Top Things to do in Central Region
7 Sights & Landmarks in Central Region That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Central Region, Ghana including Elmina Castle, Cape Coast Castle, Fort Amsterdam, Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park, Fort Lijdzaamheid, Fort St Jago, Fort Good Hope.
Restaurants in Central Region
1. Elmina Castle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 459 reviews
The European traders built and occupied many forts along the coast of Ghana in the 15th-17th centuries to protect their trading posts.
Reviewed By Ghanaqueeen - London, United Kingdom
As I walked into the castle I felt humbled. I felt the presence of my ancestors straight away. It was a real eye opener. I fulljoy the tour. Learned a lot.
2. Cape Coast Castle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 577 reviews
This 16th-century trading lodge now contains the Museum of West African History.
Reviewed By Timike11 - Havant, United Kingdom
Very educational tour. A place that you should visit if you go to Ghana. The building is not special, but the atrocities should not be forgotten.
3. Fort Amsterdam
4. Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
It is a tourist site where slaves had their last bath and we have the remains of some slaves buried there.
Reviewed By jreich21 - Philadelphia, United States
This site was one of the largest slave markets for gathering people to sell into slavery during the infamous Atlantic slave trade years. It is especially worth seeing as a prelude to viewing Cape Coast slave fort, which is what my group did, since you will be following the route taken by the ancestors of many African Americans, The site is less touristy and more simple than Cape Coast slave fort, but that only heightened the sense that I was on "sacred ground," in a sense, of people who were forced to endure incredible barbarity and torture. I highly recommend including this site with a tour of any of the slave forts. Very emotionally moving.
