Backpacking Ghana: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Ghana, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Accra
Greater Accra
Lively Atlantic capital.
2
Cape Coast Castle
Central
Sobering slave-trade fort.
3
Kakum National Park
Central
Rainforest canopy walk.
4
Elmina Castle
Central
Oldest European fort.
5
Kumasi
Ashanti
Ashanti kingdom capital.
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Mole National Park
Savannah
Elephants on foot safari.
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Wli Waterfalls
Volta
Tallest falls in West Africa.
8Busua
Western
Relaxed surf beach town.
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Lake Volta
Eastern
Vast man-made lake.
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Nzulezo
Western
Village on stilts over water.
Backpacking routes through Ghana
Real trips through Ghana, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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