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Nature & LandscapesCoast to Savanna
Rainforest and lagoon in the south, transitional woodland through the middle, savanna at Mole.
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GHANA · Tourism
The Forts, the Forest and the Highlife
The most straightforward country in West Africa to travel, with the Atlantic slave forts of the coast, the Ashanti kingdom at Kumasi, Mole's elephants in the north, and a music scene worth planning around.
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The forts, the forest and the highlifeKnown for
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Featured destinations
Where the country actually takes you.
Nature & Landscapes
MountainsThe Akwapim and Afadja
Afadjato is 885 metres and the highest point, walkable in a morning from Liati Wote.
Photo Ona Freeseed / Pexels
Wli
The highest falls in West Africa, dropping out of forest on the Togo border, with bats overhead.
Photo Mustafa Fatemi / Pexels
Lakes & RiversLake Volta
The largest reservoir on earth by surface area, with ferries that take a full day to cross it.
Photo Emmanuel Oppong / Pexels
Busua and Cape Three Points
Surf at Busua, and the point where the country runs out into the Gulf of Guinea.
Photo Ana Kenk / Pexels
Forests & RainforestKakum
Rainforest with a canopy walkway thirty metres up, strung between seven emergent trees.
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Wildlife & safari
What lives here, and how you see it without disturbing it.
Wildlife
Mole and Ankasa
Elephants that walk into the camp waterhole at Mole, and forest elephants at Ankasa.
Photo Derek Keats / Pexels
SafariWalking Safari at Mole
One of the few parks in West Africa where the game drive is done on foot, with an armed ranger.
Photo Seun Adeniyi / Pexels
Eco TourismCommunity Forest
The Wechiau hippo sanctuary and the Boabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary, both village-run.
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Culture & heritage
The part of a country you cannot photograph from a vehicle.
Culture
Ashanti
A kingdom that fought the British to a standstill, and still keeps its own court at Kumasi.
The Ewe and the Dagomba
Kente weaving in Volta and Ashanti, and the Dagbon drumming traditions of the north.
Photo Asamoah Victor / Pexels
Food & CuisineJollof, Banku and Grilled Tilapia
The jollof argument is unwinnable; the tilapia off the grill with banku settles it.
Homowo and Chale Wote
Homowo in Accra in August, and the Chale Wote street art festival in Jamestown.
Photo Ana Kenk / Pexels
Kente and Adinkra
Kente woven in strips at Bonwire, and adinkra symbols stamped by hand at Ntonso.
Historic SitesThe Slave Forts
Cape Coast and Elmina — the doors of no return, kept as they were and not softened.
Photo Seyiram Kweku / Pexels
HeritageThe Year of Return
Ghana asked the diaspora to come back, and a great many people did.
Photo Seyiram Kweku / Pexels
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Cities & everyday life
Where people actually live between the landmarks.
CitiesAccra and Kumasi
Accra on the Atlantic, and Kumasi's Kejetia — one of the largest markets in West Africa.
Photo David Iloba / Pexels
Posuban and Colonial Coast
The Fante posuban shrines, and the trading architecture strung along the coast road.
Local LifeChop Bars and Trotros
The country runs on shared minibuses and roadside kitchens, and both are worth using.
Photo Albert Chime / Pexels
Easy First Africa
English-speaking, short distances, and about as gentle an introduction as the continent offers.
Photo Ana Kenk / Pexels
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Adventure & outdoors
For travellers who would rather walk it than watch it.
Adventure
Canopy, Surf and Lake
The Kakum walkway, Busua's beach breaks, and hiking the Volta hills to the Togo border.
Surf, Hike, Paddle
Busua's breaks, the Volta hills, and canoes on the lake at Dodi.
Photo Ana Kenk / Pexels
Luxury TravelLodges on the Water
Small lodges above the beach at Busua and Axim, and the Mole escarpment rooms over the waterhole.
Photo Serg Alesenko / Pexels
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Travel inspiration
The frames people come home with.
Photography / Scenic ViewsColour Everywhere
Kente, market cloth and painted trotros — nothing here is any colour by accident.
Photo Nic Wood / Pexels
Hidden GemsNzulezo
A village built entirely on stilts over Lake Tandane, reached only by canoe.
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Why Visit This Country
The Gentle Introduction
English, good roads, a short flight from Europe, and everything within a day's drive.
The Gentle Introduction
English, good roads, a short flight from Europe, and everything within a day's drive.
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