Trip report October 2022

Mark writes:  Just writing to say how much I appreciate your guide to Ghana. I first travelled there in 2006 and then again this past October and used the Bradt both times. As you note, there have been significant changes over the past couple of decades. The traffic in Accra, for starters, is absolutely mind numbing compared …

August 2014 trip report

Stefanie O'Bryen writes: I have been travelling in Ghana with my 17 year old son during August and wanted to share the following points: 1. Currency – I brought some cash dollars but found that the exchange rate was less favourable than it would have been for pounds sterling. You do get a higher rate …

Holger’s trip report

Holger writes: Our family (son 15 years, daughter 18 years) just traveled two weeks across Ghana and like to send some updates for your travelling guide: General Many prices especially at the touristic sides (like Kakum, Mole, Boabeng) have been rised clearly. Because we had only 2 weeks and wanted to see a lot we decided …

Forex in Cape Coast

Laura writes: a couple of banks in Cape directed us to a forex bureau called Three Virgins or similar, near Melcom on the opposite side of Coronation St. They had a fairly poor rate though and then tried to short us pretty substantially, as soon as we looked up from counting they had the rest …

News from Kokrobite & Kosoa

Graham writes: Going west from Accra on the way to Cape Coast, there is a place the locals call Barrier, where you get off to take a taxi to Kokrobite. There is now an EcoBank at Barrier with an ATM, and several internet places, and none at all in Kokrobite. A taxi to the airport …

Graham’s trip report

Graham Douglas has sent me the following updates:   ACCRA The STC terminal on Ring Road is still there but no buses, perhaps they have all been moved to the other one near Tudu station ? There is another bus terminal for Benin, on the road towards Achimota from Nkrumah Circle, a few hundred yards …

Accra updates & buses to Benin

Graham writes: Standard Chartered no longer change TCs even at the main branch, and Barclays only change them at the Accra High Street Branch but with a limit of 150 sterling a day, despite having the purchase certificate and photocopying my passport. Coaches to Cotonou (Benin) go from the Chisco Station near Nkrumah Circle, the …

Money in Ghana

I have just come back from Ghana with my family and wanted to let you know that getting hold of money became an issue for us at times because we needed more money than single travellers.  We took a mixture of cash, cards and travellers' cheques.  It's almost not worth bothering with the travellers' cheques. …

Detailed accommodation and trip report

Thanks to Nitharshan Srikanthapalan for the wonderfully detailed report below: Here’s some info from the trip I’ve just had in Ghana (1st – 27th March). Mainly involving prices although I think others have already provided a bit of an update on that front anyway… FYI I rated each hotel out of 7 (likeart scale) so …

Travellers Cheques in Accra

Your statement about Scantravel being the only place to cash American Express travelers checks in Accra requires updating on two points. First, Scantravel is no longer at Enterprise House. Went there last week to cash checks and was told it was no longer there. I could not find a location for Scantravel in Accra on …