Ghana

This 8th edition of Bradt’s Ghana remains the only dedicated guidebook on the market and the most comprehensive source of travel information on the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence and the world’s second-largest producer of chocolate. Covering everything from Ghana’s 550km of Atlantic coastline to its remote and sparsely populated northern border with Burkina Faso, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and is an ideal companion no matter what your interests are. Written by Philip Briggs, arguably the world’s most experienced guidebook writer, it covers everything from inexpensive opportunities to see wildlife to cultural and historical aspects such as the slave trading posts.  Background, practical and health information are complemented by a dedicated, illustrated chapter on wildlife, 63 maps and 18 chapters split across five regional sections, from Accra and surrounds to the coast, through eastern and central Ghana, right up to the north. The popular Cape Coast and the Ashanti regions are both covered, as is the increasingly high-profile Chale Wote Street Art festival. Friendly, safe and inexpensive, Ghana is an ideal destination for first-time visitors to Africa. It is rich in little-visited national parks, forest reserves, cultural sites and scenic waterfalls and blessed with bleached white beaches and the lush rainforest of the Atlantic coastline. Bradt’s Ghana is accompanied by a dedicated, updated website run by the author himself and caters for everyone from birdwatchers to bar-hoppers. Whether you want to cruise the world’s largest man-made reservoir, Lake Volta, on a pokey old steamer, hike with elephants in Mole National Park, or party all night in Accra’s glittering Osu district, Bradt’s Ghana is an indispensable companion.

By Philip Briggs

Introduction  PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION  Chapter 1 Background Information  Geography and location, Climate, History, Economy, Culture, Language, Religion  Chapter 2 Natural History  Wildlife  Chapter 3 Practical Information  When to visit, Tourist information, Itineraries and highlights, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Safety and hassles, What to take, Money, Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays, Media and communications, Business, Cultural etiquette  Chapter 4 Health  Preparations, On the road, Safety and security  PART TWO ACCRA AND SURROUNDS  Chapter 5 Accra  History, Getting there and away, Orientation, Safety, Getting around, Tourist information and tour operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do  Chapter 6 Around Accra  Teshie-Nungua, Tema, Prampram and Ningo, Atsiekpoe, Aburi, Shai Hills Resource Reserve, Kokrobite, Bojo and Langma beaches, Gomoah Fetteh and Senya Beraku  PART THREE THE COAST WEST OF ACCRA  Overview, Best of the West Coast  Chapter 7 Winneba and the Cape Coast Road  Winneba, Apam, Mankessim, Saltpond and surrounds, Anomabu and Biriwa, Moree  Chapter 8 Cape Coast and Elmina  Cape Coast, Kakum National Park, Elmina, Towards Takoradi  Chapter 9 Takoradi  History, Orientation, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars and nightlife, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Around Takoradi  Chapter 10 Busua and Surrounds  Busua, Butre, Akwidaa and Cape Three Points  Chapter 11 Axim and the Far Southwest Prince’s Town, Axim, Beyin, Nzulezo and the Amansuri Wetlands, Half Assini, Ankassa Protected Area, Elubo  PART FOUR EASTERN GHANA  Overview, Best of Eastern Ghana  Chapter 12 Ada and the East Coast  Ada Foah, Sogakope, Avu Lagoon, Keta and surrounds, Aflao  Chapter 13 Akosombo and Krobo  Akosombo, Atimpoku and surrounds, Manya Krobo and Yilo Krobo  Chapter 14 Ho and the Volta Interior  Ho, Amedzofe and the Avatime Hills, Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, Kpandu, Hohoe, Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary, Mount Afadjato, Nkwanta  Chapter 15 Koforidua and the Kumasi Road  Koforidua, Bunso and surrounds, The Kwahu Plateau  PART FIVE CENTRAL GHANA  Overview, Best of Central Ghana  Chapter 16 Kumasi  History, Getting there and away, Orientation, Tourist information, Safety, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Bia National Park and Resource Reserve  Chapter 17 Greater Ashanti  Craft villages northeast of Kumasi, Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary, Lake Bosomtwe, Obuasi, Bonkro Picathartes Site, Ejisu and surrounds, Bobiri Forest Reserve and Butterfly Sanctuary, Effiduase and surrounds, Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Mampong and surrounds  Chapter 18 From Kumasi to Tamale  Sunyani, Asumura Conservation Initiative, Bui National Park, Techiman and surrounds, Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Kintampo  PART SIX NORTHERN GHANA  Overview, Best of Northern Ghana  Chapter 19 Tamale and Surrounds  History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Guides and tours, Safety , Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Bars and nightclubs, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Excursions further afield  Chapter 20 Mole National Park  Fees, History and wildlife, Getting there and away, Where to stay, eat and drink, What to see and do, Around Mole National Park  Chapter 21 Bolgatanga and the Upper East  Bolgatanga, Around Bolgatanga, The Gambaga Escarpment, Navrongo, Paga  Chapter 22 Wa and the Upper West  Wa, Around Wa, Lawra, Tumu, Around Tumu  Appendix 1 Language  Appendix 2 Glossary  Appendix 3 Further Information  Index