ATTRACTIONS & EXCURSIONS IN THE
CENTRAL REGION
The castles along the coast of the Central Region are amongst the best preserved in Ghana. Not to be missed are Cape Coast Castle, Elmina Castle and Fort St. Jago.
Local Highlights include:
- Castle tours, including the slave dungeons
- The 19th century Dutch Cemetery
- The Cape Coast Castle Museum
A 357km 2 national park comprising undisturbed virgin rainforest. Excellent walking tours and a canopy walkway through the forest provide the opportunity to see much of Ghana's indigenous plantlife, as well as rare butterflies, birds and game that could include the extraordinary bongo and forest elephant.
Highlights include:
- The Beaches of the Central Region
Beach lovers will enjoy our palm-fringed beaches, warmed by African sunshine, where the surf ranges from gentle rollers to sizeable breakers.
Popular spots are:
- Brenu Beach - 15 minutes from Elmina
- Winneba - with the Sir Charles Beach Resort
- Elmina - close to the historic castles
- Gomoa Fetteh - popular with picnickers
- Traditional Fishing Villages
Along the coast of the Central Region are a succession of busy fishing villages and traditional market towns that reflect the distinct cultures of the district. Visitors to all the villages will be welcomed with traditional Ghanaian hospitality.
Of particular interest are:
- Winneba-famous for its fishing fleet, Masquerade festival and local ceramics and
- Mankessim - well known for its Posuban shrine and busy market . Kromantse/Abandze - twin fishing villages, one of the important trading centres to which the late Louis Armstrong, the great jazz player, traced his ancestry.
The villagers of the Central Region are famed for their traditional crafts that are still worked as their forefathers have worked for generations. They all make great souvenirs of your visit to the Central Region.
Particularly important villages are:
- Winneba - famous for its beautiful and unusual ceramics and
- Gomoa-Otsew-Jukwa - a village of pottery makers
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