Introduction

Picatharte’s & Pel’s

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Ashanti African Birding Tours

Ashanti African Tours are a British company based in Ghana, offering specialist Ghana birding tours of this wonderful country. They arrange professionally led small group or private tours with Ghana’s best local guides and are currently working with a remote village in the protection of a picatharte’s nesting site.  Their local guides lead tours for some of the largest birding tour companies around which should give you an indication of the standards they offer. Their small group or private tour itineraries can be designed to suit all budgets and target particular species. Whether you want to concentrate on Upper Guinea Endemics or embark on a thorough coverage of the core West African Habitats Ghana has to offer a birding tour with them will produce an enjoyable, diverse and highly productive bird list. For more information on the private and standard tours they offer contact them at info@ashantiafricantours.com or visit this link to their website   http://www.ashantiafricantours.com/birdwatching_tours.php

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Ghana deserves to be a popular birding destination now that tourism is being actively encouraged. Ghanaians are among the most friendly people in West Africa and the national language is English.

The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of Ghana and its birds for birders interested in the country and possibly planning a visit. Readers are welcome to submit contributions by e-mail to info@africanbirdclub.org. Please note that the names of birds used in this document are those of the African Bird Club checklist.

Last Page update 21st February 2009