“Experience the world of wonders”
8 Day Ghana Birding, Wildlife and Nature Tour
Erata Hotel, Accra, Ghana
Birdwatching Tour in Ghana
Welcome to Ghana! On this holiday, you will have a magical experience with nature, observing birds in their habitat, exploring jungles, and meeting friendly people who call this beautiful country home. Adventure Birding Tours Ghana can't wait to meet you on this adventure!
Key information
- Minimum 4 participants
- Starts and ends in Accra
- English-speaking guide
- Park entrance fees are included
Highlights
- Visit Atewa Range, Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Sanctuary
- Canopy walkway at Kakum National Park
- Opportunity to see grey parrot, Narina's trogon, long-tailed hawk, Akun Eagle Owls, etc.
- You may also see pangolins and other mammals during the exploration
- 7 nights accommodation
- Pick up and drop off at the airport
Styles
7 activity days
Airport transfer included:
Kotoka International Airport
Accommodation
You will stay at various accommodations arranged by Adventure Birding Tours Ghana.
Program
Day 1: Arrival in Accra, Ghana
AKWAABA - (Welcome) to Ghana! Your guide will welcome you at Accra Kotoka International Airport and transfer you to a bird friend hotel for a good night's rest and prepare for your 8 days birding and wildlife photography excursion in Ghana.
Overnight at Erata Hotel, Standard Hotel in Accra.
Day 2: Atewa Range Forest Reserve
Have an early start as you head into the Upper Guinea Rainforest habitat where so many of Ghana’s sought-after special species are found. This morning you hope to see Tit Hylia, Green Hylias, Magpie Mannikin, Narina’s Trogon, Red-billed Dwarf and Black Dwarf Hornbills, African Grey and Red-fronted Parrots, Purple-throated Cuckooshrike, Blue mustached bee-eater, Black bee-eater, Black-throated Coucal, Golden-backed Weaver, Dusky crested flycatcher, Yellow-throated cuckoo, Green crombec, Kemp`s and Grey longbill, Frser`s sunbird, Western olive sunbird, Swamp greenbul, Western bluebill, Black and white mannikin, Orange cheeked waxbill, Black-winged bishop, and Copper tailed glossy starling.
You will also see Chestnut-winged starlings, Black-winged oriole, Western black-headed oriole, Sooty boubou, Sabine`s puff back, Collared sunbird, Blue-throated brown sunbird, Green Sunbirds, Little green sunbird, Forest penduline tit, West African wattle eye, Shrike, Chesnut capped flycatcher, Yellow-browed and Olive green camaroptera, Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Barbet, Grey-headed and Red-tailed Bristlebills and the much sought after Yellow-footed Honeyguide, Black-necked, Maxwells Black, Compact and Grosbeak Weavers, Whistling Cisticola, Black-crowned and Marsh Tchagra, African Emerald cuckoo, Klaas’s, Levaillants, Yellow-throated and Didric Cuckoo, Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher, Western Bluebill, Tessmann’s Flycatcher and if you are lucky Baumann’s Greenbul will be seen.
Overnight at K-Archy Lodge, a standard hotel in Kyebi.
Day 3: Atewa Range Forest Reserve
You will have another day at Atewa searching for other species around that are still not ticked and add them to your list and also look out for Pangolins and other mammals. After a great day, you will make your way to Bobiri Forest for evening birding and finally rest at the Forest Guesthouse.
Overnight at Bobiri Forest Lodge, a standard hotel in Bobiri Forest.
Day 4: Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Sanctuary - Yellow-Headed Picathartes Site
Bobiri is well-known for its significant forest species of birds like the grey parrot, Narina's trogon, long-tailed hawk, dusky tit, black dwarf hornbill, forest wood hoopoe, Fraser's eagle and African wood owl, black sparrowhawk, black coucal, violet-backed hyliota, little grey flycatcher, narrow-tailed starling, blue cuckoo shrike, melancholy woodpecker, red-billed helmetshrike, copper-tailed starling, red-chested goshawk, bronze mannikin, black, white, and magpie mannikin, ashy flycatcher and collared sunbird.
You will also see buff-throated sunbird, western bronze-naped pigeon, olive-bellied sunbird, grey long bill, yellow-browed camaroptera, Congo serpent eagle, European honey buzzard, buff-spotted and fire-bellied woodpecker, African emerald cuckoo, Cassin's spinetail, tambourine, blue-headed, and blue-spotted wood dove, African green pigeon, and more which you will discover at this site including large number of butterflies.
You will be visiting the Yellow-Headed Picathartes (White-Necked Rock-fowl) nesting site, so please make sure that you have enough memory cards. You will check out of the hotel after an early breakfast to Twifo Praso to pick up the important species "Rock Pratincole" to your list before you set off to a remote village between Cape Coast and Kumasi to see the special one Picathartes.
It could be hard to contain your excitement as these legendary prehistoric-looking birds will hop and jump on the ropes while preening themselves just meters from your eyes, giving photographers among you a busy time for the day.
Overnight at Bebevan Lodge, a standard hotel in Afosu.
Day 5: Aboabo Road - Rock Pratincole Site - Antwikwaa Forest
You will search Aboabo Road, the northern part of Kakum National Park to pick up some awesome and amazing number of birds for the morning, later in the day you will visit the Rock Pratincole Site to enjoy this special bird and add other birds around to your list.
You will also have an evening birding to look for Frasers and Akun Eagle Owls as well as Brown Nightjah and other guys around, before you retire for the day.
Overnight at Hans Cottage Botel, a standard hotel in Cape Coast.
