2 Day Birding

2 Day Birding

Overnight in a comfortable tree house in Kakum National Park, permitting extended hiking and birding as well as a private experience on the canopy walkway in the early morning to witness the rainforest canopy before the crowds arrive. Also includes a visit to a stingless bee facility, a Posuban shrine, and the World Heritage Site of Cape Coast castle.

Itinerary

Day 1: Kakum National Park

Stop At: Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Ghana
Scenic drive along the coast, passing lagoons, beaches, villages & forests. Visit a stingless bee facility before arriving at Kakum National Park. Kakum is Ghana's most significant birding park, with over 266 species including white-breasted guinea fowl, African grey parrot, and nine species of hornbill. Enjoy a two-hour trail hike on the forest floor, where you will see birds, butterflies and perhaps catch a glimpse of the forest's secretive mammals.

Continue to the Kakum tree house, where the platform presents unique viewing.
Duration: 12 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Kakum Tree House

Day 2: Canopy Walkway, Forest Hike, Cape Coast Castle, Posuban Shrine

Stop At: Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Ghana
Morning visit to the canopy the walkway before the park opens to experience the walkway without the crowds. There are 7 segments, totalling 360 meters in length. At 40 meters high, this is the best opportunity to view the upper and lower canopies.

Take an extended ground hike for lower-story and ground-dwelling species. The Sun Bird Trail allows you to experience 3 different ecosystems: rainforest, a secondary forest and pond environment.

Depart Kakum and tour historic Cape Coast castle and a short visit to the beach. Visit an extravagant Posuban shrine along the return drive to Accra.

Drop at location of your choice in Accra
Duration: 10 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.