Cape Coast and Elmina Tours ( A cultural heritage tour)

This tour offers our guests the opportunity to look back into the collective past of the nation to understand the legacies of Ghanaian culture, to enjoy the beauty of the tropical forest, and the hospitality of our people. Participants will develop new ways of looking at African history to understand the complexities that shape our societies and global history. We will share experiences, discover new places, and talk about ourselves and our past as we ride through the busy streets of Elmina and Cape Coast, discuss the issues of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its political, socio-economic impact on the country.

Your tour guide will be Quame, a volunteer of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board at Elmina Castle since 2015, where he guides more than 100 people per week. Now you can book his tours online too! Check our Instagram account @afrocentrictravelandtour

(The tour takes place with a minimum of two participants; individual tours can be scheduled upon negotiation).

Itinerary
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Stop At: Elmina Castle, Elmina Ghana

The Elmina castle is the largest and the oldest slave dungeon in the whole of sub Saharan Africa in connection to the Trans Atlantic Slave trade. Built in the 1400s by the Portuguese, taken over by the Dutch in 1637 and later the British , it stands to be the cradle of Catholicism and trade in slaves on the Gold Coast today Ghana. It was recently featured in FX's Snowfall movies with its late co-creator John Singleton.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Elmina lagoon, Lagoon Street, Elmina, Elmina Ghana

About a 35 to 40 minutes tour of the over 700 years-old Elmina township is an experience. As a living museum, The town has a lot to offer than what meets the eye. The walk through the town offers an in-depth information on the economic, political, historical and cultural aspects of Elmina. On the tour, we will discover the old Elmina township which was bombarded by the British, the most spectacular fishing market in the coastal areas of Ghana, the 17th and 19th century Dutch merchant houses, the Dutch cemetery with its imposing grave markings which tell the story of great Dutch and African merchants, the traditional military post. The history of the town is a collage of Portuguese, Dutch and British influence.

Duration: 35 minutes

Stop At: Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast Ghana

At the time enslaved Africans were a valuable commodity in the Americas and elsewhere, and slaves were the main trade in Cape Coast. Due to this, many changes were made to Cape Coast Castle. One of the alterations was the addition of large underground dungeons that could hold as many as a thousand slaves awaiting export. It has played a major role in the transshipment of Africas to the diaspora. Built by the British in the 1600s, it’s now stands to be famous than the Elmina castle due to the visit of Barack Obama, a formal US president.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Ghana

Originally set aside as a forest reserve in 1931, it was gazettes as a national park in 1992. The diversity it’s flora is such that the number of plant species comfortably exceeds 200 per hectare in some areas.
Now be ready to conquer your fear on the much-publicized canopy which consists of a 350-long, 40m - high wood and rope walkway suspended between 7 trees and broken up by several viewing platforms. Guests who take much fun of hiking through the beautiful forest will get served.

Duration: 2 hours

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.