Fly540 is now offering internal flights to several locations around Ghana. They fly from Accra to Kumasi, Takoradi, Tamale and Sunyani. All flights are at a low cost and the company is already known to offer good service and to have a good safety record in East Africa, whereit is wel established. For more details [...]
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Detailed trip report from Glenn and Christine
Posted: August 4, 2011 in Aburi, Accra, Ada, Akosombo, Ankasa Conservation Area, Axim, Biakpa, Boabeng-Fiema, Bobiri Forest, Bolgatanga, Bongo, Busua & surrounds, Cape Coast, Elmina, Gbele Wildlife Reserve, Kakum National Park, Kintampo, Kpong, Kumasi, Kyabobo National Park, Mole NP & Larabanga, Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary, Prampram, Shai Hills, Sirigu, Takoradi, Tamale, Tongo Hills, Uncategorized, Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary, WliWe have just returned from a five-week tour of Ghana, where we used your guide extensively. It was an invaluable key to points of interest and to practical necessities (e.g. It’s very late – where can we find a guest house near the bus station?). Occasionally, though, the description in the guide seemed out-of-date, so [...]
I thought that some people might like to do an uncomplicated walk along Ghana’s beautiful coastline. I say uncomplicated because you can start and stop where you like and carry very little on your back. I walked from Winneba to Takoradi. Every fishing village has a path to the next one. There is always an [...]
Various updates from Helga
Posted: April 18, 2011 in Adanwomase, Busua & surrounds, costs & budgeting, Elmina, Kumasi, Takoradi, WliI just returned from a 3 month period in Ghana. I would like to express my gratitude for the Bradt travel guide. It was a great asset to carry!! To help improve your guide, I would like to make a few comments. - The prices you mention in the guide are in general too low. The [...]
Sekondi-Takoradi The street food stand outside of the You 84 restaurant is quite good. There is a fairly reliable internet café that is air conditioned at the football/soccer stadium in Sekondi (they have wireless and charge 80 pesewas an hour). There is also a decent air conditioned gym (which has more massage machines than exercise [...]
Heaps of updates from Hilary
Posted: March 13, 2010 in Accra, Anomabu, Banks & forex, Busua & surrounds, Cape Coast, Kumasi, Senya Beraku, Takoradi, UncategorizedI very much enjoyed reading the book which I thought was well written and entertaining. I don’t have the slightest interest in birdwatching but I did enjoy and appreciate the references to different birds to be seen around the country as a prevailing theme. I also enjoyed the what to pack section – I have [...]
I’ve been sent the following by the owners of this new hotel: Situated between Elmina and Tajoradi, this hotel has a magnificent sea view towards the Atlantic Ocean. Abuesi Beach is the perfect placeficent sea view towards for a romantic rendezvous with over 36 acres of lush tropical foliage, white sugar-sand beaches with the crystalline waters [...]
VODAFONE HIGH SPEED (THE FASTEST IN AFRICA AT 40 MB!) INTERNET CAFES: State of the art facilities-a/c, skype, modern computers and comfortable desk chairs-at Vodafone INTERNET cafes. 4 have opened up in Accra at Cantonments, Accra North, Accra Mall and Accra Central as well as at the main post office in Kumasi. Introductory price GH [...]
We have just been to Ghana again (we go regularly to support Ghanaian colleagues who are running a western style music school) Here are some possible thoughts for inclusion in your next edition. Incidentally, the Bradt guide is our bible while we are there!! Though we do disagree with some of the comments about [...]
