KAKUM NATIONAL PARK AND SLAVE FORTS

Depart Accra to the Central Region. Visit the Kakum National Park, which lies approximately one hournorth of Elmina. The parkis home to manyendangeredmammalssuch as forestelephants, bongo antelopes and variousmonkeys. Take a morningwalk of the “KuntanTrail” withitscountlesstreeswithmedicinalproperties. Learn how locals use thesemedicinal plants to cure commonailments. For the youngatheart, experience the “CanopyWalkway” suspended 100 feetfrom the forestground for a panoramicview of the flora and fauna of the remaining vestiges of the rainforest.
Drive to Cape-Coast. Visit the Cape Coast Castle whichwasoriginallyfounded by the Swedesin 1652. It served as the headquarters and seat of the British colonial governmentuntil 1877. Take a comprehensive tour of the castle, the slave dungeons, and the West AfricanHeritage Museum. Proceed to Elmina. Visit UNESCO World Heritage Site, Elmina Castle, the first and oldest European structure built of any substance on Africansoil. This wasbuilt by the Portuguesein1482 and wasused for gold and ivorytrade. Lateritwastaken over by the Dutchwho continued to use it for trade but also as slave market. For acomprehensiveguided tour, wewillview the slave dungeons and condemnedcellswhere slaves whoattempted to escape wereincarcerated. Drive to Accra
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