Ghana - Comprehensive: Rockfowl & Upper Guinea specials (Small Group) 2024 - 12 Mar 2024 - 26 Mar 2024 (15 days)
USD6,400
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Tour price (Per person): USD6,400 * GBP5,234 * EUR5,936 * AUD9,621
Overview Tour Facts Top Birds
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!
*2024 Prices are estimated and dates may change*
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
Top Mammals African Elephant, King Colobus, Patas Monkey, Pel’s Anomalure, forest duikers
Habitats Covered lowland rainforest, broad-leaved woodlands, wetlands, Sahelian savanna
Expected Climate hot conditions; dry in the north and humid in the south
Max Group Size 6 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leaders
Tour Pace & Walking moderate pace, undemanding forest and woodland trails
Accommodation comfortable hotels
Ease of Birding moderate with some challenging species
Number of Species Expected 420+
Other Attractions Kakum canopy walkway, Farafara tribesmen, Cape Coast Slave Castle, Larabanga mosque, Mole National Park
Photographic Opportunities good
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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.
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.
"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."
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.
Tuomas Seimola is a great find. He’s a fantastic birder, and even though it was his first trip to W Africa, he is an obvious quick study. Tuomas is steady, personable, and funny. He wasn’t just the leader of our good group, but part of the group. We really enjoyed and appreciated him.