tour sites in GHANA

these are a list of my favorite tour destinations in Ghana

Ghanaians come from six main ethnic groups: the Akan (Ashanti and Fanti), the Ewe, the Ga-Adangbe, the Mole-Dagbani, the Guan, and the Gurma.The major languages spoken are Twi, Fante, Ga, Hausa, Dagbani, Ewe and Nzema. English is the official language of Ghana.on 6th of March 1957, the British colony of Gold Coast (Ghana’s former pre-independence name) became independent and assumed the name Ghana.

Paga crocodile pond:  

Paga is located in the Upper East Region , a 20-hour journey from Accra, so most visitors sleep over in Paga where there are lots of nice hotels and lodges to accommodate visitors for a fee. At the sanctuary, visitors get the chance to hold the tails of the crocodiles or squat or them lightly. These crocodiles have been groomed and trained to be harmless to the visitors. After a sacrifice of a fowl the crocodiles come out of the pond to lay on the ground quietly. In this state the crocodiles can be touched and caressed. Some brave ones even hold the tails of the crocodiles and take photographs with. At the sanctuary it is an offense to treat the crocodiles harshly. So all visitors are advices by the guides to be considerate when they interact with the reptiles.

Kintanpo water falls

These beautiful falls are hidden away in the woods close to the Kumasi/Kintampo highway. The fall is only 4km away from the town on the Kintampo-Tamale highway. This is the point where the Pumpu River falls some seventy (70) metres down beautiful rocky steps to continue its journey towards the Black Volta at Buipe.

Elmina castle

Elmina Castle was erected by Portugal in 1482 as São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine) Castle, also known simply as Mina or Feitoria da Mina) in present-day Elmina, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast). It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, so is the oldest European building in existence below the Sahara. First established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic slave trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637, and took over all the Portuguese Gold Coast in 1642. The slave trade continued under the Dutch until 1814; in 1872 the Dutch Gold Coast, including the fort, became a possession of the British Empire.