Cape Coast Castles: History and Adventure Tour

Discover the cultural heritage and thrilling adventures of Cape Coast on this guided day tour. Visit the historical castles, explore Kakum National Park, and encounter crocodiles at Hans Cottage botel. All-inclusive with transportation, admission fees, private guide, snacks, and WiFi.

Duration: 15 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Cape Coast Castle - The Cape Coast Castle is one of the largest castles still standing in Ghana today, built by European forces. It began as a Portuguese trade lodge in 1555 on a part of the Gold Coast that later became known as the Cape Coast. In 1653, after Sweden took control of the Cape Coast, the Swedish Africa Company constructed a permanent…

What's Included
  • Bottled Water
  • Private Tour Guide
  • On-board WiFi
  • Hotel Pick up and Drop-off
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Cost of Activities in Itinerary
What's Not Included
  • Accommodation
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Visit the castles of cape coast and explore the adventures of Kakum National Park with this guided tour from Accra. You’ll learn and discover the history of Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle and also undertake the canopy walkway experience at Kakum National park.
• Explore the Adventures and Cultural Heritage of Cape coast
• Round-trip transportation…

Location
Accra
We Pickup at your agreed location, Airbnb or Hotel within Accra.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ashanti
Aug 19, 2025
Great experience! Loved learning about our history. - Great experience, loved it and would definitely recommend to anyone visiting or returning to Ghana. Went on the trip during my birthday and I’m glad that I booked this experience.
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48alexiaj
Aug 18, 2025
Best tour ever! - Thompson was the best tour guide ever! He was so knowledgeable and so welcoming. The tour was also so great! I loved the canopy walk above the rainforest. The castles were such a humbling and heavy experience. I would recommend not only this tour, but also this tour guide over and over again! It’s a must see and do experience.
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Lawrencey327
Aug 18, 2025
Cape Coast Tour - Emmanuel provided the best experience with being our guide for the day. He was kind, courteous, attentive and very knowledgeable. He was more than just a guide by the end of the tour; more like a friend. I wouldn’t hesitate to use his services again!
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Passport632701
Aug 18, 2025
A great day in Ghana’s Cape Coast with an excellent guide - Great experience especially to our guide Eben. It was a full day trip totalling 14 hours. Great opportunity of a one hour full feeling of the Rain Forest experience. Being in the heart of nature with both great landscape, canopy experience and amazing sounds of birds and silence. Historic sites of Ford Cape Coast and Ford Elmina gave us a hint of the extreme pain of the slavery, but a strong lesson of humanity from the Ghanaian nation able to forgive and looking forward in togetherness. The Atlantic Ocean is just there accompanying us with its all mighty presence. The road is tough due to long hours going and coming and massive infrastructure work, but Eben is there for great stories, full companionship and safe driving. All in one - this experience is a must for travellers.
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Martinpa256jq
Aug 17, 2025
Eben is the best! - Our one-day trip to Cape Coast and Elmina Castle with Eben was truly outstanding! He is an excellent guide – very knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about Ghana’s history and culture. Eben explained to us everything in such a clear and meaningful way, which made our visit to these important sites even more powerful and memorable. We enjoyed the entire day and learned so much. His professionalism, warmth, and positive energy made our tour one of the absolute highlights of our time in Ghana. We can recommend Eben without any hesitation. It was simply excellent!!! Thank you
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V5488vwmichellew
Aug 17, 2025
Thompson is not just a gifted driver… He was our God sent gateway to the Cape Coast experience! - My Cape Coast Tour was AMAZING… but Thompson our driver and guide, was the key! He was excellent, kind, knowledgeable of the culture, respectful and patient of my physical limitations! He was caring and intuitive of our individual needs and so helpful in every way! He was timely and a GREAT driver! We felt safe! The Cape Coast expedition is difficult physically and emotionally but Thompson understood that and let us take moments to feel it! Lunch was delicious and the atmosphere was amazing! We had great conversations, laughter and fun with Thompson! He also a great photographer and captured our moments on camera which was priceless! ! It was by far the best experience I ever had! My Son and I loved our experience but having Thompson as our personal guide, made it a hundred times better! Thank you and God bless Thompson!
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Departure646702
Aug 14, 2025
Wonderful tour and a must do tour on enslaving history.. - The guide Thompson was extremely knowledgeable. Not only knowledgeable about Cape Coast but the Ghanian culture and different regions. He also remained flexible to meet the group’s needs.
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Cyrill_z
Aug 14, 2025
Successful combination of culture/history and nature - Very good combination of culture, history and nature. In addition, crossing the seven bridges in the rainforest was an absolute highlight, and our guide took great shots of it! Be careful in front of the castles; the locals are all very nice and want to know the origin and first name at the entrance: Never give the first name, as you write a large and beautiful shell during the hourly visiting hours and then hand it over as a gift at the exit with the request to donate money to a child development project, which apparently is not true. Otherwise, the groups are taken together at the castles, which can then suddenly lead to a gathering of 50-60 people and you no longer notice much. But basically a wonderful trip.
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Sandra
Aug 11, 2025
Great rewarding tour on Cape Coast - Thompson is an excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable on the history of Ghana. He wasvery attentive to those on the trip - helping g to bargain with the local merchants to get the best possible price. Kudos goes out to our driver also.
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Mikun2025
Aug 11, 2025
Cape coast tour - I had an amazing Cape Coast tour with my tour guide, Moses. He was a very king gentlemen and always made sure that we were safe and comfortable through the trip. I also learned a lot about the history of Ghana from casual talks during the ride. Would recommend this tour to anyone interested in traveling in Ghana!
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From $145
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).