ACCRA TO CAPE COAST AND ELMINA CASTLES DAY TRIP
Joined 2025
Explore the rich history and natural beauty of Ghana’s Central Region with this full day tour. Start your day with an early morning drive from Accra to Kakum National Park. Our first activity of the day is the canopy walk high above the forest floor at Kakum National Park, followed by deeply moving visits to two of West Africa’s most significant historical landmarks, Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle. This experience offers a powerful blend of adventure, education, and cultural heritage.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
We pick up from major Hotels in Accra
- We will be in the public car park of the hotel
KAKUM NATIONAL PARK CAANOPY WALK
Enjoy an early morning scenic drive from Accra to the Central Region of Ghana. You will visit the Kakum National Park.
The attraction is the canopy walkway which is made up of seven bridges extending 330m hanging 40m above the forest floor, offering you what is truly a bird’s eye view of the rain forest.
There are some mammals, but do not expect to see them as they are known to be extremely elusive.
ACTIVITY: This tour includes hiking through the rain forest of Kakum to the canopy walkway. It is advised for the participants to be in the right footwear. It is considered strenuous.
ELMINA CASTLE
We will proceed to Elmina to visit this historic town. You will tour the Elmina Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Monument built by the Portuguese in 1482. The castle was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, making it the oldest European building in existence in South Sahara Africa. Participants will have the unique opportunity to listen to the stories of the infamous slave trade during the guided tour of the castle.
LUNCH BREAK
We wil make a stop at a restaurant for Lunch
CAPE COAST CASTLE
We will end the day with a stop at the Cape Coast Castle.
Built in 1665, Cape Coast Castle served as one of the over 40 Slave castle and forts that served as holding places for enslaved people awaiting shipment to the Americas.
You will join the 45 minutes tour of the Cape Coast Castle to listen and see the “horrors of the slave trade”.
This tour will take you on a journey which will expose you to the activities of the slave trade era and the effects it had on communities, nations and humanity as a whole.
Ending Point
We will end the tour and drop you back to your pick up location.
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
*Transportation in an Air-Conditioned Car/Van
(Mitsubishi Outlander/HighAce)
*fuel, parking, toll fees
*All Entrance Fees
*Bottles of Water
*Lunch
*Tour Guide Services
*Drinks- Both Alcohol and Non-Alcoholic
*Tips
Tour Important Information
*ACTIVITY: This tour includes hiking through the rain forest of Kakum to the canopy walkway. It is advised for the participants to be in the right footwear. It is considered strenuous.
Important message from the supplier
I can pick up guests from other locations outside of Accra
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2025
About Tour Guide Frank D.
I am licensed guide by the Ghana Tourism Authority with over a decade of guiding experience.My specialty is within the West Africa Sub-Region with a special interest in Ghana, Togo and Benin.
I have a passion for storytelling and an extensive knowledge in the hidden gems of Ghana.
I am a registered member of the Tour Guides Association of Ghana.
$180/ per person