Kakum National Park is a priority area for conservation in Ghana. Many Ghanaians as well as foreigners visit this major tourist area, mostly on public holidays to have fun and discover nature\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s creations. <\/p>\n
The park protects plant and animal treasures of the African tropical forest and is a haven for the casual visitor, birdwatcher, and amateur botanist.<\/p>\n
The Kakum National Park is in the southern part of Ghana; it is the best preserved region of virgin rainforest in the country, and provides the easiest access to the rainforest for tourists along with the famous canopy walkway.<\/p>\n
Located just 20 kilometres from Cape Coast, it is a home to elephants, monkeys and elusive bongo antelopes which roam among over 800 rare species of birds, butterflies, reptiles and amphibians.<\/p>\n
But besides its vast natural endowment of plant and animal species, the world-class receptive facilities for visitors such as the 333-metre long tree-top walkway and a multi-purpose visitor centre have accounted for the park’s status as an irresistible destination for eco-tourism.<\/p>\n
There are rare plant species, with some trees reaching heights of over 50 meters.<\/p>\n
The drama of the jungle always comes alive when the park\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s guides provide insight into this complex ecosystem. Tourists always learn about traditional forest product uses for medicine and daily village life.<\/p>\n
The flora at ground level may be familiar to you as house plants, and be sure to watch out for one of the estimated 550 butterfly species. A beautiful butterfly, new to science, was discovered in Kakum in 1993, and has been appropriately named Diopetes kakumi\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00ba!<\/p>\n
Looking carefully, you will see signs of life, much of which thrives well overhead in the forest canopy.<\/p>\n
Trails provide self-guided day hiking opportunities where you may sight some of the over 200 bird species represented: The parrot, bee-eaters, blue plantain-eaters, hornbills, and kingfishers.<\/p>\n
The dense vegetation provides cover for globally endangered species such as the forest elephant and bongo – the largest forest antelope – as well as various types of monkeys.<\/p>\n
Chances of viewing wildlife are increased by allowing time to sit quietly in the forest staying at one of the free-standing camps, or by taking advantage of some upcoming attractions such as the canopy walkways, viewing stations and blinds.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
With light cotton clothing, long trousers, sturdy footwear, a water bottle, snacks, binoculars and a camera, the wonders of this leafy green world are open for your exploration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n