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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Places to explore

Attraction · Wa

Wa Naa's Palace

Wa Naa's Palace is the traditional palace and official residence of the Wa Naa in Wa town, Upper West Region, and a gazetted national monument in Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick style.

Photo: U.S. Embassy Ghana · Source

Hotel · Wli Afegame

Waterfall Lodge

Small nature-oriented lodge and camping site on the trail to the Wli (Agumatsa) Waterfalls in Wli-Afegame, Volta Region, with rooms, chalets and a restaurant.

Photo: C A (John and Clare) (on Flickr) · Source

Attraction · Accra

W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture

Memorial, museum and research centre in Cantonments, Accra, occupying the former home of W.E.B. Du Bois, with his mausoleum, library and archives.

Photo: Yorker · Source

Attraction · Wechiau

Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary

A community-run sanctuary at Wechiau protecting a 40 km stretch of the Black Volta River and one of Ghana's two remaining hippo populations.

Photo: Kradolferp · Source

Attraction · Daboya

White Volta at Daboya

The stretch of the White Volta (Nakambe) flowing past Daboya in the Savannah Region, known for village-paddled boat trips, birdlife and salt-harvesting beaches.

Photo: Hasslaebetch · Source

Beach · Winneba

Winneba Beach

Winneba Beach is the working shoreline of Winneba (Simpa), a historic fishing port and Effutu Municipal capital on Ghana's Central Region coast near the Ayensu River mouth.

Photo: oneVillage Initiative · Source

Waterfall · Wli Afegame

Wli Waterfalls

Wli Waterfalls, or Agumatsa Falls, is a two-stage waterfall on the Agumatsa River near Wli and Afegame in the Hohoe Municipality, reached through the Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary.

Photo: Stig Nygaard · Source

Waterfall · Wli

Wli Waterfalls

A two-cascade waterfall in the Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary near Wli, Volta Region, with an easy trail to the lower falls and a longer guided hike to the upper falls.

Photo: Bosiako Creatives · Source

Attraction · Ejisu

Yaa Asantewaa Museum

A museum in Ejisu, Ashanti Region, honouring Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Mother of Ejisu and leader of Ashanti resistance in the 1900–1901 War of the Golden Stool.

Photo: Noahalorwu · Source

Hotel

Hotel · Akosombo

3A's Guest House

3A's Guest House is an air-conditioned guest house on Church Ridge Avenue in the Asukwao area of Akosombo, Eastern Region, with a pool, restaurant and shared kitchen.

Hotel

Hotel · Aflao

696 Arena Aflao

696 Arena Aflao is a small budget hotel in the Aflao/Denu area of Ketu South, Volta Region, advertised with a restaurant, bar and nightclub facilities.

Restaurant

Restaurant · Hohoe

A1 Restaurant Breakfast & More

A1 Restaurant Breakfast & More is a restaurant and bar in Hohoe, Volta Region, listed on Hospital Road and described on its Facebook page as serving breakfast, lunch and supper.

Attraction

Attraction · Amedzofe

Abadzeme Falls

Abadzeme Falls is a waterfall in Ghana's Volta Region, associated with the mountain village of Amedzofe and reached by a steep, roughly two-hour trail.

Attraction

Attraction · Jaway Wharf

Abby Lagoon

Abby Lagoon is a trans-boundary wetland near Jaway Wharf in Jomoro, Western Ghana, listed among the municipality's attractions and believed to hold West African manatees.

Beach

Beach · Aboadze

Aboadze Beach

Aboadze Beach is the working fishing shoreline of Aboadze, a coastal town in Ghana's Shama District, Western Region, about 20 km from Takoradi.

Beach

Beach · Aboadze

Abuesi Beach

Abuesi is a fishing community on the Gulf of Guinea in Ghana's Shama District, with an open surf shoreline, offshore rocky outcrop and a hillside beach resort.

Attraction

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

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

Attraction · Accra

Accra Arts Centre

The Accra Arts Centre (Centre for National Culture) is Ghana's largest arts and crafts marketplace, in central Accra off Atta Mills High Street, with free entry.

Attraction

Attraction · Ada Foah

Ada Foah Presbyterian Church and Missionary Cemetery

A missionary church in Ada Foah, described as built by the first generation of Ghanaian Christians around 1890, with an adjoining cemetery of colonial-era and later graves.

Attraction

Attraction · Adidome

Adidome Market

Adidome Market is a periodic market in Adidome, capital of the Central Tongu District in Ghana's Volta Region, trading on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Visitor information

Visitor information · Ve Golokuati

Afadzato South District Assembly

The Afadzato South District Assembly is the local government authority for Afadzato South District in the Volta Region, based at Ve-Golokuati.

Attraction

Attraction · Liati Soba

Afadzato South Snake Village

The Zimmaziwo Snake Zoo and Herbal Medicine Centre, or Snake Village, is a community tourism site at Liati Soba in the Afadzato South District, Volta Region.

Waterfall

Waterfall · Leklebi Agbesia

Aflabo Waterfall

Aflabo Waterfall sits behind the village of Leklebi Agbesia in the Afadzato South District, reached by a hike of under an hour along the stream.

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