Slave-trade forts and Kakum canopy walk. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Cape Coast

Best months: January, February, March, July, August, November and December.

What to see in Cape Coast

1. Château de Cape Coast
   This fort is one of the most sobering places linked to the Atlantic slave trade.
2. Fort d'Elmina (Saint-Georges-de-la-Mine)
   Built by the Portuguese in the late fifteenth century, this fort is one of the oldest European buildings in sub-Saharan Africa.
3. Parc national de Kakum (canopy walk)
   Kakum National Park is a humid tropical rainforest that you explore at canopy level, thanks to a suspension walkway linking several giant trees.
4. Plage de Cape Coast
5. Fort William & Fort Victoria
   These two colonial structures stand on the coast of Cape Coast, where the sea, the rooftops of the town and the traces of the slave trade form a single landscape.
6. Kotokuraba Market
   Kotokuraba is the largest market in Cape Coast and the economic heart of the region.
7. Port de pêche d'Elmina
   This is a working fishing harbour where canoes come in every day with their catch, and where a whole community of fishermen, fish traders and smokers works just steps from Elmina Castle.
8. Baobab House

A sample itinerary for Cape Coast, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €56 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Cape Coast itinerary, hour by hour

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