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Akwaaba — welcome. Explore Ghana’s sixteen regions, from the coast to the savanna: places worth the trip, photos from people who’ve been, and the spots locals love. Found somewhere good? Add it.

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Ghana has 16 regions

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Each card is one of Ghana’s sixteen regions. Open one to explore its places, its people and the local businesses worth knowing.

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The most visited
places in Ghana.

2025

Ten attractions that drew the country’s biggest recorded crowds last year. Tap a card to see the place.

  1. 01302,523

    Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

    Accra, Greater Accra

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  2. 02203,222

    Kakum National Park

    Central Region

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  3. 03149,319

    Bunso Arboretum

    Eastern Region

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  4. 04141,523

    Cape Coast Castle

    Central Region

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  5. 05120,328

    Manhyia Palace Museum

    Kumasi, Ashanti

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  6. 06Top ten

    Kumasi Zoo

    Kumasi, Ashanti

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  7. 07Top ten

    Accra Zoo

    Achimota, Greater Accra

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  8. 08Top ten

    Elmina Castle

    Central Region

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  9. 09Top ten

    Shai Hills Resource Reserve

    Greater Accra

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  10. 10Top ten

    Aburi Botanical Gardens

    Eastern Region

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Visits, not unique visitors. Together the ten drew 1,377,588 visits, 77% of all domestic tourism visits. The published summary gives figures for the top five only; 6–10 are shown in rank order. Source: Ghana Tourism Authority, 2025 Tourism Report, as reported by Graphic Online ↗ and The Chronicle ↗

December in Ghana

116 concerts, carnivals, festivals and markets across Ghana, 1 December to 5 January: dates, places and what to expect. Save the ones you like and send your plan to friends.


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Festivals and cultural events

Festivals,
all year.

Yam harvests, fire festivals, regattas and durbars of chiefs under state umbrellas. We keep a growing list of 46 traditional festivals and cultural events across all 16 regions, month by month: where each one happens, when it usually falls and who keeps it.

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Young Builsa warriors in horned headdresses with traditional weapons at Fiok
Fiok · SandemaChristian Yakubu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Red and gold state umbrellas over a chief in a palanquin at Fetu Afahye
Fetu Afahye · Cape CoastBright Kwame Ayisi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chiefs and elders in bright kente seated at the Agbamevoza durbar
Agbamevoza · Agotime-KpetoeJY midey · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Guides, rides and stays.

The travel directory is a checked starting list of tour guides, transport and places to stay across Ghana.

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Places we think
are nice.

Not a definitive list. A growing one. Got one we’re missing? Put us on.

Volta Place

Wli Falls

Central Place

Kakum National Park

Greater Accra Local business

Made in Accra

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Savannah Place

Larabanga Mosque

Central Place

Cape Coast Castle

Eastern Place

Boti Falls

Greater Accra Place

Jamestown

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