A wide view over the crowded stalls, umbrellas and tin roofs of a Kumasi market, with buildings rising behind

Experiences

Ten experiences

Court, coast, makers and savannah

ExperiencesTen we plan around

What we build whole journeys around

Each of these takes time to do well. We tell you what it involves, when it works best, and how it fits with the days around it.

Cape Coast & Elmina · Kakum & the Central forests · Tamale & the Northern Region · Upper East & Upper West

The heritage route

Cape Coast and Elmina castles with a Ghanaian historian, the ancestral river at Assin Manso, and, for those who want the whole story, Salaga, Pikworo and the walls of Gwollu in the north.
Kumasi & Ashanti

Akwasidae at Manhyia

A Sunday at the Asante court, when the Asantehene sits in state at Manhyia Palace to receive chiefs and the public, with a guide who explains the protocol.
Kumasi & Ashanti

The makers' circuit

A day or two among the craft towns around Kumasi: kente weavers at Bonwire, adinkra stamping at Ntonso, woodcarvers at Ahwiaa, and Kejetia market with a trader as guide.
Accra

Accra, galleries and highlife

A walk through Jamestown, time in contemporary galleries, the figurative coffin workshops of Teshie, and a night of live highlife. In August, Chale Wote fills the streets.
Mole & the Savannah Region · Tamale & the Northern Region

Walking with elephants at Mole

Morning and afternoon walks with an armed ranger among the elephants of Mole National Park, and a stop at Larabanga's mud mosque on the way.
Kakum & the Central forests

Kakum at first light

The canopy walkway at opening time, before the groups, with a birding guide; optional forest walks for specialists.
Volta highlands · Lake Volta & Akosombo

The Volta highlands

A green, walkable week east of the lake: the forest walk to Wli Falls, the climb up Afadjato, the mona monkeys of Tafi Atome, and a day on Lake Volta.
Illustration The painted houses of Sirigu

Upper East & Upper West

The painted houses of Sirigu

A night at the women's cooperative guesthouse in Sirigu, among houses painted in red, black and white earth; the basket weavers of Bolgatanga; and the crocodile ponds at Paga.
Western coast

The western shore

A slow week on the coast towards Côte d'Ivoire: Busua's bay, the forts at Axim and Beyin, a canoe to the stilt village of Nzulezu, and the wet forest of Ankasa.
Akuapem Ridge & Krobo · Accra

Beads and cocoa

An easy loop north of Accra: a Krobo bead workshop, a cocoa farm on the Akuapem Ridge where Ghana's cocoa story starts, and the botanical gardens at Aburi.