Ghana

by Philip Briggs

Ghana

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  • Published: 27th Aug 19
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This 8th edition of Bradt's Ghana remains the only dedicated guidebook on the market and the most comprehensive source of travel information on the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence and the world's second-largest producer of chocolate. Covering everything from Ghana's 550km of Atlantic coastline to its remote and sparsely populated northern border with Burkina Faso, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and is an ideal companion no matter what your interests are. Written by Philip Briggs, arguably the world's most experienced guidebook writer, it covers everything from inexpensive opportunities to see wildlife to cultural and historical aspects such as the slave trading posts.
Background, practical and health information are complemented by a dedicated, illustrated chapter on wildlife, 63 maps and 18 chapters split across five regional sections, from Accra and surrounds to the coast, through eastern and central Ghana, right up to the north. The popular Cape Coast and the Ashanti regions are both covered, as is the increasingly high-profile Chale Wote Street Art festival.
Friendly, safe and inexpensive, Ghana is an ideal destination for first-time visitors to Africa. It is rich in little-visited national parks, forest reserves, cultural sites and scenic waterfalls and blessed with bleached white beaches and the lush rainforest of the Atlantic coastline. Bradt's Ghana is accompanied by a dedicated, updated website run by the author himself and caters for everyone from birdwatchers to bar-hoppers. Whether you want to cruise the world's largest man-made reservoir, Lake Volta, on a pokey old steamer, hike with elephants in Mole National Park, or party all night in Accra's glittering Osu district, Bradt's Ghana is an indispensable companion.

About the author

Philip Briggs has been exploring Africa since 1986. He has visited more than two dozen African countries and written about most of them for specialist travel and wildlife magazines including Africa Birds & Birding, Africa Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa and Wanderlust. His long relationship with Ghana started in 1997, when he researched the first edition of a Bradt guide to the country that is soon to go into its 7th edition. Philip has returned to West Africa regularly since then to update the Bradt Guide to Ghana and to explore neighbouring countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Gambia. He still spends at least four months on the road every year, usually accompanied by his wife, the travel photographer Ariadne Van Zandbergen, and spends his rest of the time battering away at a keyboard in the sleepy South African coastal village of Wilderness.
This edition has been updated by Nancy Chuang. From peaceful fishing villages to the country's busiest festivals, she is fully immersed in all aspects of Ghana. Her cultural education has covered jollof and waakye, highlife and reggae, expat bars and chop bars. From the back of a motorbike or the backseat of a trotro, she dives deep into conversations about solo women travellers and how 'real Americans' are supposed to look. After multiple visits around Africa, she sees Ghana as one of the friendliest, liveliest, and quirkiest countries on the continent. Nancy is physically based in Brooklyn where her commute unfortunately doesn't involve canoeing through Ghana's mangroves.

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Contents



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GENERAL INFORMATION



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Background Information



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and location, Climate, History, Economy, Culture, Language, Religion



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Natural History



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Practical Information



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visit, Tourist information, Itineraries and highlights, Tour operators, Red
tape, Getting there and away, Safety and hassles, What to take, Money,
Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays,
Media and communications, Business, Cultural etiquette



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Health



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On the road, Safety and security



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ACCRA AND SURROUNDS



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Accra



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Getting there and away, Orientation, Safety, Getting around, Tourist
information and tour operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars and
nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do



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Around Accra



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Tema, Prampram and Ningo, Atsiekpoe, Aburi, Shai Hills Resource Reserve,
Kokrobite, Bojo and Langma beaches, Gomoah Fetteh and Senya Beraku



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THE COAST WEST OF ACCRA



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Best of the West Coast



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Winneba and the Cape Coast Road



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Apam, Mankessim, Saltpond and surrounds, Anomabu and Biriwa, Moree



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Cape Coast and Elmina



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Coast, Kakum National Park, Elmina, Towards Takoradi



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Takoradi



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Orientation, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where
to stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars and nightlife, Other practicalities, What
to see and do, Around Takoradi



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Busua and Surrounds



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Butre, Akwidaa and Cape Three Points



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Axim and the Far Southwest



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Town, Axim, Beyin, Nzulezo and the Amansuri Wetlands, Half Assini, Ankassa
Protected Area, Elubo



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EASTERN GHANA



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Best of Eastern Ghana



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Ada and the East Coast



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Sogakope, Avu Lagoon, Keta and surrounds, Aflao



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Akosombo and Krobo



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Atimpoku and surrounds, Manya Krobo and Yilo Krobo



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Ho and the Volta Interior



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Amedzofe and the Avatime Hills, Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, Kpandu,



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Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary, Mount Afadjato, Nkwanta



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Koforidua and the Kumasi Road



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Bunso and surrounds, The Kwahu Plateau



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CENTRAL GHANA



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Best of Central Ghana



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Kumasi



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Getting there and away, Orientation, Tourist information, Safety, Where to
stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars and nightlife, Shopping, Other
practicalities, What to see and do, Bia National Park and Resource Reserve



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Greater Ashanti



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villages northeast of Kumasi, Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary, Lake Bosomtwe, Obuasi,
Bonkro Picathartes Site, Ejisu and surrounds, Bobiri Forest Reserve and
Butterfly Sanctuary, Effiduase and surrounds, Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary,
Mampong and surrounds



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From Kumasi to Tamale



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Asumura Conservation Initiative, Bui National Park, Techiman and surrounds,
Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Kintampo



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NORTHERN GHANA



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Best of Northern Ghana



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Tamale and Surrounds



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Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Guides and tours,
Safety , Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars and nightclubs, Shopping,
Other practicalities, What to see and do, Excursions further afield



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Mole National Park



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History and wildlife, Getting there and away, Where to stay, eat and drink,
What to see and do, Around Mole National Park



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Bolgatanga and the Upper East



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Around Bolgatanga, The Gambaga Escarpment, Navrongo, Paga



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Wa and the Upper West



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Wa, Lawra, Tumu, Around Tumu



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Language



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Glossary



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Further Information



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