Discovering Ghana: Attractions in Ghana, Tourist Sites in Ghana - Page 2 of 24

Dodi Princess Island, now Dodi World, is one of the few places in Ghana every Ghanaian family must make a trip to at least once in this lifetime, to enjoy the amazing and breathtaking experience the tourist destination has to offer. Located in the Eastern region, the Island is situated in the middle of the...Read More

Adventure, Discovering Ghana

Akosombo, Attractions, Eastern Region of Ghana, Ghana

Inside Accra: The Lapaz Night Market

Make no mistake, this is not the Lapaz of Bolivia we are talking about here. The Lapaz being discussed here is a popular suburb in the Accra Metropolitan District in the Greater Accra region. The suburb is one of the most popular and busiest commercial areas in Accra with business activities booming in the course...Read More

Accra

Monument Of Slavery: Nalerigu Defence Wall

The Nalerigu Defence Wall is one of the most famous monuments of slavery found in the Northern part of Ghana. Originally known as the Naa Jaringa Wall, the ancient wall is located in Nalerigu in the East Mamprusi District of the North East region. The wall was built in the 16th century by the then...Read More

North East Region of Ghana

Palaces in Ghana: Wa Naa’s Palace

The Wa Naa’s palace is one of the oldest traditional palaces in Ghana, built in the early 19th century to serve as the traditional resident of the king of the Wala people. The palace which is located in the heart of Wa, the regional capital of the Upper West region, was built in ancient Sudanese...Read More

Upper West Region of Ghana, Wa Naa’s Palace

Tourist Sites in Ghana: Mole National Park

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