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Assin Manso & Cape Coast Castle
Today's guided tour begins with a visit to Assin Manso, an important stop along the transatlantic slave trade route. Enslaved Africans from northern Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Niger were brought here in chains, often in poor health after walking hundreds of kilometers. At the Ndonkor Nsuo (Slave River), they were bathed and assessed before continuing the final leg to the coastal forts. In 1998, the remains of two formerly enslaved Africans—Samuel Carson from the U.S. and Crystal from Jamaica—were returned and reburied here in a symbolic homecoming. We then continue to Cape Coast Castle, a site that held more enslaved Africans than any other in West Africa. Up to 600 men, women, and children were held in dark, overcrowded dungeons beneath the governor’s church, waiting to be taken through the “Door of No Return” to the Americas. A visit here is deeply moving and provides a powerful insight into the past. At the local shrine in the end dungeon, there’s space to reflect and pay respects. The onsite museum provides further historical context, and literature is available for those wishing to learn more. After checking in at our hotel, dine at a local restaurant, or simply unwind at the hotel on the Cape Coast.