5/5 Sheila M P. 1 year ago on Google
This
review
is
long
overdue,
but
needed
to
be
done.
My
family
and
I
visited
Accra,
Ghana
this
May
(2022).
We
booked
the
Cape
Coast
and
Elmina
Cultural
Private
Tour
that
lasted
a
duration
of
9
hrs.
We
were
picked
up
by
our
tour
guide
Ishmael
right
on
time
early
at
7
am
and
started
our
tour.
Ishmael
is
a
great
storyteller
and
has
a
rich
knowledge
of
Ghana.
We
learned
many
things
including
the
way
in
which
names
(soul
or
day
names)
are
given
among
the
Akans.
Along
the
way
to
our
main
destination
stops
we
stopped
at
a
roadside
seller
of
coconuts,
and
had
a
well
needed
thirst
quencher.
The
tours
of
both
Castle’s
the
Elmina
and
Cape
Coast
themselves
were
nothing
less
than
spectacular,
informative
and
much
needed
for
anyone
part
of
the
Diaspora,
and
not.
After
the
tours
of
the
Castle’s
we
were
taken
for
an
inclusive
lunch,
to
a
restaurant
on
a
crocodile
lake
and
had
a
lovely
meal.
Although
we
didn’t
get
to
see
a
crocodile,
we
really
enjoyed
a
well
needed
lunch
at
that
point
surrounded
by
such
serene
beauty.
After
lunch
Ishmael
took
us
to
the
Kakum
National
Park
with
the
canopy’s
and
we
ventured
on
the
hike
that
was
exhausting
at
that
point
in
our
day.
The
Canopy’s
were
an
experience
like
no
other.
My
family
and
I
enjoyed
it
besides
the
part
where
you
are
on
a
rope
bridge
“canopy”
so
many
feet
up
high
into
the
air
among
the
trees
and
some
people
freak
out
and
get
scared
about
being
so
high
up,
and
that
fear
seems
to
trickle
down
on
to
everyone
else
in
line
and
all
you
hear
as
you
approach
the
first
canopy
bridge
is
frantic
screaming,
which
can
put
fear
in
some
who
aren’t
prepared
for
what
is
the
canopy
bridge.
If
you
are
afraid
of
heights,
just
don’t
get
on!
We
ended
the
Kakum
Forest
Trail
after
the
canopy
with
some
fresh
CoCoa
pods
to
taste
brought
to
us
by
our
truly
amazing
tour
guide
Ishmael.
That
was
the
cherry
on
the
cake!
We
were
nearing
the
end
of
our
visit
to
Accra,
Ghana
and
I
had
yet
to
taste
or
even
see
a
Cocoa
pod,
which
I
really
wanted
to
experience,
so
that
was
very
well
appreciated.
On
the
drive
back
to
our
air
bnb,
Ishmael
stopped
at
various
roadside
sites
and
bought
different
fruit
or
authentic
Ghanaian
homemade
snacks
and
drinks
for
us
to
try.
It’s
was
a
beautiful
exit
to
our
journey.
I
must
mention
that
from
the
moment
our
tour
experience
with
Ishmael
started
until
the
very
end,
he
even
served
as
a
photographer
voluntarily
and
provided
us
that
evening
with
over
100
photos
he
had
taken
of
my
family
and
I
throughout
the
tour.
Ishmael
was
nothing
less
than
an
all
around
spectacular
tour
guide
who
is
punctual,
knowledgeable,
and
friendly,
and
for
my
family
and
I
definitely
went
the
extra
mile
to
make
our
day
one
of,
if
not
the
best
while
in
Accra,
Ghana.
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