Waterfall · Shiare
Shiare Waterfalls
Waterfall near Shiare, the Hanging Village, in the Breast Mountains of Oti Region's Nkwanta South District, reached by a steep 30–40 minute foot trek.
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Waterfalls in Oti Region
Oti Region rewards travellers who are happy to walk for their reward. The waterfalls gathered here share a great deal: most sit in forest or at the edge of hills, most are reached on foot rather than by car alone, and nearly all are looked after with the communities who live beside them. Shiare Waterfalls, near the Hanging Village in the Breast Mountains, asks for a steep thirty to forty minute trek. Kyakyale Waterfalls, also near Shiare, hides in forest in Nkwanta South. In Kyabobo National Park near Nkwanta, Laboum Waterfall drops in tiers along the Laboum River, with Kyabobo Lower Waterfalls generally identified as its lower cascade.
They differ in character and in effort. Bowiri Abohire Waterfall in Biakoye District is perennial and reached by road via Kwamekrom, then about a twenty-five minute forest path, while Bowiri Aboabo Water Cascades nearby are gentler cascades. At Kute village near Jasikan there are two tiers, Kute Upper Falls and Kute Lower Falls, both approached on forest walks. Wadjakli Waterfalls at Likpe-Todome in Guan District are only about a ten-minute walk from the community, and make a natural stop after the Likpe Ancestral Caves hike.
Good to know
Before you go
Plan around the walking, not the driving. Several of these falls, including Shiare, Kyakyale, Laboum and the Kute tiers, are reached only or mainly on foot, so allow more time than the map suggests and wear shoes with grip. Ask locally before setting out: paths, water levels and access can change with the season, and some sites are community-run, so it is worth checking who to speak to and whether a guide is expected. Distances between districts are real, so group places by area rather than trying to see them all in a day. Carry water, rain protection and cash, and take your litter home.
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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.
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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.
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Waterfall · Jasikan
Kute Lower Falls
Lower tier of a waterfall system at Kute village in the Jasikan Municipal District, Oti Region, Ghana, reached by a forest walk from the village.
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Waterfall · Jasikan
Kute Upper Falls
A community-documented waterfall site in Kute, Jasikan District, Oti Region, described in social posts as having upper and lower falls and a hiking route.
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Waterfall · Nkwanta
Kyabobo Lower Waterfalls
A lower cascade within Kyabobo National Park near Nkwanta, Oti Region, reached by hiking and generally identified with the lower tier of Laboum waterfall.
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Waterfall · Shiare
Kyakyale Waterfalls
Kyakyale Waterfalls, also called Nyingilin Kyakyale Waterfalls, is a forest waterfall near Shiare in the Nkwanta South Municipal District, Oti Region, Ghana.
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Waterfall · Nkwanta
Laboum Waterfall
Laboum Waterfall is a multi-tiered waterfall on the Laboum River inside Kyabobo National Park, Oti Region, Ghana, reached only by hiking trails.
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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.