Beach · Akwidaa
Akwidaa Beach
Akwidaa Beach is the free, open shoreline of a fishing village in Ahanta West District, Western Region, near Cape Three Points, with turtle nesting and beach lodges.
Photo: ecbourque · Source
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Beaches in Western Region
The Western Region's coastline runs from the surf town of Busua to the far western edge near Cape Three Points, and it holds some of Ghana's most varied beaches. What they share is the Atlantic: warm water, strong surf and a working coast where fishing canoes still come ashore most mornings. What differs is the mood. Busua Beach is the country's leading surf destination, with surf schools on the sand, while Dixcove Beach is a working fishing shoreline set below the bluff-top Fort Metal Cross. At Akwidaa Beach you find a free, open village shoreline with turtle nesting and beach lodges, and nearby Ezile Bay Beach is a small almond-shaded bay with an ecolodge.
Further west, Axim Beach and Ankobra Beach Resort offer beachfront resort comfort, while Esiama Beach and Prince's Town Beach stay long, open and unspoiled. Towards Takoradi, Sports Club Beach lies behind the Atlantic Hotel, Aboadze Beach is a fishing shoreline about 20 km from the city, and Beyin Beach sits beside Fort Apollonia and the Amansuri wetland.
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Before you go
Plan around the coast road rather than a single base: Takoradi is a useful starting point for Aboadze, Abuesi, Anlo Beach and Sports Club Beach, while Axim and Esiama suit the western stretches, and Akwidaa, Ezile Bay and Prince's Town cluster near Cape Three Points. Distances can take longer than they look, so allow generous travel time between stops. Some places are resorts with restaurants and chalets, such as Ankobra Beach Resort and Venice View Beach Resort, which is reservations-only; others, like Butre Beach and Anlo Beach, are village shorelines with little or no visitor facilities. Check tide and surf conditions before swimming, ask locally about turtle nesting seasons, and carry cash and water. Confirm access and opening arrangements directly before you set out.
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Places to explore
Beach · Axim
Ankobra Beach Resort
Ankobra Beach Retreat is a beachfront boutique resort at Axim in Ghana's Western Region, with African-style chalets, a restaurant and a maintained beach on a 45-hectare complex.
Photo: Roger Husvik · Source
Beach · Axim
Axim Beach
Axim Beach is the shoreline and beachfront-resort area of Axim, a coastal town and capital of Nzema East Municipal District in Ghana's Western Region.
Photo: Jeremy Weate · Source
Beach · Busua
Busua Beach
Sandy Atlantic beach at Busua in Ghana's Western Region, known as the country's leading surf destination, with surf schools on the sand.
Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D. - Global Photo Archive · Source
Beach · Butre
Butre Beach
Butre Beach, also called Coconut Beach, is the narrow palm-fringed beach at the fishing village of Butre in Ghana's Western Region, where the Butre River meets the Atlantic.
Photo: benketaro · Source
Beach · Dixcove
Dixcove Beach
Dixcove Beach is the working fishing shoreline of Dixcove in Ghana's Western Region, set below the bluff-top Fort Metal Cross.
Photo: Stig Nygaard · Source
Beach · Akwidaa
Ezile Bay Beach
A roughly 300 m almond-shaded beach in a small protected bay between Akwidaa and Katakor, near Cape Three Points, Western Region, home to Ezile Bay Ecolodge.
Photo: aripeskoe2 · Source
Beach · Prince's Town
Prince's Town Beach
A long, unspoiled Atlantic beach at Prince's Town (Pokesu) in the Ahanta West District, Western Region, with local food vendors and nearby Fort Gross Friedrichsburg.
Photo: BIG ALBERT · Source
Beach · Takoradi
Sports Club Beach
Sports Club Beach is a beach in Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana, described as lying behind the Atlantic Hotel and named for the adjacent Takoradi Sports Club.
Photo: Angel Lite Photography · Source
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Beach · Aboadze
Aboadze Beach
Aboadze Beach is the working fishing shoreline of Aboadze, a coastal town in Ghana's Shama District, Western Region, about 20 km from Takoradi.
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Beach · Aboadze
Abuesi Beach
Abuesi is a fishing community on the Gulf of Guinea in Ghana's Shama District, with an open surf shoreline, offshore rocky outcrop and a hillside beach resort.
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Beach · Shama
Anlo Beach
Anlo Beach is a small artisanal fishing community and curved sandy shoreline in the Shama District, Western Region, between the Pra River and the sea.
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Beach · Beyin
Beyin Beach
Sandy Atlantic beach at Beyin in Ghana's Western Region, beside Fort Apollonia and the Amansuri wetland, noted for seine-net fishing and seasonal turtle nesting.
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Beach · Esiama
Esiama Beach
Esiama Beach is an Atlantic-facing beach at Esiama (Essiama), a town near Axim in the Nzema East Municipal District of Ghana's Western Region.
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Beach · Domunli
Venice View Beach Resort
Venice View Beach Resort is a private, reservations-only beachfront resort in the Nzema area of Ghana's Western Region, near Nzulezo.
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Beach · Takoradi
Vienna City Beach
Vienna City Beach is a beach and leisure venue on Beach Road / Dixcove Road in Takoradi's Harbor Area, operated by Vienna City Limited.
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More in Western Region
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- Heritage sites in Western Region
- Boat trips in Western Region
- Monuments in Western Region
- Forts and castles in Western Region
- Museums in Western Region
- Rivers in Western Region
- Hiking trails in Western Region
- Viewpoints in Western Region
- Wildlife reserves in Western Region