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Home to over 750 species of birds, and some of the region’s healthiest populations of mammals, Ghana is rapidly becoming West Africa's premier wildlife destination. This small tropical country is blessed with a diverse range of exciting habitats, including the rich Upper Guinea rainforests of the south. This 10-day tour, focusing on birds primarily as well as mammals, will take you to two of the best protected forests left in Ghana, both of which are home to a remarkable variety of exotic creatures. In particular, we'll be searching for pangolins and the rare Yellow-headed Picathartes, both of which are easier to see in Ghana than anywhere else.

  • Search for Long-tailed & Tree Pangolins in remote forest.
  • Visit a Yellow-headed Picathartes breeding colony.
  • Africa's highest canopy walkway in Kakum NP.
  • West Africa's best forest birding.
  • Rufous-sided Broadbill, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, White-crested Hornbill & Akun Eagle-Owl possible.
  • Chance of elusive forest mammals including Potto & Pel's Anomalure.
  • Stay in a remote village in the heart of the rainforest.
  • Led by local expert guides.
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This small tropical country – known in the past as the ‘Gold Coast’ – is now widely considered West Africa’s top wildlife and birding destination, with legendary species such as Yellow-headed Picathartes and Long-tailed Pangolin perhaps easier to see here than anywhere else on Earth. It is home to over 100 different ethnic groups, but fortunately Ghana has not suffered the kind of civil conflicts seen in some other African countries.


Ghana is situated on the Gulf of Guinea, a few degrees north of the equator. It is blessed with a diverse range of exciting habitats, from lush tropical rainforests and pristine sandy beaches in the south, to unspoilt rivers and vast open savannahs in the north. It has a rich culture, with fashion, music and dance all playing an important role in society.

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Home to over 750 species of birds, and some of the region’s healthiest populations of mammals, Ghana is rapidly becoming West Africa’s premier wildlife destination. This small tropical country — known in the past as the ‘Gold Coast’ — is now widely recognised as a friendly and safe destination to visit and is blessed with a diverse range of exciting habitats, including the rich Upper Guinea rainforests of the south. This tour focuses on the birds and to a lesser extent, the mammals of two of the best protected forests left in southern Ghana, both of which are home to a remarkable variety of exotic creatures, from the bizarre Yellow-headed Picathartes to the equally curious Long-tailed and Tree Pangolins. To maximise our chances of finding these key species we will need to start early and finish late, using the quieter hours during the heat of the afternoon to relax back at base! Our efforts are likely to be rewarded, however, for, in addition to numerous diurnal species, there are plenty of other exciting nocturnal mammals and birds to look out for too, including Pottos and the little-known Brown Nightjar.

We begin our tour with a direct flight to Ghana’s capital, Accra, and an overnight stay. The next morning we commence our explorations at the Shai Hills reserve, an interesting expanse of savannah, grassland and woodland which offers excellent birding. Amongst our target species here will be African Grey Hornbill, African Hobby, Violet Turaco, Senegal Parrot and many more. The reserve also includes a cave system which we will visit to view its roosting Egyptian Tomb Bats.

Next, we drive north towards Kakum National Park for a 4-night stay within the endangered Upper Guinea tropical rainforest, home to a wonderful variety of exciting forest species. Amongst a tantalising array of birdlife, we will be looking for Rosy Bee-eater, Congo Serpent Eagle and Black Dwarf Hornbill. A highlight of our stay here will be our early morning visit to Kakum’s world-famous canopy walkway, which hangs 40 metres above the forest floor. The birding from this 350 metre-long walkway is simply superb!

