Bart and Kimberley write: We much appreciate your work in the Bradt Ghana travel guide. This has been our primary tool for our ongoing 5 week Ghana journey. We have two weeks left. Yesterday, we travelled from the Wli Falls to Kumasi by crossing Lake Volta and the Afram Plains. It took us 1 taxi, … Continue reading Wli Falls to Kumasi via Lake Volta and the Afram Plains
Sophie writes: I travelled in Ghana for three weeks in January/February 2017 with the 6th edition (so some info may already have been updated in the 7th). At the end of January I crossed Lake Volta via the Afram Plains. I arrived at Kpandu Torkor bright and early, and found myself the very first would-be passenger. Others … Continue reading Lake Volta via the Afram Plains
Anna and Jonas write: The ferry top Yeji now leaves Akosombo on Monday at 4 pm. When I travelled in March 2016, it left on time and we also arrived on time in Yeji, i.e. Wednesday morning at 2 am in the night, where we spent the rest of the night on the beach. The ferry then leaves … Continue reading New Akosombo-Yeji Ferry times
Jonas writes: We just returned from Ghana. Your travel guide provided some excellent information, thank you for that! I only have a few minor corrections, updates and comments: 1. The Yeji-Akosombo-ferry now leaves Yeji on Wednesday morning around 3 to 4 a.m. We spent our night in Yeji in the Alliance Hotel, which is alright, but pretty … Continue reading Yeji-Akosombo Ferry, Mole NP, Larabanga & Tamale
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 … Continue reading Bolgatanga and Volta ferry
Max & Katja write: We just arrived back from our 6 week trip to Ghana in July/August 2014. Firstly I want to say thank you for your great guide (latest edition), that helped us a lot and is much better than the German guide we used first. But we want to help and give you … Continue reading July/Aug 2014 trip report
Lucia Witz writes:I have been in Ghana this Winter (2013/14). Here are the 3 thingst I think are most important to know:Wli: This place is very touristic. I had the impression that I always had to pay attention not to pay far to much money for a service. In other places around Ghana this was … Continue reading Wli, Mole & Akosombo ferry updates
Humphrey Barclay of the Kwahu Tafo Progress Council has kindly sent me the following updates & additions to the 6th edition text for the Kwahu Plateau 1. Page 346: An important new development is that Kwahu Tafo Progress Council is working with the family of the God Bruku (or Buruku) to restrict unguided wandering over its sacred … Continue reading News from Kwahu Tafo
Kai writes: We took the volta ferry “Yapei Queen” in Juy 2013 from Akosombo to Kete Kretchi. It starts every Monday around 4.30 pm at the landing in Akosombo. The port lies about 10 minutes from the city “center” and there’s not much around it. However, we arrived some hours in advance to secure tickets … Continue reading Volta ferry from Akosombo to Kete Kretchi
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