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Things to do in Eastern Region

Adomi Bridge (Volta Bridge) · Photo: Celestinesucess · License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

The Eastern Region packs a surprising range into a short journey from Accra. On the Akuapem Ridge, Aburi Botanical Gardens has welcomed visitors since March 1890, with plant collections, recreation areas and a hiking trail, while the nearby Aburi Craft Village offers an artisan market refurbished by GEPA in 2021. The ridge itself, the Aburi Mountain viewpoint, rises 350 to 500 metres above the town, bringing cooler weather and wide views towards Greater Accra.

Water and forest shape much of the region. At Atimpoku, the Adomi Bridge carries National Route N2 across the Volta as Ghana's first permanent river crossing and longest suspension bridge, close to the Akosombo Dam, which impounds Lake Volta. From Akosombo, Dodi World cruises aboard the three-deck MV Dodi Princess II sail to Dodi Island, roughly a two-hour trip with live band music and water sports.

Culture and community run through the rest. Koforidua has the Centre for National Culture, Jackson Park and the Thursday beads market in Gallaway, while Akim Oda, Akosombo and Bunso each keep their own market days. Elsewhere you find the Akonedi Shrine at Larteh, the Akwamu Gorge community forest and the palaces at Akwamufie and Akim Oda.

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Many places here sit along the Accra to Kumasi highway, so a single trip can combine Aburi, Bunso and Akosombo, with Linda Dor Rest Stop at Bunso junction as a 24-hour highway stop. Elsewhere, plan around market days: Koforidua's beads market is weekly on Thursdays, Akim Oda and Akosombo markets trade mainly on Mondays and Thursdays. Some sites are reached by guided hike, including Umbrella Rock near Boti Falls and the Akwamu Gorge forest, and Dodi Island is reached by cruise boat from Akosombo. Before setting out, check current opening arrangements, tour and cruise schedules, and any local guidance or permissions for shrines, palaces and community forests, as these can change.

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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.

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Attraction · New Tafo

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

CRIG at New Tafo in the Eastern Region is Ghana's principal cocoa research institute, offering guided tours of experimental cocoa farms and arboretums by prior appointment.

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Attraction · New Tafo

CRIG Golf Club

CRIG Golf Club (Tafo Golf Club) is a nine-hole course established in 1947 on the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana grounds at New Tafo-Akim, Eastern Region.

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Attraction · Koforidua

Koforidua Central Market

Koforidua Central Market is the leading trading centre of the New Juaben South Municipality, in central Koforidua near Jackson Park, with Monday and Thursday market days.

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Attraction · Atibie

Mount Odweanoma

Odweanoma Mountain at Atibie in Ghana's Eastern Region is the country's main paragliding take-off point and host of the annual Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival.

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Attraction · Atibie

Odweanoma Mountain Paragliding Site

Ghana's main paragliding take-off point, on Odweanoma Mountain at Atibie-Kwahu in the Eastern Region, overlooking Nkawkaw and hosting the annual Easter paragliding festival.

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Attraction · Kibi

Ofori Panin Fie

Royal palace of the Okyenhene of Akyem Abuakwa in Kyebi (Kibi), Eastern Region, housing a Hall of Justice, artifacts and archives, and serving as a research centre.

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Attraction · Old Tafo

Ohum Shrine and Ohum Dua (Gyempremo Shrine), Old Tafo

A sacred shrine and ancient spiritual tree in Old Tafo, Eastern Region, central to the Ohum Festival of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area.

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Attraction · Akropong

Okuapeman Palace

Okuapeman Palace at Akropong is the traditional palace and seat of the Okuapehene, paramount chief of the Akuapem Traditional Area in Ghana's Eastern Region.

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Attraction · Kibi

Okyeman Old Palace Museum

The Okyeman Old Palace in Kibi, Abuakwa South Municipality, is preserved as a museum reflecting the royal heritage of the Akyem Abuakwa State.

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Attraction · Aburi

Papaye Recreational Village

A weekend-and-holiday recreation park at Konkonuru near Aburi, Eastern Region, run by the Papaye Group with a mini zoo, games, rides and shows.

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Attraction · Senchi

Senchi Barrier Market

Senchi Barrier Market is a public market centre in Senchi, Asuogyaman District, Eastern Region, on the west bank of the Volta River downstream of the Akosombo Dam.

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Attraction · Senchi

Senchi Ferry Crossing

Historic Volta River ferry crossing at Senchi in the Eastern Region, once the main vehicular link to Old Akrade before the Adomi Bridge opened in 1957.

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Attraction · Mampong

Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm

Ghana's founding cocoa farm at Mampong-Akuapem, a national monument managed by CRIG, with original trees, a museum and a 2020 exhibition centre.

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Attraction · Twenedurase

Twenedurase Twin Cave

Twenedurase Twin Cave, also called Nkofieho Cave, is a cave attraction at Kwahu Twenedurase in the Kwahu South District, reached by a rope-assisted climb over steep rocks.

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Attraction · Akosombo

Volta River Authority (VRA) Museum

A museum associated with the Volta River Authority at Akosombo, with exhibits described as covering the hydroelectric project, local history and the dams' impact on communities.

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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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