Kakum National Park is one of the few remaining areas of tropical rainforest in West Africa, covering around 375 square kilometres in the Central Region of Ghana about 30 kilometres north of Cape Coast. The forest is dense and humid, sheltering forest elephants, bongo antelopes, Diana monkeys, and over 300 species of birds.
The park is best known for its canopy walkway — a series of suspension bridges strung between trees at heights of up to 40 metres. The walkway stretches about 330 metres and was one of the first of its kind in Africa. From the bridges you look out over an unbroken green canopy and, if you are patient and quiet, spot hornbills, sunbirds, and various primates in the treetops.
The park entrance is at Abrafo, and Cape Coast is the nearest base for accommodation. Most visitors combine Kakum with a trip to Cape Coast Castle, the UNESCO-listed slave fort on the coast. From Cape Coast, trotros and taxis run to the park, though getting back in the afternoon can require some roadside patience.