22 Day Birding Tour of Ghana

Overview

A 22-day birding tour in various ecological zones (Coastal Savanna, Semi-Deciduous Rainforest, Guinea Savanna, and Sudan Savanna) with a birding specialist from the Ghana Wildlife Society. Elephants, monkeys and possibly marine turtles also may be seen. Includes a quick overview of Ghana via a couple days of historic and cultural sites.

Dates of travel: Best from October through March

Number of guests: Any number of people in your party

Daily Itinerary

Day 1
Accra Arrival

  • Meet your arriving flight at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
  • Safe transport to your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. Continue to Accra.
  • Refresh and relax. Neighborhood or Accra city orientation as time permits.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Tesano.


Day 2
Atewa Range Forest, Bunso Eco Park

  • Early morning depart for the Atewa Forest, a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area.
  • Over 200 species of birds and over 400 species of butterflies have been recorded
  • Bunso Eco Park, have a canopy walk whiles seeing birds and butterflies.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Koforidua.


Day 3
Boti Falls, Akaa Falls, Umbrella Rock, Asenema Falls

  • Experience Boti Falls' wonders, spotting exotic birds amid serene forest trails.
  • Birdwatch at Akaa Falls and Umbrella Rock, amidst stunning landscapes.
  • Spot vibrant birds near Asenema Falls, in peaceful natural surroundings.
  • Overnight at a luxury tent in the reserve.

Day 4
Shai Hills, Dodowa Forest, Tsenku Falls, Ho

  • Early morning departure for wildlife viewing at Shai Hills Wildlife Preserve.
  • Baboons, birds, butterflies, antelope, bat caves and cultural remains.
  • Onwards to Dodowa for a hike in the enchanted forest to visit Tsenku Falls.
  • Overnight at an upscale hotel with a view of the the town in Ho.


Day 5
Full Day Birding At Kalakpa Forest, Kente Weaving Village

  • Early morning rise visiting the Kalakpa Resource Reserve.
  • Full day birding in this gallery forest which offers such wonderful species of birds.
  • Species to be seen include; Striped kingfisher, Purple roller, Puvel Illadopsis, etc.
  • Overnight at an upscale resort on a clean sandy beach.

Day 6
Keta Lagoon, Canoe Safari, Village Tour

  • Early birding at Keta lagoon which is Ghana's most important marine birding site.
  • Spot diverse bird species on a guided canoe safari along Avu Lagoon.
  • Explore the historic Bludo community while spotting vibrant birdlife.
  • Overnight at an upscale resort on a clean sandy beach.


Day 7
Sakumono Lagoon, Achimota Forest Birding

  • Morning birding at the Sakumono Lagoon, near an urbanized area of  the port city of Tema. This is a Ramsar site of importance in Ghana.
  • Continue to the Achimota forest for an afternoon birding and wildlife viewing.
  • Overnight at a secluded mid-range guesthouse in Kokrobite.

Day 8
Densu Delta, Winneba Lagoon, Crocodiles, Birds & Bees

  • Densu Delta and Winneba lagoon offer sites of migratory birds and waterfowl.
  • Sun Bird Trail has 3 ecosystems: rainforest, secondary forest and pond environment.
  • Crocodile ponds and weaver bird community at Hans Botel. Stingless bee facility.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel near Kakum National Park.


Day 9
Forest Canopy Walk, Kakum National Park

  • 5:30 AM birding from the rainforest canopy walkway before it opens to the public.
  • Kakum is Ghana's most significant birding park, with over 266 species including  white-breasted guinea fowl, African grey parrot, and nine species of hornbill.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel near Kakum National Park.

Day 10
Kakum National Park, Depart for Ankasa Game Reserve

  • Morning visit to the canopy walkway for birds spotting before it opens to the public.
  • Depart west along the coast on a long drive to Ankasa Protected Area.
  • Arrive at Ankasa Forest before dark, have a night expedition in the area.
  • Overnight at a bed & breakfast facility in the forest.


Day 11
Full Day Birding at Ankasa Protected Area

  • Early morning hike at Ankasa, which has Ghana's largest concentration  of biodiversity. Focus on area around the Ankasa River and the Nini River.
  • Begin our search for White-bellied, Shining-Blue, and Blue-breasted Kingfishers.
  • Overnight at a bed & breakfast facility in the forest.