Alongside the diverse and fascinating avifauna, Ghana is also a stronghold for a variety of threatened mammals. Most excitingly, the country is perhaps the best place in Africa (and indeed the world) to search for pangolins. Whilst the plight of these unusual creatures is well known — they are the most trafficked animal in the world — they are still seen relatively frequently in Ghana. A particular target from the canopy walkway will be Long-tailed Pangolin, which often likes to sun itself on high branches during the early morning hours. Also present are the endangered Olive and Geoffroy’s Pied Colobuses, and Lowe’s and Lesser Spot-nosed Monkeys. Subject to local conditions, we will also head out into the forest before dawn and after dusk to spotlight for Tree Pangolins, West African Potto, Demidoff’s Galago, Common Cusimanse (a rainforest mongoose), Pel’s and Lord Derby’s Anomalures and Maxwell’s Duiker. Our lodge's proximity to the forest means that the group members are welcome to dip in and out of early morning and night-time activities as much as they like — there is certainly no obligation to be up all hours!

Leaving Kakum behind, we next travel northwards for a visit to the Yellow-headed Picathartes nesting site, and what should be a highlight of our visit to Ghana. This remarkable bird — one of the world’s most sought-after species — was only discovered breeding in Ghana in 2005, but the country is now the best place in the world to see it. We will spend the next three nights in specially-constructed tourist accommodation in the nearby village of Bonkro, which sits adjacent to rainforest-clad hills. We will then have two full days (and nights) to search this exciting forest, to continue our quest for pangolins and hopefully other rare mammals, and to enjoy further fantastic birding with such gems as Afep Pigeon, Blue Cuckooshrike, Chestnut-winged Starling, Ussher’s Flycatcher, Buff-throated Sunbird, Tit-Hylia, Shrike Flycatcher, Superb Sunbird, Sabine’s Puffback and Lemon-bellied Crombec all possible, and here is as good a place as any for both pangolin species.

Finally, we must tear ourselves away from these rich forests to return to Accra, where we will have time to freshen up and enjoy an evening meal before transferring to the airport for our overnight flight home.

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All accommodation is included in the cost of the holiday. Accommodation is in comfortable, but simple, hotels and community lodging in the Picathartes Forest. Single rooms are available for a supplement. All rooms have private facilities. 

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All food is included in the cost. Ghanaian cuisine consists largely of delicious traditional food, with more Western fare typically available in larger towns and hotels.

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Birds, with a special effort to look for pangolins and other elusive rare mammals.

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At Naturetrek we craft expertly-guided group and tailor-made wildlife holidays and cruises to all seven continents. On one of our holidays, you can be assured that our passionate team will enable you to experience and enjoy the best of the world's wildlife and natural spectacles in as comfortable and rewarding a manner as possible, caring as best we can for the environment in the process. We are proud to provide:

  • The widest choice of wildlife holidays worldwide
  • Tours managed and led by naturalists, for naturalists
  • Outstanding value and exceptional customer service

Furthermore, as a Naturetrek client, our office team are always to on hand to help you – so if you have any queries about your holiday, whether before or after you have booked, we will be delighted to answer them on the phone. Please just give our team a call!

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A Naturetrek Tailormade holiday allows you, with the benefit of our wildlife travel expertise and destination experience, to enjoy the perfect private wildlife holiday – one that truly matches your requirements, expectations and ambitions. We will ensure the most competitive prices, superb naturalist guides and seamless ground services.

Some of the benefits of Naturetrek Tailormade travel include:
• A bespoke itinerary which is crafted by experts and designed specifically for you
• Private guiding by the very best local naturalists 
• Travel with people you know, at your own pace
• Incorporate as much culture, history or relaxation time as you wish
• Choose dates to suit you
• Select your preferred style of accommodation
• Travel with families and children of any age

Furthermore, our Tailormade team are always on hand to help and guide you along the way, with friendly advice, first-hand knowledge and inside information specific to your destination of choice. So if you have any queries about your holiday, we will be delighted to answer them. Please just give us a call!

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For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.

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Allow our experts to create a private, customised itinerary with dates and prices to suit you.