Day 6-7: Kakum National Park (canopy walkway), Abrafo Forest, Jawari Road and the surroundings
After an early breakfast, you will set off for the world-famous canopy walkway at Kakum National Park which is the leading destination for birdwatching in Ghana. A wonderful world of amazing canopy species will wait for you out there.
You'll hope to get there early hours to see the first light and record the first species that will fry out. Your day will bring out black dwarf hornbill, violet-backed hyliota, white-crested hornbill, Congo serpent eagle, Cassin's hawk-eagle, long-tailed hawk, brown-cheeked hornbill, and red-cheeked wattle-eye.
You can also expect to see tit hylia, African piculet, forest wood hoopoe, black-casqued hornbill, red-tailed bristlebill, green-tailed bristlebill, western bearded greenbul, brown illadopsis, Puvel's illadopsis, buff-throated sunbird, Johanna's and tiny sunbird, olive-bellied sunbird, Ussher's flycatcher, blue cuckoo-shrike, black and rosy bee-eater, Cassin's and Willcocks's honeyguide, Sharpe's apalis, rufous-crowned eremomela, Bioko Batis, hairy-breasted barbet, western nicator, black-bellied seed cracker, and orange weaver.
There will also be sightings of Vieillot's weaver, Maxwell's black weaver, icterine greenbul, Fraser's eagle-owl, Akun eagle-owl, red-chested goshawk, African cuckoo, red-thighed sparrowhawk, black and white flycatcher, blue-throated roller, yellow-billed turaco, little and little grey greenbul, Cassin's and Sabine's spinetail, white-spotted flufftail, African pygmy,chocolate-backed, African dwarf, and giant kingfisher, red-rumped tinkerbird, blue-breasted kingfisher, yellow-throated tinkerbird, little green, as well as fire-bellied and buff-spotted woodpecker.
Also, not to forget other beautiful species such as pin-tailed whydah, red-headed, red-vented, crested, and blue-billed malimbe, Preuss's and yellow-mantled weaver, red-tailed greenbul, white-breasted, grey-headed, and chestnut-breasted nigrita, peregrine falcon, piping hornbill, whistling cisticola, great spotted, black, Levaillant's, and African emerald cuckoo, common swift, Diederik and Klaas's cuckoo, malachite kingfisher, rock pratincole, white-bibbed swallow, white-headed lapwing, and tambourine, blue-headed wood, as well as blue-spotted wood dove.
Moreover, there will be Ethiopian swallow, green-headed sunbird, lesser striped swallow, green crombec, Kemp's and grey longbill, swamp greenbul, western bluebill, copper-tailed glossy and chestnut-winged starling, black-winged and western black-headed oriole, blue-throated brown sunbird, green sunbird, chestnut-capped flycatcher, blue-headed crested flycatcher, honeyguide, golden and yellow-whiskered greenbul, fanti and square-tailed sawwing, melancoly, and brown-eared woodpecker, naked faced, yellow-billed, and yellow-spotted barbet, red-billed helmetshrike, brown nightjar, black-throated coucal, blue malkoha, red-fronted parrot, Latham's forest francolin, Ayres's hawk-eagle, European honey buzzard, and others as well.
Overnight at Hans Cottage Botel, a standard hotel in Cape Coast.
Day 8: Brenu Beach Road - to Accra - to the airport
Your final birding day will take you to Brenu Beach Road, hoping to see and photograph some good birds like Marsh Tchagra, Black Crowned Tchagra, Rufous Crowned Roller, Green Turaco, Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Red-necked Buzzard, Oriole Warbler, Yellow Mantled Eidowbird, Northern Red Bishop.
You will also see Whinchat, African Crake, Ahanta Francolin, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Wattle-eye, Lanner Falcon, Double-toothed Barbet, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, Splendid Sunbird, Yellow-throated Leaflove, African Grey Hornbill, Mosque Swallow, Copper Sunbird, Leviallant`s Cuckoo, Cardinal Woodpecker, African Paradise Flycatcher, Shikra.
Moreover, there will also be sights of White-throated Bee-eater, Grey-backed Camaroptera, Yellow-billed Kite, Black-winged Kite, Grey Woodpecker, Vieillot's Barbet, Senegal Coucal, Pied Wagtail, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, as well as other birds just to mention few.
There will also be Double Spurred Francolin, Western Bluebill, Sulpher Breasted Bush-shrike, Tropical Boubou, Black Bellied Seedcracker, Didric Cuckoo, Plantain Eater, African Hobby, and other interesting ones will be picked before you drive your way to Accra to say goodbye to Ghana and your new friends.
Tour concludes.
Location
This birdwatching tour will take you to various sites in Ghana.
Food
Daily meals and drinking water are provided.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Airport pick-up / drop-off service (Kotoka International Airport, terminal 3)
- Assistance of a professional tour guide
- Transport and fuel for the birding trips
- Complimentary water on the safari
- A visit to the famous Kakum National Park (canopy walkway)
- Discover the bizarre yellow-headed Picathartes
- 8 days birdwatching safari (park entrance fees)
- Meals (breakfasts, lunches, dinner)
- 7 nights accommodation
- Guide fees / accommodation and meals
- All taxes
What's not included
- Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
- All airfares / visas
- Internet, laundry, phone calls etc.
- Personal travel / medical insurance (we highly recommend you take travel insurance in case of any emergency)
- Gratuities (tips)
- Extra plates of meals, snacks, and items for personal use
How to get there
Recommended Airports
ACC
Kotoka International Airport
3 km
Transfer included
Airport: Kotoka International Airport
Airport transfer included: Kotoka International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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