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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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.

Waterfall

Waterfall · Likpe Todome

Wadjakli Waterfalls

Tiered waterfall at Likpe-Todome, Guan District, Oti Region, about a ten-minute walk from the community and a common stop after the Likpe Ancestral Caves hike.

Attraction

Attraction · Wassa Akropong

Wassa Amenfi Paramountcy Palace

The traditional palace and seat of the Paramount Chief of the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area, at Wassa Akropong in Ghana's Western Region.

Resort

Resort · Sogakope

Waterfront Paradise Resort

Riverside accommodation on Hotel Avenue in Sogakope, Volta Region, listed as a hotel-type stay with rooms from about $60 per night.

Attraction

Attraction · Wechiau

Wechiau Ancient Mosque

A historic earthen mosque in Wechiau, Wa West District, Upper West Region, built in Sudano-Sahelian and Djenne styles and undergoing restoration since 2024.

Attraction

Attraction · Wechiau

Wechiau Naa Palace

The Wechiau Naa Palace is the traditional seat of the Wechiau Naa, chief of the Wechiau Traditional Area, in Wechiau, capital of Wa West District, Upper West Region.

Attraction

Attraction · Wenchi

Wenchi New Market

Wenchi New Market is the main marketplace of Wenchi in Ghana's Bono Region, known for its weekly Thursday market day and a 24-Hour Economy Model Market under construction.

Attraction

Attraction · Sogakope

West African Football Academy (WAFA) SC Stadium

WAFA Park near Sogakope is the nine-hectare training campus and home ground of West African Football Academy SC, a Ghana Premier League club.

Hotel

Hotel · Dzodze

White Dove Hotel

White Dove Hotel is a budget hotel listed in Dzodze, Ketu North Municipal District, Volta Region, Ghana, with double and twin rooms recorded by directory sources.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Ho

White House Bar & Restaurant

White House Bar & Restaurant is a bar and restaurant in Ho, Volta Region, listed as serving Ghanaian dishes and continental cuisine.

Attraction

Attraction · Daboya

White Volta River boat tours at Daboya

Hand-made, villager-paddled boat tours on the White Volta beside Daboya, with birdlife, a hand-thrown net fishing demonstration and a salt-harvesting beach.

Hotel

Hotel · Tadzewu

Wilkado Lodge

Wilkado Lodge is a small countryside hotel and resort property on the Akatsi Road at Hotel Junction in Tadzewu, Ketu North Municipal District, Volta Region.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Kpando

Wizzy's Emo Restaurant

Wizzy's Emo Restaurant is a restaurant in Kpando, Volta Region, run under the Emo Foundation NGO, serving a seasonal mix of local and European dishes.

Hotel

Hotel · Wli Afegame

Wli Water Heights Hotel & Restaurant

Family-owned hotel and restaurant in Wli Afegame, Volta Region, about 600 metres from Wli (Agumatsa) Waterfalls and within walking distance of the tourist reception office.

Attraction

Attraction · Keta

Woe Market

A periodic satellite market in Woe, Keta Municipal District, Volta Region, in a fishing and shallot-growing town between the Keta Lagoon and the Atlantic.

Hotel

Hotel · Ho

Woezor Hotel

Woezor Hotel is a hotel in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana, listed at 34 Togbe Afede High St and reachable on +233 362028339.

Attraction

Attraction · Salaga

Wonkan Bawa

Wonkan Bawa is a pond and stream site in Salaga, Savannah Region, remembered as the bathing place where enslaved people were cleansed before sale at the Salaga slave market.

Attraction

Attraction · Wenchi

Wurobo Ancestral Caves

A cave and heritage site in Wenchi Municipal, Bono Region, described by official sources as the ancestral dwelling place of the people of Nchiraa.

Attraction

Attraction · Xavi

Xavi Bird Sanctuary

Community-run bird sanctuary on the Lotor River in Xavi, Akatsi South District, Volta Region, known for river canoe rides and birdlife; operating status uncertain.

Attraction

Attraction · Besease Ejisu

Yaa Asantewaa Memorial Heritage Trail

A memorial project at the Besease gravesite of Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Mother of Ejisu and leader of the 1900 Asante resistance, in the Ejisu Municipal District.

Hotel

Hotel · Ho

Yaakks Lodge

Yaakks Lodge is a guest house in Ho Municipal, Volta Region, Ghana, mapped in OpenStreetMap and listed as an operational hotel in Ho, with three phone numbers.

Hotel

Hotel · Kpetoe

Yasik Lodge

Yasik Lodge is a lodge and hotel in Agbagodo, Agotime Kpetoe, in the Agotime Ziope District of the Volta Region, Ghana.

Attraction

Attraction · Koforidua

Yiadom-Hwedie Palace

Yiadom-Hwedie Palace in Koforidua is the working seat of the New Juaben Traditional Council and the Yiadom-Hwedie Stool, not a ticketed museum.

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