Discovering Ghana: Attractions in Ghana, Tourist Sites in Ghana - Page 2 of 23

Attractions, Mole National Park, Northern Region of Ghana, Parks in Ghana

Located at Damongo, 146km south east of Tamale, in the Northern Region of Ghana, Mole National Park is a 12 hour journey by road from Accra. One of the largest cities in the Savanna Region, Tamale has a couple of tourist attractions but the Mole National Park stands tall among the rest. With the largest...Read More

Adventure, Discovering Ghana

The Chale Wote Arts Festival; Ghana’s Biggest Celebration of Street Art

Ghana is renowned all over the globe for being a country with rich culture and great festivals. Festivals such as the Homowo of the Gas and the Aboakyere of the Winnebas are among some of the most popular and famous festivals in the sub region and Africa as a whole. For decades, dating back to...Read More

Chale Wote Arts Festival, Festivals in Ghana

Lake Volta: The Breathtaking site of the World’s Largest Man made reservoir

In 1961, Ghana’s first president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah embarked on an ambitious project to construct the world’s largest water reservoir. At the time, the project was deemed overly ambitious and near-impossible by many who thought Nkrumah was going beyond the limit in terms of what the country can achieve or do. However by 1965, Dr....Read More

Attractions, Lake Volta, Lakes in Ghana

Bread of Life: How B. Foster came to redefine Koforidua

About two decades ago, an officer of the Ghana Air Force, Foster Koffi Berbiye, was transferred to the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua, to continue his service. This transfer served as the genesis of B. Foster Bread, Ghana’s most famous bread brand, produced in Koforidua. Foster Berbiye developed interest in baking bread whilst in Koforidua and...Read More

Eastern Region of Ghana, Koforidua

Kundum Festival of the Ahanta and Nzema People (See awesome photos)

The Kundum Festival is regarded as the oldest documented festival in the history of the Gold Coast. The first official documentation of the festival written in the early part of the 17th century by one Dutch voyager by name Bossman, who landed on the coast of Ghana (then Gold Coast). Bossman however believed the festival...Read More

Attractions, Festivals in Ghana, Kundum festival

Atwea Mountains Location: How to get to Atwea Mountains

August 8, 2021

The Atwea Mountains, as it is famously called has evolved to become one of the most popular and patronized prayer mountains in Ghana. According to historians, the act of ascending the mountain by Christians began some decades ago when one local Methodist Pastor in Atwea named Abraham Osei-Assibey climbed the Atwea Stone to go and...Read More

Atwea Mountains, Mountains in Ghana

Beads In Ghana: Why Ghanaians Wear Beads

August 8, 2021

Beads are normally small and spherical piece of a material such as glass, plastic or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading to serve a purpose of beautification for the waist, neck, wrist or ankles. It is still one of the most regarded beauty accessories in Africa. In Ghana, they are one of the...Read More

Forts in Ghana: Fort Batenstein

July 18, 2021

Fort Batenstein was built in the 17th century, precisely 1656 by the Dutch traders who had arrived in the Gold Coast and taken up residence on the coastal areas of the Western region, near Butre where the Dutch had claimed territorial control at a time when the struggle by European nations for control over important...Read More

Forts and Castles in Ghana

Airports in Ghana that you didn’t know of

July 18, 2021

Airports are one of the infrastructures needed to boost tourism in every country. Jetsanza.com has counted 8 airports that Ghana can boost of that facilitate air travel for residents. Jetsanza.com brings to you a complete list of all Airports in Ghana and their respective locations. Unless otherwise indicated, all aerodrome airports in Ghana are managed...Read More

Airport, Kumasi International Airport, Sunyani Airport, Wa Airport

Prayer Mountains In Ghana

July 18, 2021

Religion in recent years has played a major role in the growth of tourism. Aside pilgrimages and religious structures, mountains and rivers for prayers have increased tourist arrivals in various countries blessed to have them. Jetsanza.com has noted that domestic tourism in Ghana for religious activities is on the rise. There is a higher percentage...Read More