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dual pricing at Cape
Coast by grets
For: To make money from the tourists, they set what is to most of us a reasonable rate. Most local people would not be able to afford this charge, so in order to attract local people, and thus teaching them about their valuable heritage, they lower the rate for Ghanaians. Fair enough.
Against: We are both seeing the same thing, why should it cost us more?
There is nothing you can do about it, so you just have to grin and bear it. Leave a Comment
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Never give to the children directly, as it encourages begging.
If you want to help, give to a registered charity, or to a school. Leave a Comment
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make sure you are always on guard and watch out for anyone tracing or following you.make sure you know exactly where you are going and not decide when you are out.
when it happens report at the nearest police station and your embassy. Leave a Comment
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let me have a go by grets
Don’t try to fight it, work it in to your budget before you go. As I said it is a way of life over here, and you cannot change it. Be careful how much you tip: too little and it can be an insult, too much and you are making a rod for your own back and the travellers who follow behind you. Ask a local what would be appropriate.
For those occasions where you think it may be appropriate with a small gift, bring something along from your home country. This may especially be appreciated if you are staying with a local family. Leave a Comment
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If people ask for money to have their photo taken, really it is up to you if you want to proceed. Negotiate a price before snapping the picture.
If you promise someone a copy of the photograph you have just taken of them, make sure you really do send it to them. Many local people do not have access to photography and cameras, and this could well be one of the few, if not the only, photograph they have of themselves. Leave a Comment
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Some find it very beatiful, but for me it ws a bit of a tourist trap. I've seen other places in Ghana where the rainforest was just as beatiful, where you didn't have to pay so much money just to enter it and where no other tourists were so you could really enjoy the sounds of the forest. It's very touristic and you'll be walking in a row of other tourists over the bridges.
There are 7 bridges to cross above the rainforest. And you can take a guided tour (extra price) through the forest after the walk over the bridges. It's quite a way to get there so if you made the trip, I would recommend to do both.
If you take the train from Kumasi to Takoradi you go straight through the rainforest, it's very beatiful so don't forget to watch out the window.
Also you can see a bit of rainforest at Kintampo falls.
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It is a fact: if you become old, it is difficult in Europe to meet sexy young girls (unless you pay).
If you go to the Internet cafés of Accra, you will see many men creating profiles of sexy girls who want to marry an American, as old as possible.
They know what to say, but there is only one goal: HIT MONEY
If the picture is too sexy or looks like a professional picture, it is fake. Don't answer them.
If they give you a phone number to call, and a girl is answering, it does not mean that you have a girl behind, it can just be a friend acting on behalve of your "lover".
Never send money, never spend money on them. Leave a Comment
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The tourist market in Accra was the only bad experience I had in the two week visit. Once in you are bombarded by eager sellers trying to peddle their goods. Ahh, you say, lightweight westerner, unable to take the pressure of true bargining.... Well I've served my time and can bargin as happily as the next man but that wasn't the problem here. There is actually a nasty undertone. I had people blocking my into their shops while trying to get me to buy (having to push out of shops is not a pleasant experience), people grabbing me and trying, forcefully to get me into their shops, and in general the bargining was not done in good humour.
Also every stall sells nearly identical items at nearly identical prices anyway.
Buy off the people who DON'T hassle you! They probably have better goods and you're buying experience will definately be more enjoyable.
I would say that at the first sign of the hard sell you should back off and find another stall selling the same goods.
You're much better off spending some hours sifting through the local markets where people will treat you with courtesy, you'll have a much more enjoyable experience and you'll get a much better feel for how life is led. Leave a Comment
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Of course, as a visitor to Ghana you will want to buy some of the distinctive local crafts, but it's important not to be trapped into paying far above the worth of objects, since it only increases the temptation to rip people off, which is hardly in the long-term interests of a burgeoning tourist industry.
Don't go out out shopping on your first day: take your time to get oriented, to see some crafts in different settings, to decide what you really want. The large mask which you like so much in the market, or the museum, might not be so appealing when it's in your living room, for example. Think about where you might put pieces. And be creative, too: I bought a long piece of cloth which would normally have been made into a woman's outfit, but instead made a gorgeous tablecloth for my mother!
When you finally decide what to buy, bargain away. Don't 'bargain hard' in that 'they'll never get an extra penny out of me' fashion, but treat it as a game, and understand that no matter what the wheedling and the play-acting, people will never sell to you at a price that isn't worth their while. So play along, and try to be as outrageous in your pricing as they might be in theirs. In the end, you'll find something you can both agree on, and maybe share a drink over the purchases at the end. Leave a Comment
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