Kumasi Walking Day Tours

Antje Schmidt writes: I want to share my experiences in Ghana with you and your community, because I had a really great time in Ghana, when I was there from the 2nd to the 16th june. Your travel guide was very helpful for my visit, but I planned my tour as well with a tour …

May 2018 trip report

Burkart & Johanna write: We passed 2 amazing weeks in Ghana. Thanks to your helpful guide we were well prepared and enjoyed our time very much. We would like to share some experiences with you to further improve the guide. We have the 7th edition. Accra  We booked the first hotel in Accra online from home …

2018 trip report

Armin Ruda writes: After our trip to and through Ghana for the last three weeks we wouldlike to give a big compliment for your Guide, which was a great and helpful assistant for us. For all tourists and travellers to Tamale and the northern part we can recommend a new and really helpful Organisation for …

Oasis Beach Resort, Cape Coast

Nele writes: Thank you for an amazing travel guide to Ghana! My husband was born and bred in the Volta Region so l can't wish for a better guide, but outside of Volta we always use your guide, jokingly refered to as the bible. We are lucky to explore more parts of the country, sometimes …

Akaabo Restaurant & Guesthouse, Boti Falls

Doris Ansah Acquah writes: I am very happy to inform you about the opening of our restaurant and guesthouse on 1st of March 2018. It is called Akaabo Restaurant & guesthouse, and located at Eastern Region, Huhunya, on the road from Koforidua to Akaa and Boti Falls. We focus on the restaurant for day trippers to …

JayNii Streetwise, Accra

Marly writes: Reading about JayNii Streetwise , in your 2014 Ghana guide, I decided to take them some school utensils. I almost didn’t succeed to get them on the spot because the bag and I were more or less hijacked by a few trouble makers (one very agressive!) from the adjacant fishing ‘village’. They insisted …

Global Mamas in Cape Coast

Alison Robinson of Global Mamas writes: Global Mamas, as listed on p207 of the 7th edition, is an NGO that helps provide sustainable livelihoods to women in Ghana by making fair trade products. In Cape Coast we offer cultural workshops in batik, cooking, head wrapping and drumming and dance.  For further details see http://www.globalmamas.org/Info/cultural-workshops. To book a …

National Dance Company Ghana

Flavia  writes: For more than 10 years, I have taken unpaid leave from my airline company in order to volunteer as a teacher for  educational projects at deprived schools in Accra and to support the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra on the violin for many music projects at the National Theatre Accra and all around the country. This fascinating activity has allowed me to get a deeper insight into Ghanaian art and culture, in short : Have the time of my life. In particular getting the chance to work with ALIDU, a charismatic Lead Dancer of the National Dance Company Ghana, and local master drummers has opened my scope on the rich musical heritage of Ghana. On the occasion of various outstanding shows (« Solma », « Diema », Aza »,  « Alkebulan’sAwakening – the History of Slavery in Africa », …

Hide Out Lodge, Butre

Frank writes:   After an exhausting day of travelling from Bolgatanga in the north, we arrived in Takoradi where George from Hide Out Lodge picked us up at 11 p.m. After an adventurous ride we arrived at the Hide Out Lodge in Butre and George showed us our room. Actually we booked a different room, …

Detailed November 2017 trip report

Dominik writes: First of all, thank you for your helpful tips in the Bradt guide. It helped a lot for my Ghana trip this November.   I usually don't write any comments on my holidays or guidebooks, but I thought that one episode might be worth being mentioned in the next edition. At least if …