1. Cape Coast Castle
It should go without saying that visiting Cape Coast Castle is almost obligatory. This former slave prison is now a museum for anyone who wishes to see the same walls the slaves did back in the 18th century. For some individuals, visiting the dungeons is a life changing experience, and some even say that they've heard their ancestors calling!
The Museum is full of history, and you can get your own guide and get the know the castle, see the dungeons, and walk around besides the canons along the castle walls.
Price: Around 6£ for foreign adults.
The Museum is full of history, and you can get your own guide and get the know the castle, see the dungeons, and walk around besides the canons along the castle walls.
Price: Around 6£ for foreign adults.
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2. Mole National Park
Mole National Park is a goldmine of beautiful pictures. Here you get to see the wonderful nature of Ghana. The park became a wildlife refuge in 1958 and ever since, it has been a beautiful park full of unique trees, plants, and animals such as monkeys being a common sight in the park. The park is more than 4800 square kilometers so you'll have more than enough to see.
Price: around 6£ and 50 pence for foreign adults. |
3. National Museum of Ghana
While Cape Coast Castle has a lot of history, the National Museum of Ghana bears a much wider range of information regarding the Ghanaian history. This cultural heritage and fine arts exhibit has been running since 1957, and provides the visitor with a great insight in what the county has gone through. It is located in the capital of Accra, and is a good source for information about the country.
Price: Around 6£ for foreign adults. |
4. Kakum National ParkThis national park, as well as Mole National park truly looks amazing. And if you feel a bit adventurous, there is a canopy walkway around 350 meters above the ground. From there you can see the treetops, and maybe some of the more than 250 bird species, confirmed to live in the park. The park is much smaller than Mole National park and is only around 375 square kilometers, but there's probably still more than enough to see.
Price: Around 6£ for foreign adults |
5. Larabanga Mosque
6. Independence Arch |
This mosque is the oldest mosque in Ghana, and one of the oldest in west Africa. It was built back in 1412 and is now on the list of the 100 most endangered sites in the world. The mosque has been damageD before and has been restored for a total of about 40.000£
Even though the mosque is only about 8 by 8 meters, it bears tons of history. Price: About 15 pence for viewing (non-muslims are not allowed inside). |
Independence Arch is a beautiful construction in the Independence Square in Accra, which is the second largest city square in the world, after the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. The square contains many monuments to independence struggles of Ghana.
Though it is possible to take pictures around Independence Square, the Independence Arch is guarded by armed soldiers, and official permission is required for close up pictures of the monument. |
7. Mount Afadja
8. Fort Metal Cross |
Mount Afadja is the tallest mountain in Ghana going just above 88 meters. The mountain is a great place if you like climbing, and want to see the amazing view from the top. The name derives from the Ewe word "avadzeto" meaning "war with the bush" because the mountain had a plant, which would cause skin irritations. The climb is hard but it is full of beautiful sights along the way, so there's always something to look at.
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Fort Metal Cross is another fort on the British Gold Coast. is was a military structure, which was built in 1698. it was used for storage of slaves and gold, as well as weaponry for the British. The fort was turned over to the dutch in 1868, and they renamed it "metalen kruis" (metal cross) but due to the heavy cost of maintaining the castle and keeping it guarded, the dutch gave it back to the British, who kept the name "metal cross"
The castle is currently leased to a private organisation |
9. The Kumasi Central Market
10. The Aburi Botanical Gardens |
Kumasi Central Market is the single largest open air market in Continental Africa. is has more than 45.000 stores and stalls. however, the market has had many fires throughout the years, the most recent one being in September 2001 there about 150 stalls where destroyed and the cost of the items lost in the fire was immense. since then, security has gone up quite a lot, and it is becoming a much safer place.
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The Aburi Botanical Garden is a garden filled with exotic and rare trees. it covers 64,8 hectares of land, and it was important during the slave trade, as it provided the cocoa seedlings needed for production. Garden was opened in 1890 and it's open for everyone.
Entry fee is free and the opening hours are between 8:30 am - 5:00 pm |
Article by Svend Jensen