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Attraction · Aburi

Aburi Botanical Gardens

Aburi Botanical Gardens is a 64.8-hectare botanical garden in Aburi, Eastern Region, Ghana, opened in March 1890 and known for its plant collections and recreation areas.

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Attraction · Atimpoku

Adomi Bridge

The Adomi Bridge is Ghana's first permanent Volta River crossing and longest suspension bridge, a steel crescent arch at Atimpoku on National Route N2.

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Waterfall · Koforidua

Akaa Falls

Akaa Falls is a seasonal waterfall near Akyeremanteng in the Akuapim North Municipal District, Eastern Region, about 21 km northeast of Koforidua and 7 km from Boti Falls.

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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.

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Waterfall · Adukrom

Asenema Waterfalls

A seasonal rainforest waterfall in the Akuapem Hills of Okere District, Eastern Region, reached by a short marked walk from the main road.

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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.

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Attraction · Koforidua

Jackson Park

Jackson Park is a historic public park and community centre in central Koforidua, Eastern Region, redeveloped from 2021 with sports, event and civic facilities.

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Attraction · Koforidua

Koforidua Beads Market

A weekly Thursday beads and crafts market in Koforidua's Gallaway neighbourhood, beside Jubilee Park, described by the local assembly as one of Africa's largest bead markets.

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Attraction · Aprokumase

The Big Tree

The Big Tree is a giant Bako (Tieghemella heckelii) tree in the Esen Apam Forest Reserve near Akim Oda, Eastern Region, Ghana, reputed to be West Africa's biggest accessible tree.

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Attraction · Opersika

Umbrella Rock

Umbrella Rock is a balancing rock formation near Boti Falls in Ghana's Eastern Region, reached mainly by a guided forest hike and known for its overhang and valley views.

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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.

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Waterfall · Obosomase

Adom Waterfalls

Adom Waterfalls (Obosomase Waterfalls) is a forest waterfall in Obosomase, Akuapim North Municipal District, Eastern Region, reached by a steep stone-step trail.

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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.

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Attraction · Bunso

Bunso Eco Park

Bunso Eco Park, formerly the Bunso Arboretum, is a forested ecotourism park and botanical garden at Bunso in Ghana's Eastern Region.

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Attraction · Aburi

Aburi Craft Village

Aburi Craft Village is an artisan market and craft centre near the Aburi Botanical Gardens in Ghana's Eastern Region, refurbished by GEPA in 2021.

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Attraction · Koforidua

Centre for National Culture, Eastern Region

The Eastern Regional office of Ghana's National Commission on Culture in Koforidua, with a craftshop, traditional training school and a reported 1,500-seat theatre.

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Attraction · Bunso

Linda Dor Rest Stop

Linda Dor Rest Stop (Bunso Junction) is a long-established restaurant, hotel and 24-hour highway rest stop at Bunso junction on the Accra–Kumasi highway in the Eastern Region.

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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.

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Resort · Atimpoku

Adi Lake Resort

Adi Lake Resort is a lakeside resort on the Volta River at Atimpoku in Ghana's Eastern Region, near the Adomi Bridge and Akosombo Road.

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Hotel · Akosombo

Volta Hotel Akosombo

Three-star hilltop hotel above the Akosombo dam in Ghana's Eastern Region, overlooking Lake Volta, with rooms, suites, a villa, pool and conference facilities.

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Restaurant · Akosombo

Akosombo Continental Hotel Restaurant

The riverside hotel restaurant of Akosombo Continental Hotel on the Volta River, serving local and international cuisine in Akosombo, Eastern Region.

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Attraction · Aburi

Aburi Forest Reserve

A protected forest area on the Akuapem Ridge at Aburi, Eastern Region, reported for birdlife and quiet trails, though sources conflate it with the adjacent Aburi Botanical Gardens.

Attraction · Aburi

Aburi Mountain / Akuapem Ridge Viewpoint

A 350–500 m hill range above Aburi in Ghana's Eastern Region, known for panoramic viewpoints over Greater Accra, cooler weather and hiking routes.

Attraction · Akim Oda

Akim Oda Market

Akim Oda Market (Kotoku Market Complex) is the central market of Akim Oda, Birim Central Municipality, Eastern Region, trading mainly in foodstuffs on Mondays and Thursdays.