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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Before you go

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Where to go

Destinations

Greater AccraCentralAshantiVoltaWesternEasternNorthernSavannahUpper EastUpper WestOtiBono EastBonoWestern North

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Places to explore

Beach

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.

Hotel

Hotel · Hohoe

Evergreen Lodge

Evergreen Lodge is a lodge and guesthouse-style accommodation on the Hohoe–Jasikan road in Hohoe, Volta Region, used as a base for the area's natural attractions.

Attraction

Attraction · Akwidaa

Ezile River Mangrove Canoe Experience

Guided wooden-canoe trips through the mangroves of the Ezile River at Akwidaa, Western Region, with local navigators and advertised wildlife viewing.

Attraction

Attraction · Fesi

Fesi Pottery Village

A pottery and ceramic craft site at Fesi in the Kpando Municipal area of Ghana's Volta Region, listed by the municipal assembly among its cultural heritage assets.

Attraction

Attraction · Forikrom

Forikrom Boten Caves and Shrines

A range of giant rocks forming a shrine and cave complex near Forikrom, about 8 km off the Techiman–Nkoranza road in Bono East, Ghana.

Hotel

Hotel · Nkwanta

Forsage Hotel

Hotel in Nkwanta; includes swimming pool, bar, and nightclub.

Attraction

Attraction · Akwidaa

Fort Dorothea, Akwidaa

Fort Dorothea is a ruined Brandenburg-era fort on a rocky hill at Akwidaa in Ghana's Western Region, reached on foot with permission from the local chief.

Attraction

Attraction · Ada Foah

Fort Kongenstein

Fort Kongenstein is a largely sea-eroded 1783 Danish trading fort at Ada Foah, Greater Accra, where only traces of the structure remain.

Attraction

Attraction · Takoradi

Fort Orange

Fort Orange (Fort Oranje) is a 17th-century Dutch-founded coastal fort in Sekondi, Western Region, now a lighthouse site and Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority naval base.

Attraction

Attraction · Cape Coast

Fort Victoria

A hilltop monument overlooking Cape Coast and the Atlantic.

Attraction

Attraction · Cape Coast

Fort William Lighthouse

A historic lookout and lighthouse on Dawson’s Hill.

Attraction

Attraction · Cape Coast

Fosu Lagoon

A coastal lagoon woven into Cape Coast’s landscape and local life.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Ho

Freedom Hotel Restaurant

Freedom Hotel Restaurant is the dining operation of Freedom Hotel on the Ho–Nyive Road in Ho, Volta Region, with two restaurants, Lebene and Mawuli.

Hotel

Hotel · Hohoe

Galaxy Hotel

Galaxy Hotel is a 16-room mid-range hotel in Abansi, Hohoe, Volta Region, offering air-conditioned rooms, a restaurant and bar, a garden, parking and a 24-hour reception.

Resort

Resort · Nkwanta

Gateway Hills Resort Hotel Limited

Gateway Hills Resort Hotel Limited is described as a comfortable mid-range hotel/resort located along the Kadjebi–Nkwanta Road in Nkwanta, Oti Region, Ghana, catering to busines...

Waterfall

Waterfall · Gbadzeme

Gbadzeme Waterfall

Gbadzeme Waterfall, locally known as Ayafie Falls, is a reported cascade of the River Oteahavor at Gbadzeme in the Avatime area of the Ho West District, Volta Region.

Hotel

Hotel · Hohoe

Geduld Hotel

Geduld Hotel is a nine-room, three-star hotel on Tema-Jasikan Road in Hohoe, Volta Region, near the ECG office and about 1 km from the town centre.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Hohoe

Ghana @ 50 Down Below

Ghana @ 50 Down Below is a Ghanaian restaurant listed in Hohoe, in the Volta Region's Hohoe Municipal District, off Fodome Street.

Visitor information

Visitor information · Dambai

Ghana Tourism Authority - Oti Region

The Ghana Tourism Authority's Oti Region office in Dambai handles tourism registration, licensing and promotion enquiries; it is an administrative office, not an attraction.

Visitor information

Visitor information · Ho

Ghana Tourism Authority Volta Regional Office

The GTA Volta Regional Office is the official tourism information point for the Volta Region, on the third floor of the SIC Building in Ho, open weekdays 8:30am–5:00pm.

Attraction

Attraction · Cape Coast

Gothic House (Public Works Department Building), Cape Coast

The Gothic House, or PWD building, is a 19th-century Gothic Revival landmark in Cape Coast, Central Region, tied to the Aborigines' Rights Protection Society.

Attraction

Attraction · Abono

Grand Eco Cabana Canopy Walkway

An elevated canopy walkway at the Grand Eco Cabanas resort on the banks of Lake Bosomtwe in Ghana's Ashanti Region, offering lake and forest views from the trees.

Hotel

Hotel · Hohoe

Grand Hotel Hohoe

Grand Hotel is a hotel in Hohoe town centre, Volta Region, Ghana, listed opposite the Bank of Ghana branch on Tema-Jasikan Road.

Attraction

Attraction · Gwollu

Grave of King Tanjia

Grave of King Tanjia (Tanjia Musa) in Gwollu, Sissala West District, listed by the district assembly among its tourist sites for his role in building the Gwollu defence wall.

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