Custom-made clothing in Bolgatanga

Olive writes: I would like to inform you about two very good seamstresses I met in Bolgatanga. They made some very nice clothes for me and my husband and they are cheap! Their quality is very good and my experience is that it is always difficult to get a seamstress that has a high standard …

August 2016 trip report (mostly in the north)

Kira writes: Paga - Kubs Lodge hasn't changed much, rooms from 50GhC but unfortunately the kitchen doesn't exist.  After a long trip to get over the border, one of the boys went out to get some jollof rice with chicken (the chicken was like eating a shoe, terrible!) Emmanuel from Bolga gave me a good …

2016 trip report

Christian writes: First of all I would like to say thank you for your informative good guide book to Ghana.  I travel to different countries around the world yearly and your guide book was probably the best I had in hands for years. While travelling I found a few mistakes/updates: Cape Coast Castle (p.208) US$10 …

Tongo Oasis, Bolgatanga

A reader writes: I just wanted to update you on a restaurant outside Bolgatanga already in the Bradt Guide. Tongo Oasis is a large restaurant with conference rooms, a 3,000' mosaic veranda and eco-lodge accommodations made from mud and thatch (no AC at present). Hawa serves international dishes such as burritos, fajitas, spaghetti, french toast, pancakes with …

Bolgatanga and Volta ferry

David Bannister writes: Many thanks for the guide, I’m out here doing research for a year and it’s been very useful so far. I’m planning to send through some additional info when there’s time, but wanted to put down a couple of things quickly. First is that the mobile number you have for the Sand …

Bike tours in Bolgatanga

Helen Owusu writes: Bike tours in Bolgatanga with Bolga Boy Tours. I had the perfect Bolgatanga experience thanks to Jd of Bolga Boy Tours. On the back of a scooter, I cruised around the countryside of Upper East, visiting the Tenzug Hills, a slave camp near Navrongo, and a picturesque lake. It was wonderful seeing …

Oct/Nov 2013 trip report

Marijke v& Jos write: We were in Ghana from 23/10 till 28/11 and we have noticed many changes to the information in your 5th edition. This was our second time in Ghana and we love to be in Ghana. The people are very friendly and helpful The prices of all the guesthouse were higher than in the 5th …

Bike trip around Bolgatanga

Kai writes: During our stay in Bolga, we decided to take our time to discover the nearby village of Tongo and the Tengzug shrine (see Bradt Guide) by bike. It was a great day, riding a bike on quiet dirt roads, interacting with very friendly locals. There are usually a lot bikes in Bolgatanga on …

Smoothies in Bolgatanga!

Stephanie writes: Zaare Smoothie Bar (tel: 0508 859937/0545 557158; open 09.00-20:00 daily), a pro-poor tourism project linked to the Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana (YHFG) and the Greenhouse in Karimenga, is an alluring new eatery a few hundred metres south of the stadium. It offers a wide range of freshly made sandwiches, snacks and mixed smoothies, …

Guide recommendation for Bolgatanga

Your guide and website made it easy for me to travel the hole country by myself. Chris den Engelsman writes: I visited Ghana last month. Your guidebook and website made it easy for me to travel the whole country by myself. I would like to give you an update on the pages about Bolgatanga (383 – …