Fun things to do in Ghana

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Mole National Park is the largest and most frequently visited national park in Ghana. It is reasonably well set up to cater for tourists and although it is more expensive than many other parts of Ghana it is well worth a visit
in Mole you see mostly elefants, antilops,warthogs and monkeys..you can go for morning guided walk and/or evening afternoon drive safari
Mole National Park is Ghana's largest wildlife refuge.[1] The park is located in northwest Ghana on grassland savanna and riparian ecosystems at an elevation of 150 m, with sharp escarpment forming the southern boundary of the park. The park's entrance is reached through the nearby city of Larabanga.[1] The Lovi and Mole Rivers are ephemeral rivers flowing through the park, leaving behind only drinking holes during the long dry season.[2] This area of Ghana receives over 1000 mm per year of rainfall. A long-term study has been done on Mole National Park to understand the impact of human hunters on the animals in the preserve.[3]

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Be careful around the beaches near the cities as they are not what you may used to in other parts of the world. The beaches in Accra do not have the best reputation as the water tends to be a bit on the dirty side. The good thing is that Kokrobite (Cocro-beet-tee) is close by and there are a few places to stay..check out my hotel tip... While not great for those moonlit strolls it is a great place to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and is popular with locals and tourists alike..these are not the mega resorts but rather small encampments along the beach where you can enjoy a book, work on your tan or swim as the local fishermen work

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a 50 minutes beautiful walk through rain-forest brings you to one of hte most beautiful and most famous waterfalls of ghana: the tagbo waterfall
The forefathers of the current villagers considered the river Tagbo sacred, and still today a number of taboos are associated with it. For example, no fishing is allowed in the stream, as the spirit of the people is thought to live in it. Washing is also not allowed in the stream on Fridays because on this day the spirit of the river and his children bathe. Furthermore, dogs are taboo in the village, as the villagers believe that the dogs can see spirits and would bark and scare them off. Once every three years, a ceremony for the river takes place, in which a male goat is slaughtered at the riverside.

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At the heart of the Volta region (43km South of Hohoe) lies the beautiful village of Tafi Atome. Tafi Atome is surrounded by an indigenous tropical forest with very high floral concentration. In this forest, one could find the endangered, playful and rather sacred True Mona Monkeys. Believing the monkeys to be messengers to the gods and their protectors, the chiefs and people of Tafi have been protecting them for the past 200 years.

Larabanga has the oldest, and best preserved example of a mud and stick mosque in Ghana
Story of the Larabanga Mosque

After Ndewura Jakpa died, and Ibrahim decided to remain in the Gonja kingdom, he realized that as an Islamic spiritual leader, or Imam, he needed a Koran. At this time there were only seven korans in existence, all of them written by hand and bound into no less than sixty Hinzibs each and kept wrapped bulkily in many blankets and stored in large calabash bowls far away in Mecca. Ibrahim decided to consult an old Dhen Zuo man who was a remaining resident of Zuriyir and he learned of the Mystic stone which was already known as a holy spot to the residents of Zuriyir. Ibrahim went to the Mystic Stone and prayed hard for a Koran to be brought to Larabanga and it is said that his prayers were rewarded when one of the original seven Koran from Mecca was delivered to him from the heavens. This Koran is preserved in the village today by a caretaker and it is brought out for special prayers each year during the Fire Festival when the new Muslim calendar year is celebrated. Many people converge at Larabanga from far and wide to attend these readings outside the ancient mosque.

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Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary is unique. It is the only place where two different species of monkeys, regarded as sacred - the Campbell's Mona and the Geoffroy's Columbus - live together within the same habitat in peace and in harmony with human beings. Monkeys around the world do not enjoy this status, according to Wildlife Experts. Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Minister of Tourism and Modernisation of the Capital City, observed during a trip to the Sanctuary that Boabeng-Fiema could be an icon for the implementation of a national Tourism Action Plan that seeks to increase tourists arrivals to more than a million
Boabeng and Fiema villages in the Brong Ahafo Region have become synonymous with monkeys. There are about 500 Mona monkeys in the Sanctuary. They are brownish and omnivorous. The black and white Geoffroy's Columbus monkeys number about 200. They are vegetarians, living on leaves mainly. Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary typifies traditional African

Mole National Park is well worth the three hour journey from Tamale, tickets for the buses there do sell out so it's worth arriving at the metro mass station a few hours before it's due to leave, which is either 6am or 2pm. The last half an hour is pretty bumpy but it's an amazing place and the Mole Motel has a pool and is fairly cheap if you're sharing. One thing to note if you are staying at Mole is that there are no stall or chop bars and they don't sell satchet water so if you're on a budget you'd be best to take some food and water with you.

Yes I played golf - every come across anyone else who's played golf in Ghana and I did it twice. It was a very interesting experience!!! I played match play against the pro who plays off +4 but has never played outside Ghana! It is also mandatory to have a caddie - these are local boys who start by hanging around clubhouse cleaning clubs shoes etc, graduate to becoming carries hoping eventually to become a pro. The fairways are rough - no seriously really rough and hard with the ball bouncing all over the place. Plus they are very bare so your caddy will place the ball for you. The greens are "greens" but used to be "browns" browns are a mixture of sand and oil and give a truer reading than African greens which are worse that you worst winter temporary greens. Another problem is chasing the hens off the greens and I don't mean 1 or 2! Having said all of the that it was an experience and I'm glad I did it. I played on the Ghanian Championship course so would love to know what the others are like. Green fees are cheap but by the time you pay for your caddy, buy him a few drinks, buy your pro drinks and a meal and you will end up buying drinks for loads of other people too it doesn't work out cheap. Beware of the heat - my other half played once and got heat stroke so drink plenty water.