Tour Leader: Local Leader
Tour price (Per person): USD3,695 * GBP2,724 * EUR3,164 * AUD5,616
Single Supplement: USD540 * GBP398 * EUR462 * AUD821
For our Ghana Budget birding tour we have cherry-picked the very best and most accessible birding sites of this fantastic country and packaged this in a shorter and more cost effective offering. This tour is primarily focused on Ghana’s incredible forests which include the famous Kakum canopy walkway, vast Ankasa Forest and the unique Atewa range. One of the major highlights will be seeing the incredible White-necked Rockfowl and the tour will also target many of Ghana’s most special species, including the likes of Congo Serpent Eagle, Long-tailed Hawk, Akun Eagle-Owl, Blue-moustached, Rosy and Black Bee-eaters, Fire-bellied Woodpecker, White-crested and Black Dwarf Hornbills, Rufous-sided Broadbill, Buff-throated Sunbird and a plethora of superb Upper Guinea Forest endemics!
White-necked Rockfowl, White-crested Tiger Heron, chances for Spot-breasted Ibis, Congo Serpent Eagle, Long-tailed Hawk, Fraser’s & Akun Eagle-Owl, chances for Rufous Fishing Owl, Red-chested Owlet, Yellow-footed Honeyguide, Oriole Warbler, Blue-moustached, Rosy and Black Bee-eaters, Fire-bellied Woodpecker, African Piculet, White-crested and Black Dwarf Hornbills, Rufous-sided Broadbill, Nimba, Little Grey & Tessmann’s Flycatcher, Red-cheeked Wattle-eye, Fernando Po Batis, Red-fronted Antpecker, Puvel’s Illadopsis, Sharpe’s Apalis, Green-tailed Bristlebill, Western Bearded & Red-tailed Greenbul, Forest Scrub Robin, Buff-throated Sunbird and a numerous Upper Guinea Forest endemics
Spot-nosed & Lowe’s Monkey, Olive & Western Pied Colobus, chances for Potto, forest duikers
lowland rainforest, broad-leaved woodlands, grassland
hot & humid conditions
8 with local birding leader
moderate pace, undemanding forest and woodland trails
comfortable hotels except at Ankasa, where we will be camping just outside the park
moderate with some challenging species
275+
Kakum canopy walkway, Cape Coast Slave Castle
good
"1.Rockjumper is the premier birding tour company, with their professional guides, comprehensive tours, good logistics and strong support staff. 2. The local outfitter provided the best local support ever. The local guides were much more than good local guides. They jumped in whenever assistance was needed; from setting the tables, to serving food, to inspecting the restrooms, to getting us on a difficult bird, to providing plenty of water and to delivering luggage. The restaurants always had the food ready upon arrival. The local office pre-paid for our arrival Covid-19 tests. Our driver, slowed for every speed-bump and pothole. He only made 1 wrong turn, which we teased him about. We all felt safe with him at the wheel. 3. The hotels, food, accommodations and logistics were satisfactory and good. 4. Greg de Klerk, our Rockjumper guide, was attentive and interested in our welfare. Two good things Greg did was to ask the group for feedback, such as “Yes, I got the bird.” Many of us were too quiet. Also, I liked it when Greg said the birds full name, twice. Sometimes, he even said the name three times. Between the different accents (South African & American), my diminished hearing and the variation in bird names (Clements vs. IOC), getting the bird names can be a real challenge."
The tour was well planned and well paced. The Tour Leader Stephan and Local Guide were both excellent, and worked well as a team. Indeed they were the icing on the cake as to making the tour so good.
The Rockjumper guide, Nigel Redman, was great.
I loved this tour, Andre was outstanding, very knowledgeable and eager to get everyone on the birds.
Andre is an excellent lead guide – extremely good with people and logistics as well as birds and other wildlife. We would select another tour lead by him in a second.
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