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The camp is fairly basic – don’t think luxury East-African safari tents! – but comfortable. Each of the tents, which were originally designed to sleep four, accommodate just two guests, so there is plenty of space for luggage. The tents contain aluminium camp beds topped with good quality mattresses, with bed sheets and pillows for additional comfort. The height of the tents is almost six feet to enable most people to stand comfortably, and boots and equipment can be left in the porch area at night. The camp has shared showers (usually cold, but this is quite welcome in the heat of the forest) and flushing toilets, as well as generator-powered electricity. Meals are prepared by the on-site chef, and food is plentiful and surprisingly good considering the camp’s remote nature. For those happy to enjoy fairly basic accommodation, the camp is certainly a great option to allow one to explore the heart of the beautiful Ankasa Forest at all hours of the day (and night!). 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Here, tourist accommodation funded by the conservation fund has been donated to the local community, further helping to encourage the protection of the forest and its array of wonderful wildlife by the villagers. There are five twin rooms, and bathrooms are shared with other guests. 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Rooms all offer en-suite bathrooms, and air conditioning is available in some. There is an on-site restaurant, or many options in town close by. There is an outdoor pool, as well as a bar. 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For those happy with more basic accommodation this is an excellent and welcoming place from which to base oneself, and the hotel’s restaurant serves delicious, highly-regarded local fare; very welcome after long days spent birding this magnificent region. 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Ghana - Picathartes & Pangolins

Tour Code: GHA03

A unique 10-day exploration of Ghana's rainforests, in search of pangolins, the rare Yellow-headed Picathartes, and a variety of other exciting birds.

£2,995

Flight Inclusive

£2,395

Land Only
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Carbon Footprint

2368kg CO2e

With International Flights

398.4kg CO2e

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Highlights

  • Search for Long-tailed & Tree Pangolins in remote forest.
  • Visit a Yellow-headed Picathartes breeding colony.
  • Africa's highest canopy walkway in Kakum NP.
  • West Africa's best forest birding.
  • Rufous-sided Broadbill, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, White-crested Hornbill & Akun Eagle-Owl possible.
  • Chance of elusive forest mammals including Potto & Pel's Anomalure.
  • Stay in a remote village in the heart of the rainforest.
  • Led by local expert guides.

Summary

Home to over 750 species of birds, and some of the region’s healthiest populations of mammals, Ghana is rapidly becoming West Africa’s premier wildlife destination. This small tropical country — known in the past as the ‘Gold Coast’ — is now widely recognised as a friendly and safe destination to visit and is blessed with a diverse range of exciting habitats, including the rich Upper Guinea rainforests of the south. This tour focuses on the birds and to a lesser extent, the mammals of two of the best protected forests left in southern Ghana, both of which are home to a remarkable variety of exotic creatures, from the bizarre Yellow-headed Picathartes to the equally curious Long-tailed and Tree Pangolins. To maximise our chances of finding these key species we will need to start early and finish late, using the quieter hours during the heat of the afternoon to relax back at base! Our efforts are likely to be rewarded, however, for, in addition to numerous diurnal species, there are plenty of other exciting nocturnal mammals and birds to look out for too, including Pottos and the little-known Brown Nightjar.

We begin our tour with a direct flight to Ghana’s capital, Accra, and an overnight stay. The next morning we commence our explorations at the Shai Hills reserve, an interesting expanse of savannah, grassland and woodland which offers excellent birding. Amongst our target species here will be African Grey Hornbill, African Hobby, Violet Turaco, Senegal Parrot and many more. The reserve also includes a cave system which we will visit to view its roosting Egyptian Tomb Bats.

Next, we drive north towards Kakum National Park for a 4-night stay within the endangered Upper Guinea tropical rainforest, home to a wonderful variety of exciting forest species. Amongst a tantalising array of birdlife, we will be looking for Rosy Bee-eater, Congo Serpent Eagle and Black Dwarf Hornbill. A highlight of our stay here will be our early morning visit to Kakum’s world-famous canopy walkway, which hangs 40 metres above the forest floor. The birding from this 350 metre-long walkway is simply superb!

