Places To Go In Ghana

Ghana's lively capital city, Accra is bound by the Atlantic Ocean to its south and Korle Lagoon to its west. Modern Accra ranks 11th in the list of th...

This remote, 509km² area protects Ghana's largest tract of humid evergreen rainforest, between the Nini and Ankasa Rivers, and presents exciting opportunities for naturalists keen to explore off-beat locations. Birding is exceptional, with key species including Hartlaub's duck, spot-breasted ibis and blue-moustached bee-eater. More than 600 butterfly species have been recorded.

Axim - and more specifically nearby Agyan - is where Ghana's best beach hideaway, Lou Moon Lodge, is located.

Remote Bonkro village is the access point for Picathartes Forest, the best place in which to observe white-necked picathartes.

Approximately 12km west of Cape Coast, this small fishing port - formerly a fishing and salt-producing village going back some 700 years - is mostly v...

Kakum National Park protects a wealth of rare rainforest species, including black-bellied pangolin, Pel's anomalure, white-crested hornbill and many more sought-after species of the Upper Guinea rainforests. It also has Africa's best canopy walkway.

This 4,840km² national park in Northern Ghana protects undulating, dry savannah woodland and offers visitors the chance to enjoy game drives (day and night) in search of dry-country wildlife.

Appreciated as a weekend retreat, people come to this relaxed area to enjoy the forested stretch of the Volta River near Akosombo Dam, as well as boat cruises, village visits and hiking.