Castles
The castles along the coast of the Central Region are amongst the best preserved in Ghana. Not to be missed are Cape Coast Castle, Elmina Castle And Fort St Jago.
Local highlights include:

  1. Castle tours, including the slave dungeons
  2. Walking tours of Elmina
  3. The 19th century Dutch cemetery
  4. The fishermen’s market
  5. Posuban Shrine
  6. The Cape Coast Castle Museum

Kakum National Park
A 357km² national park comprising undisturbed virgin rainforest. Excellent walking tours (and a canopy walkway) through the forest provide the opportunity to see much of Ghana’s indigenous plant life, as well as rare butterflies, birds and game (that could include the extraordinary Bongo and forest elephant). Highlights include:

  1. Forest walks
  2. Treetop canopy walkway
  3. Bird watching
  4. Medicinal plants

The Beaches of the Central Region
Beaches lovers will enjoy our palm-fringed beaches, warmed by African sunshine, where surf ranges from gentle rollers to sizeable breakers. Popular spots are:

  1. Brenu beaches – 15 minutes from Elmina
  2. Winneba – with the Sir Charles Beach Resort
  3. Elmina – close to the historic castles
  4. Gomoa Fetteh – popular with picnickers

Traditional Fishing Villages
Along the coast of the Central Region are a succession of busy fishing villages and traditional market town that reflect the distinct cultures of the district. Visitors to all the village will be welcomed with traditional Ghanaian hospitality. Of particular interest are:

  1. Winneba – famous for its fishing fleet, masquerade festival and local ceramics
  2. Mankessim – well known for its Posuban Shrine and busy market
  3. Kromantse/Abandze – twin fishing villages, one of the important trading centres to which the late Louis Armstrong, the great jazz player, traced his ancestry.

Craft Village
The villagers of the central region are famed for their traditional crafts that are still worked as their forefathers have worked for generations. They all make great souvenirs of your visit to the central region. Particularly important village are:

  • Winneba – famous for its beautiful and unusual ceramics
  • Gomoa-Otsew-Jukwa – a village of pottery makers

Mole National Park

BEACH
 BEACH FRONT - TILLS

CAPE COAST CASTLE

ELMINA CASTLE
Mole National Park

HANS COTTAGE HOTEL
 KAKUM CANOPY WALKWAY

SLAVE TOMBS

SLAVE RIVER