Cape Coast and nature
The Cape Coast & nature trip is a three-day trip filled with history, wild animals and beautiful nature. Including a visit to Elmina slave castle, Kakum national park, a Monkey Sanctuary and crocodiles. Cape Coast is the regional capital, and Cape Coast and Elmina Castle are located here. The Central Region is also known for fishing villages, rain forests, the Fante people, the architecture of Posuban shrines, and handcrafted ceramics and woodcarvings.
Cultural music & dancing
We will pick you up on Friday evening at an agreed location in Accra. While enjoying dinner we drive towards the first accommodation in Cape Coast. When we arrive to our destination we will enjoy a night full or cultural music and dancing.
Cape Coast Castle
On Saturday morning we visit the famous Cape Coast Castle, one of the most beautiful castles in existence today. Millions of slaves passed through its walls en route to the Caribbean and the Americas, and it was the seat of British colonial administration until 1877.
You get to learn all about the slavery history and colonial times during the tour around the castle.
After lunch, you will get a tour around the town by a local tour guide. He will tell you about the local community, it’s history and you visit interesting places.
At night we you get served a nice barbecue in the middle of the tropical rainforest, where you get the chance to stand eye-in-eye with a monkeys. Our host Dennis, better known as ‘the Monkey-man’, loves to tell you all about his monkeys and the other exotic animals.
Kakum National park
On Sunday you learn a lot about tropical plants and animals during the nature tour at Kakum National Park. You get to do the Canalopy walk, at up to 40 meters height you can see the plants and animals in the rainforest, which would otherwise be inaccessible for people. For the daredevils among us there is the chance to pet Crocodiles a little down the road.
We arrive back in Accra on Sunday evening.
For who?
This trip is suitable for everyone: families, singles, groups and couples.
Price
€160,-/ ¢640,- per person The price includes your guide, transportation, accommodation (2 nights), breakfast (2x), lunch (2x), dinner (3x), drinking water, snacks, and entrance fees for all mentioned activities. Children up till 12 years old pay half price and we provide discount for big groups and volunteer organizations.
