No Return”.
Visit Kakum National Park. Kakum is one of Ghana’s most famous parks. Take a brief walking tour on the forest floor; see birds, butterflies and perhaps catch a glimpse of the forests over 40 species of mammals including monkeys and the reclusive forest elephant. Proceed to the canopy walk. Kakum is home to Africa’s only aerial walkway through the tree canopy, a 1000-foot-long and seven-bridge walkway with viewing platforms that reach heights of over 150 feet above ground.
The Hans Cottage Botel is located in a serene environment and the collection of plants and birds are beautiful.
The setting is pleasant, partly built on stilts on a pond, with a swimming pool and nice greenery. There are crocodiles, turtles and various bird species to be seen (and a large colony of weaver birds building their nests around the water).
Around 6:00 pm will be time to make our way back to Accra, which again will take us 3-4h Depending on traffic
Drop off time depends on traffic.
Hotel, Airport
Meeting and assistance upon arrival.
Assistance at departure.
Round-trip airport/hotel transfers.
Transportation in private vehicle.
Experienced, English-speaking tour guide.
Admission to all listed sites and institutions.
Meals as indicated in itinerary.
Airfare to/from Ghana.
Immunization. (Yellow Fever Required, Malaria Prophylactics Recommended)
Travel insurance.
Gratuity to driver and guide.
• This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
• Several places we will visit do not accept credit cards, so please bring cash.