The forest walks at Ankasa are among the most rewarding wildlife experiences in Ghana, precisely because so few people make it out here. The forest is dense and genuinely wild — tall canopy trees draped in epiphytes, bamboo groves, swampy clearings, and the sound of unseen things moving in the undergrowth.
A licensed guide from the Wildlife Division base camp is essential. They know where to look and what you're looking at. With patience and quiet movement, the forest delivers: western chimpanzees are present, as are Diana monkeys, several other primate species, forest elephants, bongos (rarely glimpsed), and leopards (rarer still). The birdlife is exceptional — 190-plus recorded species — and the butterfly diversity is extraordinary.
The walk to and from the park entrance from the Sunkwa junction on the main road is about 6 km through bush and small farming settlements, which is itself a pleasant introduction to rural western Ghana.