Ghana wears its welcome openly, from the bustling markets and pumping highlife clubs of Accra to the palm-fringed surf at Busua on the western coast. The forested centre around Kumasi keeps the Ashanti kingdom alive in royal regalia, kente weaving and golden festivals, while the dry northern savanna spreads toward Tamale. Wildlife roams the Mole reserve, traders crowd Kejetia, and a coastline of fishing villages and lagoons threads it all together. English is widely spoken…
The coastal forts of Cape Coast and Elmina, UNESCO-listed, gravely tell the story of the Atlantic slave trade — a pilgrimage of memory.
Ghana's dancing pallbearers went around the world as a meme — here, some funerals are lived as celebrations.
Kakum's canopy walkway is best early, before the heat. An eSIM helps: Bolt and Uber in Accra, trotros tracked on Google Maps and Cape Coast visits booked online.