Accra - Post Report Question and Answers
What have been the highlights of your time in this country? Best trips or experiences?
Come with low expectations and you'll do great. Some interior trips have been fine but as expected, local hotels are either bare bones or way overpriced. Beaches are littered with trash, mosquitoes are plentiful, villages aren't accessible without a guide showing you around and people gawking at you, the local market is interesting but you know you're being charged 10x the local rate, you go to the trail head to hike to a waterfall and have to pay six different people tip money, etc. Travel to neighboring countries is also not easy. You can fly to Europe for the same price as a weekend spent in Lome after considering hotels, visas, clean food and water, etc. Sao Tome is a beautiful island and worthwhile trip but come prepared for challenging road conditions. - Aug 2024
Resorts to escape the city, fun cultural stuff in the city. Direct flight to Sao Tome (a must do!), and many direct flights to desirable holiday destinations. - Sep 2023
The local food is very good, and exploring for local bars/dives can be fun. There are nice beach resorts to visit outside of Accra (Lou Moon and Royal Senchi for example), Kumasi has a lot of sites to see, and Tamale is exciting and a gateway to the excellent Mole national park. - Nov 2022
Sailing club in Ada. Learning to sail and golf for very little money; lessons are very inexpensive. - Sep 2022
Going to the Volta Region to hike to waterfalls; beach trips, direct flights to Sao Tome. - Nov 2019
In addition to just enjoying our everyday life here, we've had a lot of fun getting out and exploring. There are beaches within easy striking distance of the city (the beach here in Accra is fine to visit for a meal at a seaside restaurant, for instance, but not a great place to swim). Sadly the beaches are often marred by significant amounts of plastic waste, but it can still be a welcome getaway from the city. There are national parks: Kakum, with its elevated treetop walkway and Mole, which is known for its elephants, are the ones we managed to get to. There are beautiful waterfalls, an impressive hydroelectric dam that was the big infrastructure project of first president Kwame Nkrumah and that provides something like 85% of Ghana's electricity, there is the Volta River. The local markets are fun - Makola Market is almost a city unto itself. The forts along the coast, particularly in Cape Coast and Elmina, were key centers of the transatlantic slave trade and are an essential, but painful, visit. - May 2019
Our child has made excellent friends and really excelled in her school. We've enjoyed some beach trips. - Apr 2018
Purchasing fruits and vegetables from the roadside vendors has been a lot of fun. - Aug 2017
Trips out to the west of Ghana to visit Stilt Villages and beach trips. Ghana is ill-equipped for tourists, especially tourists who would like access to air conditioning or a comfortable bed. If you are into camping in hot weather, Ghana travel and tourism will be much easier for you. - Apr 2017
The slave castles (Elmina) are a must see for historical purposes, tripadvisor.com is a good resource for this. - Aug 2016
We've been able to save some money. - May 2014
The people are ridiculously friendly and naturally curious. We will really miss the genuine amicability of people. - Apr 2012
Commute is less than five minutes - Aug 2011
Visiting the slave castles, beach vacations and getting involved with some of the local women's groups. - Feb 2010
Quite a few beautiful beaches - both close and farther away like Busua and Axim and the slave castles. - Feb 2010
