Travel Guide

The colourful communities of Dixcove and Bosua have been ‘in’ spots for beach lovers and budget travelers for years. Bosua is tiny, with only one hotel and no restaurant, but a 25 minute walk west brings you to Dixcove, with a vibrant port and a renovated fort. Swimmers prefer Bosua, wit Read More

Kakum National Park Kakum National Park is an island of tropical rainforest in a sea of agricultural lands — an isolated fragment of what was once a continuous belt of rainforest extending from Guinea through Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire to Ghana. Degraded by mining, farming, and Read More

Aburi Botanical Gardens The century-old botanical gardens, situated on the Aburi mountains, about an hours drive from Accra offers a rich collection of tropical flora and fauna which attracts a collection of birds and butterflies not found in the rest of the country. Just beyond the town of Aburi, t Read More

Mole National Park Ghana Mole National Park, which extends over 500 sq. km., is a fairly basic but eminently inexpensive destination for wildlife enthusiasts. The game population is abundant, and includes elephants, various species of antelope, an abundant and diverse bird population, monkeys and cr Read More

The ancient capital of the Ashanti kingdom, Kumasi is still the heart of Ashanti country and the site of West Africa’s largest cultural center, the palace of the Ashanti king. To add to the appeal, it’s surrounded by rolling green hills and has a vast central market as vibrant as any in Read More

Accra Capital and largest city of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea . Accra is an important commercial, manufacturing and communication center. It’s the site of an international airport and focus of the country’s railroad system, including a link to nearby Tema, which since 1962 has served as Read More

The history of the Gold Coast before 15th century is based on oral traditions recorded early in this century. The first contact between Europe and the Gold Coast dates from 1470 when Portuguese landed. In 1482, the Portuguese built Elmina Castle as a trading base. The first English trading voyage to Read More

There are over a hundred different ethnic groups in Ghana, each with its own language and culture.  The largest group are the Ashanti.  the Fante and the Asante groups are part of the Akan. Other large groups are the Ewe, the Ga-Adangme, the Dagomba, the Dagbani, and the Gonja. There are also some Read More

About sixty different languages are spoken in Ghana. However, several dialects of these various languages are also in use. English is the official language but it is mostly used for official business and government. The media use five major languages in addition to English: Akan, Dagbani, Ewe, Ga, a Read More

Aburi is a small town that was, in colonial times, a retreat for official visitors and others who needed to get away to a comfortable spot near the coast. Perhaps its greatest attraction is the botanical garden (left). However, it is also the location of two secondary schools: Aburi Girls’ Sec Read More