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Wafro Says: When you’re interested in the everyday life of the local people, you should visit at small scale forest farm, with there inhabitants.Coffee, cacao, peppers, …they cultivate almost everything.
The Frenchmans place: Ankasa area sleeping facilities
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Nkwanta Bush Camp: Ankasa National Park sleeping facilities
Wafro Says: This camp is located in the middle of the forest.It has two wooden chalets with shared kitchen and private toilet facilities.There is a small amount of solar power available.And at night you’ll get a free jungle concert.
Wafro Says: You can buy coconuts in the small villages along the road.They’re cheap, good and you don’t have conservation problems.
Nighttime Serenades and lovely sunsets
Wafro Says: When you’re on top of a hill you can enjoy the beautiful sunset and insects serenade.
Wafro Says: The fastest way to transfer yourself inside the park is walking and it is also the only way to move fast in the thick undergrowth.You can say you'll cover 2 km/hour.
Wafro Says: Don’t forget to buy you food before you enter the National Park.You can use a communal kitchen, but there is no shop to buy your food supplies.In the small villages around the park you can buy fruits, coconuts and vegetables.
Wafro Says: In Ankasa national park you can find several different forest types.-Primary forests-Swamp forests-Bamboo forestsMost of the bamboo forests you'll find in very wet areas or in the proximity of a river.The bamboo can take breathtaking heights and will give a spectacular...
Don't be afraid of getting wet.
Wafro Says: You can arrange trekkings inside the rainforest and if your feet don’t became wet, you’ll soon know why they named it rainforest.When you’re lucky you’ll spot a lot of wildlife and you’ll incrase the chances if you stay long enough.
Wafro Says: Inside the national park you can find several herds of elephants migrating into the Ivory Coast and back into Ghana.They say there are 200 elephants left, but I doubt it.At the main entrance you'll find the remains of a forest elephant and you'll see he is remarkably smaller...
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ANKASA the National Park & Village
Ankasa National Park and Old Ankasa are situated near the Ivorian border, these two places are worth a visit. The National Park is a 500 sq.km. tropical rainforest area and the village is located on...
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