Day 12
Amansuri Wetlands, Nzulezu Stilt Village, Fort Apollonia, Elmina

  • Early morning canoe ride along the Amansuri River, Ghana largest swamp forest.
  • Many species, including Kingfishers, are found in this unique environment.
  • Visit Fort Apollonia, and continue drive to Elmina stopping at a fishing village.
  • Overnight at a 3-star beach resort in Elmina.


Day 13
Elmina Castle, Cape Coast Castle, Picathartes Expedition

  • Explore the Posuban shrines of Elmina maintained by Asafo community groups.
  • Tour the U.N. World Heritage Site and former slave dungeon of Cape Coast castle.
  • Visit the nesting site of the yellow headed Picathartes, a most sought after specimen
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Ejisu.

Day 14
Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary, Lake Bosomtwe

  • Morning hike at the Bobiri forest reserve and butterfly sanctuary.
  • Continue to Lake Bosomtwe, Africa's largest meteorite impact lake.
  • Padua ride on lake with local fisherman or horseback ride on lakeside trail.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Ejisu.


Day 15
Full Day at the Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary

  • Early-morning at Owabi wildlife sanctuary, Ghana's only inland Ramsar site.
  • Explore the wetlands, home to thriving birdlife and peaceful forest habitats.
  • After several hours of birding expedition, drive back to your hotel to refresh and relax.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Ejisu.

Day 16
Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary

  • Experience Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary with birdwatching, scenic trails,  crocodile sightings, vibrant flora, and refreshing waterfalls in this stunning sanctuary.
  • After an exciting birding adventure, return to your hotel to unwind and recharge.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Ejisu.


Day 17
Monkey Sanctuary, Tamale City Tour

  • Morning depart for Tamale stopping along the way for fun with habituated monkeys.
  • Tour Tamale, capital of the Northern Region. Includes the Gulpke Na palace,  the Grand Mosque, a craft market and a Shea butter facility.
  • Overnight at a excellent mid-range hotel in Tamale.

Day 18
Mole National Park, Larabanga Mosque

  • Morning walking safari at Mole National Park
  • Visit the ancient Sudanese style mud-and-stick mosque at Larabanga.
  • Afternoon driving safari at Mole National Park.
  • Overnight at a budget lodge in Mole National Park.


Day 19
Mole National Park, Mognori Cultural Village, Afternoon Safari

  • Morning driving safari at Mole National Park (half or full day driving safari is extra).
  • Relax poolside at Mole Lodge. Afternoon experience at the Mognori Cultural Village.
  • Afternoon safari walk with the elephants at Mole National Park.
  • Overnight at a budget lodge in Mole National Park.

Day 20
Morning Safari, Culture Village, Bolgatanga, Night Birding

  • Morning safari walk at Mole National Park (6:30 to 8:30).
  • Depart for the culture village of Sognaayilli to learn the life of northern tribes.
  • Visit the NASIA Wetland for nocturnal birding with unique and exciting sightings.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Bolgatanga.


Day 21
Tono Dam, Sirigu, Catholic Cathedral and Grotto, Evening Birding

  • Morning birding at Tono Dam. Large populations of water birds at this location.
  • Sirigu painted adobe village. Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows mud brick cathedral..
  • Relax at your hotel before returning to Tono Dam for another nocturnal excursion.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Bolgatanga.

Day 22
Tono Dam, Zayaa Mosque, Flight to Accra

  • Second morning at the Tono Dam. Visit the mud mosque at Wulugu.
  • Drop-off at the airport in Tamale for your flight back to Accra.
  • Be met at the airport and tranport to the international terminal for your flight.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Bolgatanga.





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Cost per person
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£4,559 per person, as described,
  for 2 guests in 1 room.

5% discount for bookings confirmed 30 or more days prior to travel.


Includes certified guide, vehicle & fuel, accommodations, meals and entrance fees.

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Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars based on
190 reviews

Marilyn A

17-December-2022

Trip Advisor
great day trip
We went to Shai Hills and the waterfall. Our tour guide in the park was excellent as was out tour guide/driver. We saw many fascinating animals and walking the Savannah was spectacular. Our driver/guide Kwame was very accommodating
Harley N

24-November-2022

Trip Advisor
Perfect and well organized trip
I did a 4 day birding tour to Mole, a day in Shail Hills and a day at Sakumono lagoon. It was absolutely fantastic in every aspect. Great guides, well organized, food and accommodation, great. Birds mind blowing! It was the second time I have used Easy Track and both times were fantastic!
Alicia

31-October-2021

Trip Advisor
Mole National Park Safari & Tour
Using Easy Track Ghana to arrange our 4 day Safari and Tour to Mole National Park and the northern region of Ghana was easy. Flying from Accra to Tamale early in the morning was a good decision. Our driver Jesse picked us up (all part of our package, at different locations, there was no traffic to deal with and the airport was quiet. The start of our vacation went well.

