Elmina Castle is the oldest European building in sub-saharan Africa. It and the other slave-trading castles in Ghana are Unesco World Heritage sites. Elmina Castle is easy to get to, right in the middle of the fishing area. A really good guide is included in the admission price (although if they see you have a camera they are going to... More

Definitely worth a visit of an hour or two, very sobering and sad and hard to fathom. the tour guide here and at the Cape Coast Castle were excellent, well informed, engaging, responsive and helpful. Places to eat nearby, there's also a gift shop I think.

Elmina Castle is a reminder of the past. So depressing, if you have the heart to travel back in time in your mind's eye, and imagine the dehumanizing activities Africans had to go through as slaves. We were sober after the visit to the castle, even though we were supposed to be on vacation. The castle is a huge part... More

This is the last stop that the slaves made in Ghana on their way from the North down the the bathing place and finally here where they went through the "door of no return" on their way to ships which took them across the Atlantic. Not a fun place, but important in dreadful history. A must see.

There is so much history here that it can't be missed. I left Elmina with a great sense of understanding for what slaves endured during several colonial occupations.

I visited Elmina Castle with a few frinds who were volunteering with my in Cape coast. I found the whole tour very interesting and the tour guide had great english however at times i found myself drifting off.. that was until we were put into one of the rooms that kept the slaves, it was the room noone came back... More

This is a remarkable place and it makes the slave trade and it's handling of people come alive. You can read all you want and watch all the documentaries you like, they don't give you the same experience as being there and seeing and feeling how those people must have suffered. The buildings are well maintained and the tours can... More

My husband happened to be in Accra (capital of Ghana) on business and got to tag along. After doing some research on what was worth seeing and consulting some friends who live there we decided to embark on the approximately 2 hour drive to Elmina! The drive was not as bad as we thought that it would be as we... More

The tour of the castle highlighted the experiences of female and male slaves in the different quarters and the history of the slave trade in Ghana. It is one of the few, and well-maintained, historic sites in the country and worth a visit to learn about the role of the slave trade in Ghana's history.