Ghana Group Tours

A lot of travelling but always breaks planned in. Worth it to stay three nights in Mole National Park. So much variation with seeing the King of the Ashanti and the people there - so much colour with beautiful Kenti cloth robes and traditional music instruments. We visited weavers and craft workshops and were appalled at the conditions that slaves endured in the coastal castles. I did feel that 16 was too many for the bus and one night we were unable to stay in the planned hotel as they did not have enough free rooms.

Best of Ghana was a very interesting trip. Lots to see and do, it’s a “full on” experience. Our guide, Oscar, was knowledgeable and patient. The tour wasn’t a 5 star luxury / perfect tour, but I would absolutely recommend it.

Very intensive trip but so well worth it. Our tour leader and his assistant were excellent and went the extra mile. Some the hotels were good and some were average

Good trip, good itinerary. Oscar and Ernest took very good care of us. Interaction with the local people happened often and it was interesting and engaging. Highlights for me were the Akwasidae festival and seeing the Ashanti King. The festival was a great event and a test to the senses, loud, vibrant, energetic…the music, the people, the colors. Other highlights, the Larabanga mosque, stingless bees visit, seeing elephants at Mole and the Picathartes bird. Witnessed a pangolin in captivity at the Nzulezu stilt village. Seeing one caged and in the conditions in which we encountered it was heartbreaking, completely unexpected and unacceptable. Support to this type of community should be eliminated.

The trip was good for seeing Ghana as it exists today as a modern, bustling country. The itinerary attempted to give a widespread cover of the country but the poor road conditions and very heavy commercial traffic made the long drives slow, and uncomfortable … with limited viewings in the distant wildlife reserve destinations seeming a “waste of a long challenging drive”. The guide and accommodations were superb.

accommodation was great. No sleeping bag liners or mosquito nets were needed. Travelled in April. Receive a better exchange rate with larger notes i.e. $50 or $100 dollar bills. We exchanged $200. US dollars at the airport & this lasted all holiday!! As vegetarians there were always plenty of bean stews etc although we always clarified this with the hotel/restaurant-guide not really helpful with this. Worth donning your swimwear to stand under the Kintampo Waterfall - loved it. Opted for the cycling-helmet included at Picathartes Guesthouse great 1 hour trip on dusty red roads, my partner opted to seek the Yellow Headed Picathartes-wasn`t disappointed-great clear view. Locals set up a screen to show a film that night which we watched with the local children sharing the sweets that we had brought from home and popcorn...disappointed that the other group members went to their rooms. A night safari proved a great choice when we were shown a Pangolin ABSOLUTLY AMAZING. Tree planting the next day-I planted 7 trees in the pouring rain around the school ground. Not much to do at Cape Coast-beach dirty best option is kayaking in the shallow lagoon. Tried my hand at weaving, printing & drumming which I enjoyed. Went to a batik workshop and now have a colourful piece of cloth printed by myself. Mole N.P. good for elephants accommodation overlooked the water hole, the jeep safaris were disappointing from a birders point of view as the guides rarely stopped to point birds out. Monkeys were in abundance outside our room in the morning playing around. Kakum N.P. very disappointing for wildlife even on the canopy walk-zero wildlife seen. The Explore guide failed to build a rapport with our small group of 6. Despite having extensive bird knowledge seemed most reluctant to share this other than the 2 scheduled bird trips. We all felt extremely safe with our driver Frank. On the whole there was an awful lot of travelling which was very tiring at times but was necessary to see the country. From a birders point of view, although I saw good birds I left the country feeling as though I should have seen more.