The flight was approximately 45 minutes without delays. The airport is small but our luggage appeared fairly quickly. As we exited the airport, Adam, our guide was waiting outside with cool water ready to go. Our driver, Omar was waiting in the parking lot. So that was easy!

Of the three nights and 4 days there were many highlights. Paddling in canoes searching for hippos in the Wechiau region was exciting. Since it was the rainy season we could only see the top of their heads at a comfortable distance away. During the drier season, also much hotter at this time, you can experience more of the Hippos at this sanctuary.

During our driving safaris we saw two enormous elephants. Absolutely amazing. Their foot prints are massive! Well worth the wait and we saw many other animals on all days. But my favourite activity is the early morning safari walks. I would do this every morning regardless. What a great way to start your day. We stayed at the Zaina Lodge, had a 6am enormous breakfast which sustained us for hours and at 6:30 am Adam and Omar took us to the Mole National Park headquarters and meet up with our guide for the walk or headed to a sanctuary in some other location. At the end of our day we would head out for a swim at the Lodge in their infinity pool overlooking the park and sip on our evening beverage. The lodge was outstanding and the service was excellent. Very personable staff and accommodating.

Our guide was Adam and I cannot say enough about him. Very personable, knowledgeable, especially with local information and well respected guide wherever we went. Ask for Adam and Omar!
Hugh

05-October-2021

Trustindex
Beautiful forest walk
A fantastic walk through the forest with birds and butterflies around you. The birds scan be hard to spot but there are plenty. Walk is lovely.

Our guide Kwame was a truly exceptional guide. He knew everything. His identification from bird song was nothing short of amazing and his ability to spot birds in deep foliage nothing short of miraculous.
Joec4724

08-December-2020

Trip Advisor
Birding Tour to Ankassa and Kakum
I had the opportunity to visit Ghana for about a week. I made arrangements through Easy Track Ghana to go on a bird watching tour at two locations, Ankassa and Kakum. The guide was exceptionally good and found many of the local birds for me. From a birding perspective it was a great trip. Because of the COVID pandemic closing Ghana until September, the accommodations were short staffed so there were things that could have been a bit smoother but I think that will straighten itself out as more people visit and the places rehire necessary staff.
Kristy

01-March-2020

Trip Advisor
full service birding trip
I was treated to a fantastic one-day birding trip north of Accra in the Atewa range area. Easy to request, great communication and tailored to my needs. Don was a wonderful companion driver, and Easy Track Ghana got me one of the top local birders Kwame Brown who made the trip a fantastic experience. The incredible heat and the terrible traffic exiting Accra was completely out of their control! I would do this again
traveltheworld2012

18-February-2020

Trip Advisor
Great Company. Easy to work With.
This company is very professional. They plan a great trip. There were no problems. I highly recommend them.
Sam

19-December-2019

Trip Advisor
Great safari tour with Easy Track Ghana!
Customized services and they cater to all your travel needs! Can't recommend more of their services.
nickyj11

07-November-2019

Trip Advisor
Professional and very caring
We booked a 5 day birding trip with Easy Track Ghana. From the start Eric in the office was quick and efficient and helpful in his replies. He suggested a great itinerary. When I had to cancel the day before we were due to arrive, for family reasons, Eric calmly rescheduled everything for two months later. We felt very happy and comfortable with Julius, our driver - confident, safe and knew the roads- and Kwame, our bird expert- encyclopaedic knowledge of Ghana birds that he loved to share. Both Julius and Kwame looked after us as if we were their family! They truly wanted to make sure that we had the best experience, and we did. For birding we visited Sakumono lagoon, Keta lagoon , the Volta river, Xavi bird sanctuary. We had two canoe trips. Also visited a Fort Pridzenstein, Adomi bridge and Akasombo Dam. We stayed at Meet me there lodge- gorgeous eco lodge on a lagoon; Adi lake resort- beautiful situation on Lake Volta; and Okera inn in Accra- clean and fine for a night's sleep before starting our birding adventure. Apart from the birds, a highlight was the nocturnal turtle expedition from Meet me there lodge, when we observed an Olive Ridley turtle laying eggs and then returning safely to the sea. If I ever return to Ghana I will definitely ask Eric to organise another wonderful tour with Julius and Kwame.
Sanjay S

