12 National Parks Tours Worth the Journey

1.Day Trip to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park with Optional Stirling Castle Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 626 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) Our pick

Review of Edinburgh’s Loch Lomond and Stirling day trip, with Kelpies, live commentary, optional castle entry, tips, costs, and drawbacks.

“Thomas, our guide, was great! We had him on two different tours and just thought he was amazing! He went out of his way for us to see the Falkirk Wheel and the William Wallace Monument! He also helped us find a tour your company doesn’t do! Thank you Thomas.”

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2.Ojców National Park & Ogrodzieniec Castle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 64 reviews · 8 hours · from $125

Review of Krakow’s Jura day trip, with Ojców National Park, Pieskowa Skała and Ogrodzieniec Castle, transport, value, tips and drawbacks.

“David was good tour guide, shared lots of knowledge and opinions of our questions and made our schedule flexible. The castles were magnificent and it’s my best experience in Krakow so far.”

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3.Iron Gate Tour: Golubac Fortress, Lepenski Vir+National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 42 reviews · 10 hours · from $128

Explore Golubac Fortress, Lepenski Vir, and Djerdap National Park on a 10-hour small-group trip from Belgrade.

“Fantastic trip with Novi, who is really a super guide. He introduced a lot about the history. Really worthing going and highly recommended.”

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4.Cawdor Castle and Cairngorms National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 34 reviews · 8 hours · from $58Best value

Explore Cawdor Castle, Clava Cairns, Highland coos, Loch Morlich, and Cairngorms scenery on an $58 day tour from Inverness.

“Great tour ! Karen was an amazing guide, she had a lot of small stories, ready to answer to all of our questions !”

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5.One Day Tour To Cape Coast, Elmina Castle, Kakum National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $290

Review of a private Accra day tour to Kakum, Elmina Castle, and Cape Coast Castle, with practical timing, cost, and booking advice.

“A great experience that we all should take part in no matter the race. Some people shed tears but were taken aback by the stories from the Elmina Castle tour guide.”

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6.HERITAGE GHANA(Cape Coast Castles and Kakum National Park)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $150

Review of Heritage Ghana’s Cape Coast castles and Kakum tour, with pricing, itinerary, guide tips, inclusions, and practical advice.

“Excellent day excursion to the cape coast and Kakum national park. Jeff was a great guide. The car had good AC and comfortable. Great food along the way.”

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7.Cape Coast: Kakum National Park, Castles, & Hans Cottage

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 1 day · from $223

Explore Kakum’s canopy walk, Cape Coast Castle, Hans Cottage, and Central Ghana on a full-day tour from Accra.

“You fit a lot in the day! You don’t have your own guide, though. You have a driver and then they find tour guides at the location for you. That works because you’re still seeing what you want to see and you’re receiving the main thing, which is the transportation to it. However, I didn’t realize that going in so I found myself on a bunch of random group tours. But otherwise a good (but very long) day!”

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8.Private Krka National Park & Klis Fortress from Split

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 5 reviews

Review of a private Krka and Klis day trip from Split, with waterfalls, boat ride, traditional lunch, fortress views, and practical advice.

“Beautiful places. Small group. Verry funny guide. He gave us a lot of information about the local history. We had the tour with lunch included. So we had the Skradin risotto in Skradin and traditional bbq. Everyting was verry good. Only one mention: we felt that the time for the Klis Fortress was a little to short but we managed to see everything. Overall an amazing experience!”

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9.Day Trip To Gauja National Park: Animals, and Castles

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 7 hours

Review of a seven-hour Gauja National Park day trip from Riga, with castles, Gutman’s Cave, Ligatne wildlife, and helpful planning advice.

“Bellissima escursione. La guida Zaiga è stata eccellente, professionale e paziente. Consigliatissimo”

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10.Experience Cape Coast Castle and Kakum National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $250

Review of a full-day Ghana tour from Accra to Kakum National Park, Hans Cottage, Cape Coast Castle, breakfast, lunch, and practical tips.

“Had a fun filled day with Phish! Great vibes, great scenes and great company. Went to the Cape Coast castle, Kakum National Park & Hand Cottage Botel. Cape Coast castle was a particular highlight, although emotionally intense. Our tour Read more”

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11.Day Tour to Kakum National Park, Cape Coast and Elmina Castles

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $304

Review of Ghana’s 12-hour Kakum, Cape Coast and Elmina tour, with canopy walks, castle history, private transport, pricing and practical tips.

“I had a wonderful experience with family and friends learning the history of the slave trade. Our tour guide, Gideon, was extremely knowledgeable and gave us a wealth of information. I would recommend this tour to anyone interested in visiting Ghana.”

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12.Cape Coast Castle and Kakum National Park 2-Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $540

Review of Ghana’s 2-day Cape Coast, Elmina Castle, and Kakum tour, with practical advice on sights, price, timing, comfort, and value.

“The views were amazing. The itinerary was well planned. The transport was seamless. The tour guides were very knowledgeable. There was enough time to explore.”

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