Kakum National Park and Elmina Castle Full Day Private Tour
This tour looks at exposing you to the history, cultural and heritage of the people during our visit at the castle as well as the nature and it’s beauty at the Kakum National Park. You will have a very well experienced and very patient guide. Your needs and wants will be handled to enable you achieve your travel goals. Most importantly there will be laughter from start to end.
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Kakum National Park and Elmina Castle Full Day Private Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Kakum National Park and Elmina Castle Full Day Private Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Kakum National Park
We will depart our hotel early in the morning and drive to Cape Coast, about 2 hours and 30 minutes drive approximately. We will visit Kakum National park, this park is rich in butterflies and birds, including African grey parrots and hornbills and has a canopy walkway. The Canopy Walkway, suspended 30 meters above the ground, provides treetop views of the forest. We will take a walk to the canopy bridges whiles we observe some of the medicinal tree, see some birds and butterflies and do the canopy walk. After the tour, we will drive to Elmina.
Elmina Castle
We will have lunch and have a cool and relaxation after a long drive. After lunch, we will visit St George’s Castle also known as Elmina Castle, is a Unesco heritage site, it was built as a trading post by the Portuguese in 1482, and captured by the Dutch in 1637. It was expanded when slaves replaced gold as the major object of commerce, with storerooms converted into dungeons. The informative tour takes you to the grim dungeons, punishment cells, Door of No Return and the turret room where the British imprisoned the Ashanti king, Prempeh I, for four years.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- WiFi on board
- Admission fees
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The total duration included travel and lunch time.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 60 minutes before departure time.
Meeting / End Points
- Travelers will be met at the car of the Mall. The guide will wear a customized t-shirt with company ID.
