Ankasa Reserve Holidays

Ankasa Conservation Area is in south-west Ghana, about 365 kilometres west of Accra near the border with Côte d'Ivoire. The beautiful, remote park incorporates the Nini Suhien National Park in the north and the Ankasa Forest Reserve in the south. It also spans about 500 km², most of its habitat being tropical evergreen rainforest - and is the sole protected area in Ghana located in the humid evergreen tropical high rainforest belt.

The Nini, Ankasa and Suhien Rivers flow through the park, and include scenic rapids and waterfalls. The area likely has the richest biodiversity in Ghana, with over 800 vascular plant species, 639 butterfly species and more than 190 bird species. Resident mammals - although skittish and not habituated - include bongo, Maxwell's and yellow-backed duikers; giant forest hog and red river hog; water chevrotain; Campbell's mona monkey; spot-nosed monkey; white-naped mangabey; Geoffroy's pied colobus; Lord Derby's anomalure and the bizarre hammer-headed bat. Apart from the forest reserve, which was selectively logged until 1976, the rest of the protected area is in excellent shape. Ankasa Reserve Lodge provides comfortable accommodation for those making it to this wonderful protected area.