Central Region

10 attractions in this region.

Cape Coast Castle

A UNESCO World Heritage site on the Gulf of Guinea, Cape Coast Castle is the most visited monument on Ghana’s coast and the anchor of every heritage itinerary.

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Forts & Castles

Elmina Castle

Portuguese-built, Dutch-held and finally British, Elmina Castle sits above a working lagoon harbour thirteen kilometres from Cape Coast.

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Parks & Wildlife

Kakum National Park

Seven rope bridges strung between giant emergent trees, forty metres above the floor of a protected tropical rainforest.

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Coast & Beaches

Elmina Fishing Harbour

Hundreds of hand-painted canoes packed into the Benya Lagoon beneath the castle walls, at their busiest just after dawn.

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Festivals

Aboakyer

Each May, two rival Asafo companies in Winneba race unarmed into the bush to catch a live bushbuck for the Effutu god Otu, then parade it home to a beach town in full carnival mood.

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Festivals

Fetu Afahye

The Oguaa state’s biggest festival closes out the year with Asafo companies parading from Kotokuraba Market to the chief’s palace, marking a historic purification that ended a plague.

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Festivals

Bakatue

Every July, the chief of Elmina casts a net into the Benya Lagoon to lift a season-long fishing ban, opening the year’s fishing season with a royal procession and durbar.

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Festivals

Every odd-numbered year, the Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival brings performers and visitors from across Africa and its diaspora to Cape Coast and Elmina, closing with a candlelight vigil at the Door of No Return.

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Where To Stay

Coconut Grove Beach Resort

A beachfront resort just outside Elmina, within easy reach of Elmina Castle, Cape Coast Castle and Kakum National Park.

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Where To Stay

Anomabo Beach Resort

A low-rise beach resort in the fishing town of Anomabo, a quieter alternative to staying directly in Cape Coast.

Central Region