02-September-2019

Trip Advisor
So professional!
This was one fo the most seamless tour experiences I've ever arranged. The communication was timely and clear, the website has tons of information, and the tour itself was flawlessly executed. I'm super impressed. They cost a bit more - but it's worth it for the reliability and the comfort.
snowgeese

29-March-2019

Trip Advisor
wonderful experience, a few rough edges
My wife and I wanted to have a birding excursion in Ghana. We chose Easy-Track because it was reasonably priced and also had excellent reviews on tripadvisor. Also, their tours are flexible so as to cater to individual interests. We had Jessie as our driver, who was very capable, and a comfortable vehicle for travel. Kwami Brown was our birding guide. Kwami Brown is a super guide, passionate about birds, and eager to help you to see as many as possible and to get good photos. He is excellent in spotting birds, and identifying them quickly by their call or song or silhouette. We were very pleased with many of the accommodations that Easy-Track arranged for us, in Accra (Coconut Grove Sakumono Hotel), in Keta (Aborigenes Beach Resort), in Atimpoka (Aylos Bay Guest House) and in Koforidua (Mac-Dic Royal Plaza Hotel). Our next stop was the Bobiri Guest House. There is no wifi and no electricity, except from 6 PM to 10 PM (from a generator). We stayed there 2 nights. One would have been enough, as we were only birding in the Bobiri Reserve in the early morning and late afternoon and went on other excursions during the day. We could have had access to the reserve in the early morning without lodging there. After our second morning of birding in Bobiri we want to the Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary, and from there we drove to Cape Coast. We would have had nice accommodations there at the Oasis Beach Resort, but when we arrived at 8 PM they had given away our room. Jessie found other accommodations for us but they were very basic. When we awoke in the morning there was no electricity. The breakfast menu listed many items but hardly any were available and they took a long time to come. Our next stop was Kakum National Park, where we were to stay in the Tree House for two nights. One was enough. We figured that the tree house would be quaint, with a nice opportunity for viewing birds from the treetops, a little adventure for us, but it was a disappointment. A park guide leads you on a long trek to the tree house at the end of the afternoon when light is waning. So we saw no birds on the way and arrived there soaked with perspiration. There is no water and no electricity, just one large circular low roofed room with no chair or furnishings. A wire mesh covers the openings all around the room, so we could not have taken a photo of a bird had we seen one (which we didn't). We had thin mattresses for sleeping and a mosquito net (we did not see a single mosquito in Ghana in January). The outhouse was down a pathway in the woods. So one night was enough. Jessie found some nice accommodations nearby for the next night (Rainforest Hotel). Back near Accra for our final night, we stayed at the Kokobrite Gardens, which was very nice. I have included some of the details about our more rustic accommodations as Easy Track is flexible and if you might feel about some of these accommodations in the same way that we did, you might be able to arrange for other lodgings. Easy Track does cultural excursions as well as birding excursions. For the sake of birders who might be considering Easy Track, I have included a few photos of birds that we saw with Kwami Brown in Ghana.
Phil V

07-December-2018

Trip Advisor
Super Customized Tour!
Easy Track Ghana created a perfect birding tour for our party of five. They picked us up in Accra for a three hour trip to the southern Volta region for a canoe trip and a visit to a completely "off the grid" village. Our guides, Bright, Kwame and Frank were delightful people with great knowledge of Ghana which they readily and cheerfully shared. We spent the night in a delightful hotel and our two day trip culminated in an African drum and dance performance on a white sand beach. The itinerary Easy Track put together for us was perfect and highly recommend them to any one wishing to see more than the regular tourist spots.
DSea

03-August-2018

Trip Advisor
Amazing treehouse and birdwatching adventure
My daughter wanted to sleep in the treehouse at Kakum National Park, and with Easy Track Ghana we had an amazing adventure. We were able to spend several hours birdwatching in the park the following morning with a highly knowledgeable guide before the park opened to visitors. Our adventure with Easy Track Ghana was only 2 days, but I would highly recommend this company. They were easy to work with and gave us exactly what we hoped for.


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