Two Days Tour at the Elmina, Cape Coast Castle and Kakum National Park
Exclusive Tour( Package 6):
Tour Duration – One Day Tour
o Start – Accra at 8:00 AM from Triple Hill Hotel/Apatase Village or Pick-up at the West Hills Mall
o One Night Sleep-over at Cape Coast (Accommodation Included)
o Return – Accra (Second Day) at Triple Hill Hotel/Apatase Village or Drop-off at the West Hills Mall
Tours Schedule: Two Days Tour
o Visit to Kakum National Park
Brief:-Kakum National Park, located in the coastal environs of the Central Region of Ghana, covers an area of 375 square kilometers (145 sq mi). Established in 1931 as a reserve, it was gazette as a national park only in 1992 after an initial survey of avifauna was conducted. The area is covered with tropical forest. The uniqueness of this park lies in the fact that it was established at the initiative of the local people and not by the State Department of wildlife who are responsible for wildlife preservation in Ghana. It is one of only 3 locations in Africa with a canopy walkway, which is 350 meters (1,150 ft) long and connects seven tree tops which provides access to the forest.
o Visit Elmina Castle ( Slave Castles)
Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine Castle), also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina (or Feitoria da Mina), in present-day Elmina, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast). It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, and the oldest European building in existence south of the Sahara. First established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic slave trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637, after an unsuccessful attempt in 1596, and took over all of the Portuguese Gold Coast in 1642. The slave trade continued under the Dutch until 1814. In 1872, the Dutch Gold Coast, including the fort, became a possession of Great Britain.
o Visit to Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle (Swedish: Carolusborg) is one of about forty slave castles, or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese feitoria or trading post, established in 1555, which they named Cabo Corso. However, in 1653 the Swedish Africa Company constructed a timber fort there. It originally was a center for the trade in timber and gold. It was later used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Other Ghanaian slave castles include Elmina Castle and Fort Christiansborg. They were used to hold enslaved Africans before they were loaded onto ships and sold in the Americas, especially the Caribbean. This gate of no return was the last stop before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Coast Castle, along with other forts and castles in Ghana, are included on the UNESCO World Heritage List because of their testimony to the Atlantic gold and slave trades.
Rates (US Dollars):
o Price Ranges (without Accommodation): – One Day Tour
1 person: $ 550 per person
2 persons: $ 375 per person
3 persons: $ 255 per person
4 persons: $ 195 per person (Nb. price varies by group size)
o Price Ranges (with Accommodation + Breakfast): – One Day Tour
1 person: $ 650 per person
2 persons: $ 475 per person
3 persons: $ 355 per person
4 persons: $ 295 per person (Nb. price varies by group size)