06 Jan 2027 - 20 Jan 2027 (15 days)
USD7,400 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour Price (Per person): USD7,400 (GBP5,691 * EUR6,461 * AUD10,693)
This tour pairs with: Benin - Anambra Waxbill Extension
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
30 Jan 2028 - 13 Feb 2028 (15 days)
USD7,800 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tour Leader: David Hoddinott
Tour Price (Per person): USD7,800 (GBP5,999 * EUR6,810 * AUD11,271)
This tour pairs with: Benin - Anambra Waxbill Extension
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
Ghana is a West African destination like no other: it is a politically stable, English-speaking nation that is acknowledged as the friendliest country in the region. It is also one of the safest countries in which the Upper Guinea forest block, an internationally recognised Endemic Bird Area, can be accessed, and our birding tour of Ghana allows for a thorough exploration of the most exciting West African birding habitats. From Guinea savanna to lush rainforest, we will see much of what Ghana has to offer, promising a truly impressive bird tally and a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Our days in this wonderful country will be spent ambling forested trails, scanning for canopy species from a fabulous walkway, and exploring vast tracts of deciduous woodland. Typical African families such as turacos, barbets, sunbirds and greenbuls are particularly well represented, yielding a colourful and interesting bounty of species. Furthermore, we also have the opportunity to see one of Africa’s most highly sought-after birds – the fabled White-necked Rockfowl!
White-necked Rockfowl, Egyptian Plover, Four-banded Sandgrouse, Fraser's Eagle-Owl, Pel's Fishing Owl, Standard-winged Nightjar, Yellow-footed Honeyguide, Oriole Warbler, Blue-moustached & Black Bee-eater, Capuchin Babbler, Black Dwarf Hornbill, Congo Serpent Eagle, Long-tailed Hawk, Tessmann's & Nimba Flycatcher, African Piculet, Puvel’s Illadopsis, Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat, Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
African Elephant, King Colobus, Patas Monkey, Pel’s Anomalure, forest duikers
lowland rainforest, broad-leaved woodlands, wetlands, Sahelian savanna
hot conditions; dry in the north and humid in the south
6 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leaders
moderate pace, undemanding forest and woodland trails
comfortable hotels
moderate with some challenging species
420+
Kakum canopy walkway, Farafara tribesmen, Cape Coast Slave Castle, Larabanga mosque, Mole National Park
good
Paul and our local guide were excellent guides. Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable of the birds and their locations.
Stephan was great! I would not hesitate to sign up again for another tour with him as leader. He worked really hard to help us find a lot of very tough birds.
Congratulations to our guides (Tuomas Seimola and Victor) who were simply excellent. Tuomas was always helpful and smiling. In addition to knowing all of the birds he did a great job of communicating the information.
Andre was really good. I feel he is a potential superstar leader. He has great birding skills and his people skills a pretty good too and will improve with time. He is at his best when helping the tour group work on those tough skulkers. On our next to last day we got three or four of these tough to see birds and it was all due to Andre's skill and patience in dealing with the birders in the group. It was very impressive. That day was one of the best birding days I've had and it involved a lot of hiking. I'd certainly recommend any birding trip with Andre as a guide.
Ghana was pretty tough birding. The guides - local guides, Paul and Melvin, and Paul Varney were fantastic. The accommodations in some locations could have been a little better, but were as expected for this type of tour.
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