The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Tema (Accra), the bucket-list move is Cape Coast Castle, Elmina & Kakum Canopy Walk – Private Day. Cape Coast Castle runs it. Below: 4 bucket-list things to do on a Tema (Accra) port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Walk the same dungeons where millions of enslaved Africans took their last steps on home soil, then soar above ancient rainforest on Kakum's famous canopy walkway. A profound, unmissable day on Ghana's 'Slave Coast.'
Book itFrom Accra Cape Coast, Elmina Castle & Kakum Park Day Tour$140 per person
Run by Cape Coast Castle · 4.50 from 4,600 reviews
Stand at the epicentre of African independence — Nkrumah's mausoleum and museum — then climb the colonial-era Jamestown Lighthouse over old Accra's rooftops and fishing harbour. Two of Ghana's most iconic landmarks, curated into one elegant morning.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Escape the heat into Ghana's cool Akuapem Hills: stroll a Victorian-era botanical garden alive with exotic palms, then trek to the twin curtains of Boti Falls and scramble atop the dramatic natural arch of Umbrella Rock for panoramic views.
Book itFrom Accra: Boti Falls, Cocoa Farm, & Aburi Gardens Day Trip$108 per person
Run by Aburi Botanical Gardens & Park · 4.40 from 912 reviews
Just 45 minutes from the port, Shai Hills is Ghana's closest wildlife reserve — baboons, kob antelopes and rare Chandler's reedbuck roam sacred Dangme cave systems and open savannah. A genuine wild Africa experience with almost no other visitors.
Book itAccra: Shai Hills Resource Reserve Safari Guided Tour$150 per person
Board a scenic cruise on the world's largest man-made lake — Volta Lake — stopping at the idyllic Dodi Island, then stand at the base of the mighty Akosombo Dam. A rare, otherworldly landscape of still water, fishing villages and forested islands.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Plunge into the sensory theatre of Makola Market — Accra's beating commercial heart — then eat your way through Ghana's boldest flavours: kelewele, grilled tilapia, jollof rice, fresh coconut and more, guided by a private local culinary expert.
Book itAccra Street Food Walking Tour with Akosua Serwaa$79 per person
Your day in TemaNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
$0for two, booked direct
Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.
