My personal favourite was seeing Hartlaub’s Ducks but it is difficult to single out one specific highlight. The overall experience was excellent and thoroughly enjoyable.
P.R. Dorset, Feb 23
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Tour Code: GHA02An exciting 14-day holiday taking in the best of Ghana's varied wildlife and habitats, from the rainforests of the south to the open savannahs of the north.
£3,995 (Inc flights)
£3,395
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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, from the lush tropical rainforest of the south to the more classically African bushveld of the north. This 14-day tour, focusing on birds primarily (including the near-mythical Yellow-headed Picathartes), as well as mammals and other wildlife, will take you through the best of these habitats, concentrating on the rich Upper Guinea forests of Ghana’s south-west, and the savannahs of the vast Mole National Park in the north.
- Visit a Yellow-headed Picathartes colony
- Africa's highest canopy walkway in Kakum NP
- Rufous-sided Broadbill, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, White-crested Hornbill & Akun Eagle-Owl possible
- Great Blue Turaco, White-bellied Kingfisher, Hartlaub's Duck & the legendary Nkulengu Rail possible in the remote Ankasa Forest
- Chance of elusive forest mammals including Potto & Long-tailed Pangolin
- Egyptian Plover on the White Volta River
- Elephant, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill & Standard-winged Nightjar in the vast Mole National Park
- Led by local expert guides
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Grade B. Easy to moderate day walks in humid conditions. Optional early morning and evening walks mean potentially long days, so a good level of fitness is required.
Home to over 750 species of birds, and some of the region’s healthiest populations of mammals, Ghana is rapidly becoming West Africa's premiere 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, from the lush tropical rainforest of the south to the more classically African bushveld of the north. This 14-day tour, focusing on birds primarily, as well as mammals and other wildlife, will take you through the best of these habitats, concentrating on the rich Upper Guinea forests of Ghana’s south-west, and the savannahs of the vast Mole National Park in the north.
Amongst an exciting range of birdlife in the vicinity of Kakum National Park, which may include Rosy Bee-eater, Congo Serpent Eagle, Black Dwarf Hornbill and the little known Brown Nightjar, we will be looking for the bizarre and elusive Yellow-headed Picathartes. 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.
Ankasa Forest, near the border with Ivory Coast, protects some of West Africa’s most exciting rainforest birds, including Hartlaub’s Duck, White-bellied Kingfisher and Great Blue Turaco, while Ghana is also one of the last strongholds for a variety of threatened mammals, including Potto and the extraordinary Long-tailed Pangolin, although they remain elusive. In the north, Mole National Park is home to West Africa’s largest mammal herds – Kob, Waterbuck and African Bush Elephant amongst them – as well as an abundance of savannah birds, including Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Greyish Eagle-Owl, Standard-winged Nightjar and the sought-after Forbes’s Plover. Nearby, the White Volta River supports a population of Egyptian Plover, another of Africa’s most desirable birds.
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What's Included?
- Flights
- Accommodation:
All accommodation is included in the price. Accommodation is in comfortable, but simple, guesthouses and hotels. All rooms have private facilities.
- 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.
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Our holiday to Ghana with Naturetrek was brilliant. It had everything we expected, and more. From the moment we booked to arriving back home, was excellent. The guides we had whilst in Ghana certainly knew their stuff, from birds to wildlife to culture. Definitely recommended. The staff at Naturetrek were brilliant. We had many questions and all the answers came back quickly, but if they needed to clarify something, it didn’t take them long to get back to us. They made the Visa application process relatively easy. Polite, professional and very friendly.
R.W. Ross-shire, Feb 23
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2025
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In November 2019, Operations Manager, Ben Chapple, travelled to Ghana, where he encountered an astonishing variety of West African wildlife. Here he describes his experiences, and explains why now could be the perfect time to travel to this remarkable country.