Category: Explore Ghana

Ghana's Western and Western North regions take pride in having some really cool tourist attractions like the Nzulezu Village on Stilts and several forts. Fort Metal Cross is one of its notable colonial era legacies. Busua Beach is a popular seaside resort in the area.

[gmap-embed id="2029"]

[gmap-embed id="2271"]

[gmap-embed id="2272"]

← Volta Region Tourist Sites

The Volta and Oti Regions have two major national Reserve Parks: the Kalakpa Reserve located at Abutia Kloe and Kyabobo National Park, which is sited close to Mount Djebobo. Both have diverse wildlife and birds including monkeys and buffalo.

[gmap-embed id="2269"]

[gmap-embed id="2270"]

← Upper-West Region Tourist Attractions

Western Region Tourist Excursions →

The Upper West Region is home to the Gbelle Game Reserve; which boasts of hippos, large herds of antelope, water buck and numerous varieties of birds; especially migratory birds.

[gmap-embed id="2268"]

Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary

The Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary is home to about 20 hippos. The indigenous peoples of that area are the Lobi and Wala. In the 1990s there were only a couple of them. Painstaking conservation practices have helped their population to reach 20 hippopotamuses currently. The sanctuary is also home to hundreds of bird species as well as other wildlife like baboons, pythons, chameleons, hedgehogs etc.

Wechiau is roughly 640 kilometers north of Ghana’s capital Accra.

← Upper-East Region Tour Sites

Volta Region Tourist Attracions →

Paga town is located pretty close to Ghana's border with Burkina Faso to the the north. Paga's famous crocodile pond is considered sacred because its locals believe that each person in the community has a 'soul-tie' with one of the reptiles in that pond. The crocodiles can be lured to come out into open space by waving a live chicken - this is performed only by authorized/assigned persons in the community.

[gmap-embed id="2265"]

Paga Crocodile Pond on Google Map

[gmap-embed id="2267"]

Nalerigu is where a reinforced mud defense wall - akin to the Great Wall in China, was constructed by the locals to protect the community against slave-raiders.

← Northern Region Attractions

Upper-West Region Excursions →

The Northern, North East and Savannah Regions of Ghana are endowed with many tourist attractions. These include the Mole National Park; a safari park that houses elephants, baboons, a few lions and leopards and other animals living in their natural habitat, plus several hundred varieties of birds.

This region is also home to the revered Larabanga Mosque (built in the 13th century) and Salaga town. Salaga was an important town along the slave trade route from the northern portions of Ghana and Burkina Faso all the way down to the castles and forts along the coast.

GETTING TO TAMALE

International flights into Ghana end at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. If you wanted to immediately move to Tamale (which is twelve hours by road), we recommend that you book a domestic flight on either Africa World Airlines (AWA) or PassionAir. Between these two airlines there are daily flights between Accra and Tamale. An easier, hassle-free albeit a wee bit more expensive means to buy Accra-Tamale flights is via reliable alternative Ghana domestic flights ticket channels for AWA and Passion Air.

GETTING AROUND NORTHERN REGIONS

The best way to get around Tamale and the Northern, North-East and Savannah Regions is via Bolt or Uber 'ride-sharing'. If you have an accompanying local guide you definitely must sample Ghana's most popular public transport – the trotro for both intra and inter-city transportation.

[gmap-embed id="2018"]

[gmap-embed id="2264"]

[gmap-embed id="2038"]

← Greater-Accra Region Excursions

Upper-East Region Tourist Attractions  →

Greater Accra has several places showcasing artifacts of interest so far as Ghana 20th century history is concerned. Examples are the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, University of Ghana, WEB Du Bois Center for Pan-African Culture and the George Padmore Research Library of African Affairs.

For leisure, pleasure and adventure, the region can boast of Kokrobite Beach, Labadi Beach, Shai Hills Resource Reserve and the Aqua Safari water-sports venue in Ada.

[gmap-embed id="1883"]

[gmap-embed id="2266"]

[gmap-embed id="1884"]

[gmap-embed id="1885"]

[gmap-embed id="2263"]

← Eastern Region Tourist Sites

Northern Region Tourist Attractions →

Two of the most loved tourist sites in the Eastern Region of Ghana are the Aburi Botanic Gardens and Boti Waterfalls - both of them within two hours drive of Accra.

[gmap-embed id="1879"]

[gmap-embed id="1880"]

← Central Region Tourist Attractions

Greater-Accra Region Tour Sites →

Some of the better preserved colonial castles can be found in the Central Region of Ghana; like the Cape Coast and Elmina Castles and Fort St. Jago. The ever-popular Kakum Canopy Walkway which comprises seven suspension bridges joining giant trees in the rain-forest of south-central Ghana can also found here.

[gmap-embed id="1863"]

[gmap-embed id="2260"]

Elmina Castle on Google Maps

[gmap-embed id="2262"]

[gmap-embed id="2261"]

Kakum Park on Google Maps

← Brong-Ahafo Region Tourist Sites

Eastern Region Tourist Sites →

The Ahafo, Bono and Bono East regions boasts of several tourist attractions including the Kintampo Waterfalls and Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary.

[gmap-embed id="2259"]

[gmap-embed id="1860"]

Boabeng and Fiema are twin towns near Nkoranza in Bono Ahafo region of Ghana. Mona and black and white Colobus monkeys live as neighbors with the people of these towns because the locals believe that the monkeys are ‘the children’ of the local fetish.

There is rental accommodation available for visitors on the grounds of the Sanctuary.

Request a tour via WhatsApp

← Ashanti Region Tourist Sites

Central Region Tourist Attractions →

Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city, is the capital of the Ashanti. The Ashanti or Asante Region has many places of tourist interest. These include Manhyia Palace (palace of the Asantehene), Kejetia market (probably West Africa's biggest market), Kumasi's Military Museum as well as nature reserves like Owabi and Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuaries.

GETTING TO KUMASI

International flights into Ghana end at the Kotoka Airport in Accra 99% of the time. If you wanted to immediately move to Kumasi, we recommend that you book an in-country flight on either Africa World Airlines (AWA) or PassionAir (Passion). These two domestic airlines have daily flights between Accra and Kumasi. An easier, hassle-free albeit a wee bit more expensive means to buy Accra-Kumasi flights is via reliable alternative Ghana inland flights ticket channels for AWA and Passion Air.

GETTING AROUND ASHANTI REGION

The best way to get around Kumasi and the Ashanti Region is via Bolt or Uber 'ride-sharing'. If you have an accompanying local guide you definitely must sample Ghana's most popular public transport – the trotro.

Request a tour via WhatsApp

[gmap-embed id="2255"]

[gmap-embed id="1856"]

[gmap-embed id="2256"]

[gmap-embed id="2257"]

[gmap-embed id="2258"]

Request a tour via WhatsApp

← Ghana Popular Tourist Sites Menu

Brong-Ahafo Region Tourist Excursions →