Discover Ghana’s rich and painful history with visits to Assin Manso Slave River, where enslaved Africans took their last bath; Cape Coast Castle, a major slave fort with a guided tour of its dungeons; and Elmina Castle, the oldest European building in Sub-Saharan Africa. This journey offers a powerful reflection on the transatlantic slave trade and its lasting impact.

• Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Site
• Cape Coast Castle
• Elmina Castle

ASSIN MANSO SLAVE RIVER SITE

Start your day early with a scenic drive from Accra. We will walk the path of the ancestors to Assin Manso, the burial site of two former slaves from the USA and Jamaica whose remains were re-interred in August 1998 during Ghana’ s first Emancipation Day Celebration. A visit to “the Slave River” or “Donkor Nsuo” offers the chance to see the place where captured Africans had their ‘’last bath’’ before being confined in the Slave Dungeons to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean.

CAPE COAST CASTLE

Next, we will continue to the Cape Coast Castle. Built in 1664, Cape Coast Castle served as one of the over 40 Slave castle and forts that served as holding places for enslaved people awaiting shipment to the Americas. You will join the 45 minutes tour of the Cape Coast Castle to listen and see the “horrors of the slave trade”. This tour will take you on a journey which will expose you to the activities of the slave trade era and the effects it had on communities, nations and humanity as a whole.

ELMINA CASTLE

We will end our trip with a visit to the historic town of Elmina. We will tour the Elmina Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Monument built by the Portuguese in 1482. The castle was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, making it the oldest European building in existence in South Sahara Africa. Participants will have the unique opportunity to listen to the stories of the infamous slave trade during the guided tour of the castle.