Alongside the diverse and fascinating avifauna, Ghana is also a stronghold for a variety of threatened mammals. Most excitingly, the country is perhaps the best place in Africa (and indeed the world) to search for pangolins. Whilst the plight of these unusual creatures is well known — they are the most trafficked animal in the world — they are still seen relatively frequently in Ghana. A particular target from the canopy walkway will be Long-tailed Pangolin, which often likes to sun itself on high branches during the early morning hours. Also present are the endangered Olive and Geoffroy’s Pied Colobuses, and Lowe’s and Lesser Spot-nosed Monkeys. Subject to local conditions, we will also head out into the forest before dawn and after dusk to spotlight for Tree Pangolins, West African Potto, Demidoff’s Galago, Common Cusimanse (a rainforest mongoose), Pel’s and Lord Derby’s Anomalures and Maxwell’s Duiker. Our lodge's proximity to the forest means that the group members are welcome to dip in and out of early morning and night-time activities as much as they like — there is certainly no obligation to be up all hours!

Leaving Kakum behind, we next travel northwards for a visit to the Yellow-headed Picathartes nesting site, and what should be a highlight of our visit to Ghana. This remarkable bird — one of the world’s most sought-after species — was only discovered breeding in Ghana in 2005, but the country is now the best place in the world to see it. We will spend the next three nights in specially-constructed tourist accommodation in the nearby village of Bonkro, which sits adjacent to rainforest-clad hills. We will then have two full days (and nights) to search this exciting forest, to continue our quest for pangolins and hopefully other rare mammals, and to enjoy further fantastic birding with such gems as Afep Pigeon, Blue Cuckooshrike, Chestnut-winged Starling, Ussher’s Flycatcher, Buff-throated Sunbird, Tit-Hylia, Shrike Flycatcher, Superb Sunbird, Sabine’s Puffback and Lemon-bellied Crombec all possible, and here is as good a place as any for both pangolin species.

Finally, we must tear ourselves away from these rich forests to return to Accra, where we will have time to freshen up and enjoy an evening meal before transferring to the airport for our overnight flight home.

Focus

Birds, with a special effort to look for pangolins and other elusive rare mammals.

Outline Itinerary

Day
1
Depart London & overnight Accra
Days
2 - 5
Rainforest Lodge, Kakum NP
Days
6 - 8
Picathartes Forest
Day
9
Depart Accra
Day
10
Arrive London
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What's Included?

Food

All food is included in the cost. Ghanaian cuisine consists largely of delicious traditional food, with more Western fare typically available in larger towns and hotels.

Accommodation

All accommodation is included in the cost of the holiday. Accommodation is in comfortable, but simple, hotels and community lodging in the Picathartes Forest. Single rooms are available for a supplement. All rooms have private facilities. 

Reviews

J.R. Leicestershire, Nov 24, Jan 2025

We had a fantastic viewing of a pangolin and nearly 200 different bird species. The tour was well organised, the guides were both pleasant and very knowledgeable and accommodation/food good. Naturetrek provide good and honest information. The staff are very helpful and prompt with their responses to any queries raised. Their assistance was essential during the visa application process.

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Dates & Prices

2026

Flight Inclusive

£2,995

Land Only

£2,395

Single Supplement

£195

Regional Departures

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Flight Inclusive

£2,995

Land Only

£2,395

Single Supplement

£195

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

2027

Flight Inclusive

£2,995

Land Only

£2,395

Single Supplement

£195

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

Flight Inclusive

£2,995

Land Only

£2,395

Single Supplement

£195

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

2028

Flight Inclusive

£2,995

Land Only

£2,395

Single Supplement

£195

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

Flight Inclusive

£2,995

Land Only

£2,395

Single Supplement

£195

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

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