Go City Cycle Tour, Accra

Jennifer Kindt writes: Your readers might like to know about Go City Cycle Tours and Share, a cycle tour business in Accra. The tours run on Sundays (because of safety), and start at 10am from Impact Hub in Osu. People have to sign up through the online form. During the tour you bike to the …

Byblos Hotel, Accra

Chris writes: The Byblos Hotel in Accra doesn't deserve the positive description in your Ghana guide. The management organizes extremely loud musical partys in the restaurant downstairs with an open connection to the sleeping room. It's 3 o clock now, and we haven't been able to sleep. According to the management the party wil go …

Accra and Bolgatanga updates

Merete writes: I came back last week from a 2 month stay in Ghana. Thank you very much for your detailed and indispensable guidebook.   Some updates: Accra: Osu Castle (p 150-151): open daily - not just on Fridays ($4 or 30 Cedis) I saw Osu Castle on Tuesday 7th January - which is Constitution …

Wli Falls to Kumasi via Lake Volta and the Afram Plains

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, …

News from and new operator in Kintampo

Richard Dankwa writes: I am a teacher from Kintampo and a certified tourist guide - the only one in my home town and region. I would like to inform you about sights in Kintampo that are not mentioned in your guidebook. The colonial bungalow area, our old police station (used to be a prison in …

Paps Beach Camp, Keta

Lise writes: First of all I would like to thank you for an amazing guide book for my travels around Ghana for the past month. So informative and well written - it's been a pleasure having it as my companion in Ghana! I'm currently in the Keta lagoon. And I'm staying in an amazing lodge …

Flights from Accra to Wa

Thanks to fellow Bradt writer Sean Connolly for letting me know that Africa World Airlines, which already flies between Accra and Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale, will operate a thrice-weekly return flight between Accra and Wa starting on 15 October 2019. For further details see https://www.flyafricaworld.com or  https://www.facebook.com/flyAfricaWorld/.        

Visit Ghana’s only certified glass blower

Kofi Nartey of Homeland Exploration Tours writes: Your readers might be interested to visit what I believe to be the only certified glass blower in West Africa, Mr Michael Tetteh. Glassblowing was for ages a lost craft in Ghana and West Africa, but Michael was awarded a scholarship to Netherlands & France to learn the art. …

Bradt Ghana 8th edition now available

I'm delighted to announce the new 8th edition of Bradt Ghana was published on 27 August 2019. At 528 pages, it is the most detailed guidebook to Ghana in print, and completely it was completely updated for this 8th edition by Nancy Chuang. Read more or order a copy on the Bradt Guides website or amazon.com …

Taxis in Accra

Nancy Chuang, who updated Ghana for the new 8th edition. writes: In the new Bradt Ghana, I describe how ride-hailing apps Uber and Taxify have grown in popularity over the last few years, offering true rates without haggling with the drivers. Note, however, that in 2019, Taxify relaunched as Bolt; if you already had the …