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johene Says: The ROOTS ARTS Gallery and Cafe is the place to relax and have a very nice time. You can have a look at the art exhibition including pictures, poetry, bead and leather works just to mention a few. Enjoy your stay reclining in the comfortable cane chairs and couches, listen...
Pieter11 Says: An interesting thing to see in Bolga is the extreme catholic exposure in the north of the citycentre. At Bazaar Road you can see tens of large concrete statues once every 50 metres showing the apostels, Mozes, Jesus and other Biblical hero's.The shops around this area also...
Bonobo2005 Says: Bolgatanga is an important regional trade centre with a bustling market every 3 days. While travellers probably not go out to buy lots of stuff, it's quite a spectacle to observe as traders from the counrtry side arrive in overloaded minibuses carrying all their trade...
atufft Says: We visited just before the millet harvest, and so I was able to capture images of the millet at full ripeness, and then we watched how it was harvested. Also, we learned about how the palm oil is made from the seeds. I was interested in the decorated mud house architecture...
Even More Images from Tonga Hills
atufft Says: These images of the farm life in the area persuade the tourist of the bucolic lifestyle the Northern Ghana tribes people live. They are certainly not wealthy by the standards of the industrial world, but I didn't see much starvation or unhappiness here at all. Most people...
More Tonga Hills and Shrine Pictures
atufft Says: In my earlier notes, I failed to include some great pictures of the high tech electrical source, as well as additional shrine and people pictures. The village uses solar panels for electricity, but still fetches water the old fashioned way. Nearby is another village of...
Tilli has elephant migration--during some seasons
atufft Says: We decided to visit the Volta river and see if we could spot some elephants, so taking a tro-tro from Bolgatanga, we headed toward the border town of Bawku. Tilli is about halfway, so you'll need to get off and start walking. The return ride might seem like a bit of a...
atufft Says: Take a taxi out to Tonga Hills, any driver know how to get there. Bargain for a taxi in central Bolga. The drive itself is quite beautiful through countryside on adobe colored dirt roads. The Tonga Hills are a rocky and somewhat elevated region where the chief still rules....
Swad Fast Food: Swad Fast Food
Pieter11 Says: A good place to have dinner in Bolga is a place called Swad Fast Food. It is located at the point where the main road to Navrongo/Paga meets Bazaar Road.Swad Fast Food doesn't have anything to do with fast food. Yes, they do serve pizza and french fries, but a lot of other...
International Traveler's Inn: Breakfast, lunch and community in Bolga
atufft Says: The International Traveler's Inn isn't a hotel but a hang out for Peace Corps volunteers and others who visit Christi Atubiga and her family. There's a television, several refrigerators and freezers with things to eat, and one of the boys will make you a quick sandwich....
Pieter11 Says: In Bolga there are three different stations for public transportation:The first one is the one where you arrive when you are travelling to Bolga by Tro-Tro. This is the main station of the city and the one where you can find all the transport towards the south and the north...
Pieter11 Says: Bolgatanga is an important connection for travellers coming from the south of Ghana and going to Burkina Faso, Mali or Senegal. It's the last city in Ghana before crossing the border at Paga. The last big city before Bolga is Tamale.Tro-Tro's as well as a Metro Mass-bus...
Pieter11 Says: Bolga is known for its traditional products made of straw. Hat, baskets, fans, nacklaces; everything is sold by salesmen that walk around in the streets, really covered by all their products. Even if you are not interested in buying their goods, it is a fascinating thing to...
There is nothing dangerous in this town
atufft Says: Bolgatanga, like much of Ghana, is predominately Christian with a large Muslim minority. Animist traditions also figure into the spiritual lives of residents. In any case, the strong religious beliefs are not hostile in the least and all residents live in surprising harmony...
Bonobo2005 Says: The fee for any tour is less than $2 each.A visit to the Art and Crafts centre is $0,50. For transportation to Sirigu, I would recommend hiring a taxi from either Paga, Navrongo or Bolgatanga, which are very cheap if you are with a few (Possibly $10 for the car / half day)....
Paga: calling sacred crocodiles
Bonobo2005 Says: Paga Village is the last village before crossing the border with Burkina Faso and an easy daytrip from Bolgatanga.Peace Corps have done a good job in Paga, formalizing Eco- and Community tourism here and you can choose of a variety of excursions from a menu at fixed...
Visit the interesting Village of Tenzugu
Bonobo2005 Says: In the hills behind the tiny settlement of Tenzugu you can visit a very important ancestor shrine that houses an oracle with reportedly great healing powers. A well informed local guide will take you there after reporting to the Chief, by far the most welcoming in Ghana I’ve...
Bonobo2005 Says: The last stage to my visit to Bongo was one that always concludes my trips to villages ....waiting for anything to leave back to town.Fortunately it was late afternoon and the last tro-tro of the day was about to leave. Full as always and carrying a dozen of goats and sheep...
Bonobo2005 Says: It is hardly thinkable to visit a Ghanaian village without having nice encounters with the people living there. Like in rural Bongo, traversing peanut fields and lush meadows, two kids came running towards us sent by their harvesting parents,carrying a big smile and a basket...
Bonobo2005 Says: When you approach the nearer of the two hills, numbered markers show the pilgrim route to the Shrine close to the hilltop.It is a short, nice hike up (about 15-20 minutes) through narrow passages and scrambling over big boulders. I remember being very surprised to see these...
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Sometimes the landscape was yellow, but sometimes amazing green. Between the villages there was sometimes not more as a track. Luckily our truck had no big...
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Centre of the Interesting Upper East Region
Bolgatanga is the capital of Upper East, and the first substantial town I came across after entering Ghana from Burkina Faso. Bolga turned out to be very pleasant surprise. I found a nice and cheap...
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In 1983 I visited Bolgatanga for two weeks. It was a difficult time in Ghana. Lack of petrol and tyres, so transportation was a big problem. Travelling with local lorries, as I did in 1980 was nearly...
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Bolga, the most Northern city of Ghana
Bolgatanga is a fast growing city in the very north of Ghana, and it is the capital of the region it is situated in: the Upper East Region. Bolga, as every Ghanaian calls the city, doesn't have a lot...
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Bolgatanga and Northeast Ghana
Bolgatanga is one day's bus ride from Ouagadougu, the Burkina Faso capitol. Taking afternoon bus, we crossed the border at around 9pm and arrived in Bolga rather late at night. Fortunately, the staff...
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