Private Tour in Assin Manso Slave River and Cape Coast Castle

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Explore Ghana’s heritage at Assin Manso Slave River and Cape Coast Castle. Discover the legacy of slavery and connect with ancestral spirits.

Duration: 10 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park - Early morning departure from Accra to the Central Region of Ghana. We will make our first stop at Assin Assin Manso, the burial site of two former slaves from the USA and Jamaica whose remains were re-interred in August 1998 during Ghana’s first Emancipation Day Celebration. A visit to “the Slave River” or “Donkor Nsuo” offers the chance to see the place where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave Castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean. It is a place where they had their ‘’Last bath”
Cape Coast - Cape Coast Castle, one of the slave castles on Ghana’s shores, also served as the administrative center for British rule in West Africa. Participants will tour the museum and dungeons where slaves were held before being shipped to the New life
Elmina Castle - We will visit Elmina Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built by the Portuguese in 1482. As the first trading post on the Gulf of Guinea, it is the oldest European structure south of the Sahara. During the tour, participants will hear detailed accounts of the infamous slave trade.

What's Included

Bottled water
In-vehicle air conditioning
All fees and/or taxes

What's Not Included

Tips

Additional Information

This tour aims to deepen participants’ connection to our culture and heritage while providing insight into Ghana’s political history and the legacy of slavery.

At the Assin Manso Slave Camp, a significant historical site, visitors are educated about the enslaved individuals who passed through the camp, took their last bath, and were then auctioned before being sent to the slave forts. The site is revered as sacred, with many believing that the spirits of ancestors can still be felt there.