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City in Central Region, Ghana
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Cape Coast is a city in the Coastal Plain region of Ghana. It's a 2 hour 15 minutes (144.2km) drive from the capital city, Accra.
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One of several UNESCO World Heritage slave forts along the southern coast of Ghana. Free, hour-long guided tours start on every hour and provide a lot of valuable context to relate the brutal history of the place.
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The Haven Workspace located in the heart of Cape Coast, 2 minutes from the famous Cape Coast Castle is coworking space and coffee bar . Offers workspace with high-speed internet and serves premium to-go coffee. Ideal for digital nomads and travelers.
A wide variety of vegan soups, salads and mains for cedis each. A pleasant walk from the city center.
Experience the perfect brew of coffee locally sourced from Ghana.
A well-tended private beach, better for swimming than the beaches in Cape Coast, only a 15-20 minute Tro-Tro ride away. There is a restaurant/bar on premises which offers a great variety of Ghanaian and International dishes for 5-10 Gh¢. Camping/rooms are available. 1 Gh¢ entry fee for the day.
Located on acceptable walking distance from Cape Coast castle and the beach clubs, Prospect Lodge overlooks the Cape Coast from above, just off the main shopping street. Has a lovely terrace-bar-restaurant with very sweet and good service, although the restaurant service is slow in comparison to their excellent laundry service. Website
Another nice private beach. Basic units with fans and mosquito nets with shared bathrooms as well as en suite with air conditioning available. The restaurant is great, offering well-executed local and western dishes.
From Accra the easiest and most reliable means of transport to Cape Coast is to charter a 4-wheel drive, a mini van, or a smaller car that suits the number of people involved in the trip.
Read in the guideTaxi is the best way and is very cheap by western standards. Especially commercial taxis are very common in Cape Coast.
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