Kakum National Park and adjacent reserves protect the most extensive rainforest area in Ghana covering over 600 sq km. That is not to say that it is pristine rainforest as logging has taken place in the past and some illegal logging continues. There is a patchwork of forest tails mostly centred around the Park HQ which give some excellent forest birding. As is the case in all rainforest, the birding can be difficult and frustrating whilst the photo opportunities are severely restricted by the gloom below the canopy. However we got excellent views of some birds which more than compensated for the fleeting glimpses of some others. A local guide is compulsory.
The most famous feature of Kakum NP is the Canopy Walkway which was built in 1995. The walkway is about 350m in length and is a cable, rope and plank construction suspended between seven huge trees which at some points is over 40m above the forest floor. There are viewing/resting platforms at some of the trees. The walkway offers a superb birding opportunity of seeing canopy birds at eye level. It gets very busy during the day so it is reccommended to book an entry before the official opening time in the morning and also a sunset viewing for a chance of Nightjars.