Kakum-Nationalpark

The Kakum National Park is one of the most famous national parks in Ghana in the Central Region of Ghana. Of the 350 sq km park was established in 1990 north of Cape Coast and Elmina near the small town of Abrafo and thus in a well established tourist area. The total area covers tropical rainforest.

The park rangers have been specially trained in order to teach the visitors on a tour of some important tropical plants and their medical importance. Apart from the impressive fauna, which includes rare species, the Kakum National Park offers some rare animals. Among the endangered Mona monkeys and forest elephants, forest buffalo, civet cats and a distinctive birdlife.

Still, the observation of animals in this forest is quite difficult because of the dense rain forest. As part of the tourism development planning authorities and park management to invest in the future of water holes or clearings to allow for better monitoring.

A special feature of the Kakum National Park from today: For some years there is a unique tour of Africa in suspension bridges between the rainforest giants. In addition to Kakum there are only four more tours of this kind on the so-called Canopy Walkway in up to 45 meters, visitors can get closer to the plants and animals in an otherwise inaccessible for human habitat. The canopy walkway consists of seven bridges and extending over a length of 330 meters.

The admission prices for foreigners in 2007 amounted to a multiple of the price for locals.

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