CAPE COAST DAY TOUR
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Cabo Corso,' meaning 'short cape', is the name the Portuguese settled on for the local settlement within which its trade lodge was built in 1555. Its corruption to 'Cape Coast' is now the accepted name of the capital of the Central Region of Ghana.
Places to visit
The city has a rich history that dates back to the 15th century, and it was the first capital of the Gold Coast before Accra took over. Cape Coast is famous for its castle, which was once the seat of British colonial administration in Ghana, and its beautiful beaches.
This Duration is 6hours
Start the day with a visit to the Assin Manso Slave River Site, a significant location in the transatlantic slave trade. See the ruins of the slave dungeon and the river where enslaved Africans were bathed before being transported.
Head to the Kakum National Park for a thrilling canopy walk, a coastal forest that’s home to hundreds of bird species, a remarkable population of forest elephants, and endangered animals that include the giant bongo antelope, Diana monkey, and yellow-backed duiker. Follow a hiking trail to the park’s 1,150-foot (350-meter) canopy walkway, a series of seven bridges linking enormous trees, and listen to the sound of tropical bird song in the surrounding forest. Throughout the walk, a guide will help explain the social, cultural, and medicinal significance of the plants and trees you see, and help spot wildlife at the edge of the trail.
Drive along the scenic coast toward Elmina Castle, Elmina is a fishing village that’s both picturesque and gritty, charming and though-provoking.
Visit the Elmina Castle for a guided tour of the first European settlement on the land of Black Africa built in 1482 by the Portuguese and used both in gold trade and slave trade
Continue to the Cape Coast Castle, viewing en route the splendid beaches lined with coconut trees, dotted with fishing villages, as well as old slave and gold ports. Upon arrival at the castle, start exploring with a guide, who will share the tragic history of the moving site. Cape Coast Castle is one of roughly 40 “slave castles” along West Africa’s Gold Coast and was the final stop for some enslaved Africans on the “middle passage” trading route to the Americas. Visiting the castle, dungeons, and individual cells with a guide offers insight into the conditions that enslaved Africans faced, and into the dark history of slavery in Africa. The day ends after the Cape Coast tour
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