Detailed west coast trip report… and a tip for music enthusiasts!

Paul writes: We've just returned from three weeks travelling down the coast of Ghana and have some comments and recommendations you might like to take note of. ACCRA The old Penta hotel on Oxford Street, Osu has been extensively refurbished and is now the URBANO HOTEL.  Not cheap (around £96 p.n. for a double) but …

Feb 2017 trip report

Patricia writes: My sister and I travelled to Ghana recently - 19-28 Feb. We used the Bradt Guide (6th edition) and found it invaluable both in our planning and on our journey - I see there is now a 7th edition, so some of our observations may have been addressed. Accra National Museum is closed indefinitely due, we were told, …

New trip report

Bill and Carol Bailey write We recently returned from a two week visit to Ghana, group of 4. We used the 4th edition, but will be buying the 6th as it sounds like a good update. We spent a week at Asesewa (church link) in the Eastern Region staying at the Shai Hills Resort Annex just …

Canopy walk at Bunso Arboretum

John Ginsburg writes: I just went to the Bunso Arboretum, where a canopy walk was completed in early May 2014. It has 5 bridges (to the 7 at Kakum National Park), but they have plans for 4 more. Cost is 30 cedis for foreigners to do the canopy walk, which is on top of the 5 …

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 …

Admission and photography fees

Solveig writes: I've just returned from a 3-week trip to Ghana (April/May 2013), mostly along the Western Ghanaian coast and to Ashanti region, and would like to mention that the entrance fees for sights (e.g. Elmina & Cape Coast castle, Kakum National Park) have increased quite a bit for foreigners, plus there is now a …

Trip report November 2012

Lesley Sage writes: Four of us, including a Ghanain National and her English husband who have a home in Koforidua as well as running their own business in UK, have just finished a short visit to the Volta region, calling into Akosombo on our return to pick up their order of tilapia fingerlings for their …

Sandie & Ian’s trip report

My husband and I have lived in Ghana for almost a year, working on a voluntary basis with a chain of low-cost private schools west of Accra.  In our free time we have travelled to different parts of the country, and I believe we have seen all the major points of interest.  We have used …

Abby’s updates

1. Prices are substantially higher than those in the book.  Hotels were about 25% more expensive on average.  The Kakum canopy walk is now up to 30 cedi.  Also, I was able to do the nature walk without the canopy walk by just saying that I was scared of heights (I'm not particularly, just was …

Nzulezu & Kakum updates

We visited the Nzulezo stilt village last week and definitely would not recommend this to anyone. It is a dump and a tourist trap. It is so full of trash that it could float on it instead of the water. We also visited the Monkey Forest Resort run by the Dutch couple next to Kakum …