Benches beside the Volta River at The Royal Senchi hotel in Akosombo, Ghana, at sunrise.

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Boat trips in Eastern Region

The Royal Senchi Hotel and Resort · Photo: Celestinesucess · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Boat trips in the Eastern Region almost all begin with the same stretch of water: the Volta River, held back at Akosombo by the Akosombo Dam and spreading out as Lake Volta. From here you can cruise to Dodi Island on a roughly two-hour boat trip, join the Dodi World Cruise aboard the three-deck MV Dodi Princess II with its live band music and water sports, or simply take to the river from a resort jetty. The VRA Akosombo Dam Visitor Centre is a good first stop for understanding the dam and the lake it created.

What these places share is water, and the easy, unhurried pace that comes with it. Where they differ is in mood. The Royal Senchi Hotel and Resort, Afrikiko Riverfront Resort, BridgeView Resort and Sajuna Beach Club each offer their own stretch of riverbank, with chalets, pools, private beach, dining and boat cruises. Inland, Boti Falls is a seasonal twin waterfall in the forest of Huhunya, about 17 km northeast of Koforidua. At Senchi, the historic ferry crossing recalls the days before the Adomi Bridge opened in 1957.

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Before you go

Most boat trips here start from Akosombo, so plan your day around the water rather than trying to fit too much in. Cruises to Dodi Island take roughly two hours each way, so allow a full day. Boti Falls is seasonal, so check the water is flowing before you travel out to Opersika. Ask your resort or the VRA Akosombo Dam Visitor Centre about sailing times, and book ahead at weekends and holidays. Bring sun protection, water and a light rain layer, and confirm whether life jackets are provided. Roads link Akosombo, Senchi and Atimpoku, but allow extra time for the drive to Koforidua and Huhunya.

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Places to explore

Attraction · Akosombo

Akosombo Dam

The Akosombo Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Volta River in Ghana's Eastern Region, operated by the Volta River Authority and impounding Lake Volta.

Photo: Allison Stillwell at English Wikipedia · Source

Waterfall · Opersika

Boti Falls

Boti Falls is a seasonal twin waterfall in the forest of Huhunya, Yilo Krobo Municipality, about 17 km northeast of Koforidua in Ghana's Eastern Region.

Photo: Febelix · Source

Attraction · Akosombo

Dodi Island

Dodi Island is an inhabited island in Lake Volta, Eastern Region, reached by a roughly two-hour cruise boat trip from Akosombo.

Photo: Hiroo Yamagata · Source

Attraction · Akosombo

Dodi World Cruise

Dodi World runs cruises on Lake Volta at Akosombo aboard the three-deck MV Dodi Princess II, sailing to Dodi Island with live band music and water sports.

Photo: Celestinesucess · Source

Resort · Akosombo

The Royal Senchi Hotel and Resort

A four-star riverside resort on Senchi Ferry Road at Akosombo, Eastern Region, with 84 rooms and suites, extensive sports and wellness facilities, and Volta River boat cruises.

Photo: Celestinesucess · Source

Resort

Resort · Akosombo

Afrikiko Riverfront Resort

Riverfront resort on the Volta River at Akosombo, Eastern Region, with chalets and rooms, a pool, dining, and boat cruises.

Resort

Resort · Akosombo

BridgeView Resort

BridgeView Resort is a nature resort in the Akosombo mountains, Eastern Region, with a mountain property and a waterfront LakeSide property near the Adomi Bridge.

Resort

Resort · Akosombo

Sajuna Beach Club

Sajuna Beach Club is a riverfront beach club and resort on the Volta River at Akosombo, between Senchi and Atimpoku, with a private beach, swimming and barbecue.

Attraction

Attraction · Senchi

Senchi Ferry Crossing

Historic Volta River ferry crossing at Senchi in the Eastern Region, once the main vehicular link to Old Akrade before the Adomi Bridge opened in 1957.

Visitor information

Visitor information · Akosombo

VRA Akosombo Dam Visitor Centre

The VRA Akosombo Dam Visitor Centre is the visitor information point for the Akosombo Dam, the VRA-operated hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in Ghana's Eastern Region.

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