Cape Coast Castle courtyard and cannons overlooking the Atlantic

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Ghana

Cape Coast Castle · Photo: Rjruiziii · License: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Ghana brings together coastal cities, inland communities and places to explore across sixteen regions. Start with the reviewed destination guides and build a trip around the places that interest you.

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Attraction

Attraction · New Tafo

Awansa Palace, Akyem Old Tafo

Awansa Palace is the traditional palace of the Omanhene of Akyem Tafo in Akyem Old Tafo, Eastern Region, Ghana, and a working seat of traditional authority.

Attraction

Attraction · Awudua

Awudua Community Centre

A community hall and auditorium in Awudua, Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, built by AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine and commissioned in July 2021.

Attraction

Attraction · Axim

Axim Beach Resort beachfront

The private beach area of Axim Beach Resort, a palm-covered hillside property overlooking the Atlantic in Axim, Nzema East Municipal, Western Region.

Resort

Resort · Axim

Axim Beach Resort & Spa

Axim Beach Resort & Spa is a beachfront resort on a palm-covered hillside in Axim, Nzema East Municipal District, Western Region, Ghana.

Attraction

Attraction · Gbadzeme

Ayafie Waterfall

Ayafie Waterfall is a forest waterfall reported at Avatime Gbadzeme in the Ho West District, near Amedzofe, reached on foot; operational details are unverified.

Hotel

Hotel · Atimpoku

Aylos Bay Garden Restaurant & Lodge

Budget-friendly riverfront garden restaurant and lodge on the Volta River at Atimpoku, near the Akosombo roundabout and the Adomi Bridge.

Hotel

Hotel · Keta

A&Y Wild Camp Ghana

A small beachfront lodge and wild camp in the fishing village of Aflasco near Keta, between the Keta lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean.

Attraction

Attraction · Bolgatanga

Baba Tree Basket Company

A design-led basket-weaving company and artisan community in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, producing handwoven Bolga baskets, lampshades and wall pieces from elephant grass.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Cape Coast

Baobab House

Vegetarian food and Ghanaian crafts supporting a local training programme.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Ho

Batatas GH

Batatas GH, also listed as Batatas(FLAT), is a fast food restaurant at SSNIT Flat in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana, with details published mainly through its own social media.

Attraction

Attraction · Battor

Battor Traditional Area

One of eight traditional areas in North Tongu District, Volta Region, known for its migration history and the annual Hogbeza festival at Dugame-Battor.

Hotel

Hotel · Atimpoku

BB Tributary Hotel

BB Tributary Hotel is a hotel and guesthouse on the Tema–Akosombo Road at Atimpoku, about 100 metres from the Atimpoku roundabout, near the Adome Bridge and Akosombo Dam.

Beach

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.

Attraction

Attraction · Beyin

Beyin Sea Turtle Conservation

Evening sea-turtle watching on the beach beside the Beyin visitor centre in Jomoro Municipal, Western Region, where a conservation project protects nesting turtles.

Visitor information

Visitor information · Beyin

Beyin Visitor Centre

Reception and departure point in Beyin, Western Region, where visitors arrange guided dugout-canoe tours to the stilt village of Nzulezo on Lake Tadane.

Hotel

Hotel · Biakpa

Biakpa Mountain Paradise Lodge

Lodge and guest house near Biakpa in the Avatime Hills, Ho West District, Volta Region, used as a base for Kulugu river and waterfall trail hikes.

Attraction

Attraction · Biakpa

Biakpa Old Baobab Tree

The Old Baobab Tree is named as the main attraction in Biakpa, an Avatime village in the Ho West District of Ghana's Volta Region.

Waterfall

Waterfall · Biakpa

Biakpa Waterfalls

Biakpa Waterfalls is a forest waterfall attraction near Biakpa in the Avatime area of Ho West District, Volta Region, reached on foot with a local guide.

Hotel

Hotel · Ho

Big Chill Stays

Big Chill Stays is a short-stay accommodation listing on Barracks Road in Ho, Volta Region, one branch of a multi-location operator with other sites in Greater Accra.

Hotel

Hotel · Wli Afegame

Big Foot Safari Lodge

Nature-focused lodge at Wli-Afegame in the Volta Region, near Wli Waterfalls, offering bed and breakfast, camping and organised local tours.

Attraction

Attraction · Effia Nkwanta

Bisa Aberwa Museum

A not-for-profit Pan African museum at Nkontompo, Sekondi-Takoradi, holding over 2,000 exhibits on African and diaspora history.

Hotel

Hotel · Ho

Bishop Konings Social Centre

Catholic-run guest house, restaurant and conference centre behind the Catholic Secretariat in Ho, Volta Region, run under the Diocese of Ho.

Attraction

Attraction · Wechiau

Black Volta River (Wechiau stretch) river safari

A guided dugout-canoe river safari on the Black Volta at Wechiau, run by the community-led Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary in Ghana's Upper West Region.

Attraction

Attraction · Blekusu

Blekusu Lagoon

Blekusu Lagoon is a coastal lagoon at Blekusu in the Ketu South Municipal District, Volta Region, part of the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site.

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