Kakum National Park , a tropical rain forest, is located about half an hour from Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. There are guided tours of the park, including overnight expeditions through the forest. The park also contains the only forest canopy walkway in Africa and only one of five in the world. The canopy walk, a major tourist attraction in Ghana, consists of hanging walkways built of steel cables, wood, and ropes, hanging about a hundred meters above the rain forest. It provides the brave-hearted a panoramic view of the forest.