Cape Coast Castle courtyard and cannons overlooking the Atlantic

Explore Ghana

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 · Kubease

Bobiri Forest Reserve and Butterfly Sanctuary

A 54.65 km² semi-deciduous rainforest reserve and butterfly sanctuary at Kubease in Ghana's Ashanti Region, about 35 km southeast of Kumasi, managed by CSIR-FORIG.

Attraction

Attraction · Axim

Boboayisi Island

Boboayisi Island is a small island in Axim Bay, Western Region, about 1.8 km offshore from Axim, reached by boat and known for its GPHA-managed lighthouse.

Attraction

Attraction · Axim

Bobowasi Island

Uninhabited island in Axim Bay, Western Region, Ghana, known for its early-20th-century Axim Lighthouse and reached by boat from the Axim area.

Attraction

Attraction · Bolgatanga

Bolgatanga Craft Village

A craft market and artisan centre in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, built by the municipal assembly in 2003 and adjacent to the Upper East Regional Museum.

Attraction

Attraction · Bolgatanga

Bolgatanga Naba's Palace

The traditional seat and administrative centre of the paramount chief of the Bolgatanga Traditional Area, in the Atulibabisi community, Upper East Region, Ghana.

Attraction

Attraction · Techiman

Bono Manso Waterfalls

Bono Manso Waterfalls is a seven-metre cascade in the Bono Manso community, Nkoranza North District, Bono East, about 100 metres off the Techiman–Kintampo highway.

Attraction

Attraction · Bonwire

Bonwire Kente Weaving Village

Bonwire, about 18 km along the Kumasi–Mampong road in Ghana's Ashanti Region, is the historic home of kente weaving and a working centre of Asante textile tradition.

Attraction

Attraction · Bonwire

Bonwire Palace

The traditional palace of the Chief of Bonwire, Nana Bobie Ansah II, in the Ashanti Region's kente-weaving village, used for Akan naming ceremonies and community events.

Hotel

Hotel · Dambai

Bosatsu Hotel

Hotel in Dambai, Oti Region, with accommodation and conference/event facilities.

Waterfall

Waterfall · Aboabo

Bowiri Aboabo Water Cascades

Water cascades at Bowiri Aboabo in Biakoye District, Oti Region, listed by the Biakoye District Assembly among the district's natural tourist sites.

Waterfall

Waterfall · Aboabo

Bowiri Abohire Waterfall

A perennial waterfall in Bowiri Abohire, Biakoye District, Oti Region, reached by road via Kwamekrom and about a 25-minute walk along a forest path.

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.

Hotel

Hotel · Ho

Buela Guest House

Buela Guest House is a small, budget-level guesthouse listed in central Ho, Volta Region, near Ola Senior High School, with details published only by third-party directories.

Attraction

Attraction · Bunso

Bunso Arboretum

Bunso Eco Park is a 40-acre forest reserve and botanical garden in Ghana's Eastern Region, with a canopy walkway, zipline and over 600 tree species.

Attraction

Attraction · Buoyem

Buoyem Caves and Bat Colony

A sacred grove and cave site about 10 km north of Techiman, Bono East, sheltering a large Egyptian fruit bat colony and reached by a hilly, scrambling hike.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Ho

Bush Canteen

Bush Canteen (Chop Bar) is a local eatery on Adidome Road in Ho, Volta Region, listed among the town's chop bars and serving local Ghanaian dishes.

Attraction

Attraction · Butre

Butre Beach Lodge & Restaurant Cluster

A cluster of separate beachfront lodges, restaurants and bars on Butre Beach at Butre village, Ahanta West Municipal, Western Region, Ghana.

Attraction

Attraction · Butre

Butre Community Tourism / Tourist Information Booth

Community-run tourism base in Butre, a Western Region fishing village, with a village-centre information booth, local guides, Fort Batenstein hill walks and lagoon canoe trips.

Attraction

Attraction · Butre

Butre River Canoe & Mangrove Experience

A guided dugout-canoe trip upstream the Butre River from Butre village, Western Region, run by The Hideout Lodge as a lodge and community activity.

Attraction

Attraction · Butre

Butre Town Tourism Development Committee Information Booth

Community-run information booth in central Butre, Western Region, where local guides arrange tours to Fort Batenstein, the Nana Butre Lagoon and hiking routes.

Attraction

Attraction · Takoradi

Butumagyabu Attaa Park

Butumagyabu Attaa Park is a public green space in the Butumagyebu area of Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region, used for relaxation, picnics and family outings.

Attraction

Attraction · Keta

Cape St. Paul Lighthouse

Cape St. Paul Lighthouse is a red-and-white metal lighthouse built in 1901 on the beach at Woe near Keta, between the Keta Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean.

Attraction

Attraction · Akwidaa

Cape Three Points Forest Reserve

A coastal rainforest reserve near Princes Town in Ghana's Western Region, protected since 1949 and recognised as a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area and Important Bird Area.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Hohoe

Carlito Restaurant and Club

Carlito Restaurant and Club is a restaurant and nightlife venue in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana, known mainly through third-party directory listings.

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