2006-06-14 05:16:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Other - Africa & Middle East
Accra is cool but only if you like cities - it is great to retreat to if you have been out travelling and need to stock up on luxuries like haribo or tampax.
I took a train ride from Takoradi to Kumasi which took 15hours or something but the scenery was very beautiful and it was quite relaxing. I also really liked Cape Coast. I went the whole way up to Bolgatanga (where it is unbearably hot in March, by the way) and if I went back I would take a month just to be in Ghana to travel. The people are fantastic, friendly and helpful, and food is good and cheap, though Immodium is recommended...Life is good in Ghana, have fun!
2006-06-21 20:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by hannjen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there
given below is the brief description and attractions of Ghana
Have a great time
General Description.
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Ghana Is Situated In Western Africa And Covers An Area Of
Approximately 236,000 Sq.Km. It Is Bordered By Togo To The
East, Burkina Faso To The North And The Ivory Coast To The
West. On The Southern Side It Is Surrounded By The
Atlantic Ocean And Faces The Gulf Of Guinea.
The Country Is Built On Rock Formations And Is Mostly
Lowland With Heights Rarely Exceed 900m. Mount Afajato Is
Ghana's Highest Peak At 872m. Along Some Coastal And
Inland Plains You Will Find Some Rocky Highlands Known As
Inselbergs. The Central Area Of The Country Is Dissected
By Plateau Lands: And A Scarp Extending North To South For
Approximately 200km.
The Ankobra, Ojin, Pra, Black And White Volta Rivers Flow
Into The Atlantic Ocean And Are Part Of The Main Drainage
Approximately 236,000 Sq.Km. It Is Bordered By Togo To The
East, Burkina Faso To The North And The Ivory Coast To The
West. On The Southern Side It Is Surrounded By The
Atlantic Ocean And Faces The Gulf Of Guinea.
The Country Is Built On Rock Formations And Is Mostly
Lowland With Heights Rarely Exceed 900m. Mount Afajato Is
Ghana's Highest Peak At 872m. Along Some Coastal And
Inland Plains You Will Find Some Rocky Highlands Known As
Inselbergs. The Central Area Of The Country Is Dissected
By Plateau Lands: And A Scarp Extending North To South For
Approximately 200km.
The Ankobra, Ojin, Pra, Black And White Volta Rivers Flow
Into The Atlantic Ocean And Are Part Of The Main Drainage
System. Lake Volta And Lake Bosumtwi Are The Two Most
Impotent Lakes In The Country. Lake Volta Is One Of The
World's Largest Man Made Lakes And Lake Bosumtwi Is A Land
Locked Lake Situated In The Ashanti Heartland.
Attractions
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Greater Accra Region:
The National Museum, High Street, Center For National
Culture, Independence Square, Osu Castle, Web Du Bois
Grave And Memorial, University Of Ghana, Kokrobite Beach
Resort
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The Eastern Region:
The Volta Lake, Aburi Botanical Gardens, Butterfly Sanc-
Tuary, Boti Falls, Kwahu Scarp, Akonedi Shrine, Diamond
Mines, Cocoa Research Institute, Tropical Forest, Slave
Market Of Abonse, Krobo Mountains, Old Basel Missionary
Buildings, Okomfo Anolye's Shrine, Tetteh Quarshies Orig-
Inal Cocoa Farm.
The Central Region:
Cape Coast Castle, West African Historical Museum, Elmina
Castle, Fort St.Jago, The Dutch Cemetery, Brenu Beach,
Winneba, Gomoa Fetteh, Kakum And Assin Attandanso Nature
Reserve.
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The Western Region:
Tarkwa Goldmines, Prestea Goldmines, Nsuta Manganese Gold
Mines, Adjua Beach, Fort Groot Friedrichsburg, Fort St.
Sebastian; Fort St. Anthony, Fort Metal Cross, Nzulezo The
Village On Stilts, Akatehyi Crocodile Pond.
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Ashanti Region
The Cultural Center, Prempeh Ii Jubilee Museum, Cultural
Crafts Center, Anokyekrom, Model Ashanti Village, Kumasi
Zoo, Okomfo Anokye Sword Site, Kumasi Central Market,
Manhyia Palace, University Of Science And Technology,
Pankronu, Ahwiaa, Owabi Bird Sanctuary, Lake Bosomtwe,
Traditional Shrines.
Brong Ahafo Region:
Sunyani The Capital, The Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary,
Kintamopo Waterfalls, Yeji Port, Kwaku Fri Shrine, Hani
Archaeological Site.
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Volta Region:
Volta Lake, Lower Volta Estuary, Beaches, Keta Lagoon,
Avatime Hills, Tafi Monkey Village, Afadjato Mountain,
Tagbofalls, Wti Waterfalls, Kalakpe Game Production
Reserve, Akpafu Iron Works, The Grottos At Kpando,
Ancestral Caves Of Likpe, Tsatsadu Waterfall, Kente -
Krachi Settlement, Ancient German Relics, Fort
Prinzenstein, Cape St. Paul Lighthouse.
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Northern Region:
The Capital, Mole National Park, Larabanga Mosque, Mystery
Stone, Salt Pond, The Nalerigu Defence Wall, German
Colonial Cemetery, Terra Cotta Site, Salaga Slave Market.
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Upper West Region:
Gbelle Game Reserve, Wa Naa's Palace, George Ekem
Ferguson's Grave, The Gbollu Defense Wall.
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Upper East Region:
Bolga Market, Tonga Rocks, The Paga Crocodile Pon,; Naa
Gbewaa's Shrine, Kulungungu Bomb Site.
2006-06-15 16:41:18 · answer #2 · answered by Life 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess the first answerer gave u all the possible places to visit.I hope u enjoy yourself in the motherland.
2006-06-20 06:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by kwame 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
accra will be nice to have a holiday and iam ghanian too!!!....
2006-06-19 05:42:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