Wechiau Things to Do

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The part of the Black Volta River close to Wechiau, is a popular spot for hippo's to come to in the dry season. In this part of the river there are a lot of shallow parts in the water in this time of the year. These shallow part can be rocks or tree brenches, and are used to rest. Especially the young hippo's need these parts to rest.

The dry season in Ghana starts in the end of November and end somewhere in May. This period (especially January and February) is the best period to go to Wechiau if you want to see the animals.

If you want to see the hippo's, it is impossible to do that from the banks of the river. Everywhere they are covered with high and rough bushes and trees, that are impossible to cross. The only -and nicest- way to spot them, is with a canoe.

A canoetrip can be arranged even when you are inside the park already: you don't need to plan it at the Information Centre in the village. Just inform the guide that accompanies you, and he will contact the "boatsman" who owns the canoe. For 40.000 cedis an hour ($ 4,-) they take you for a great trip over the Volta River. When I was here in October, it was not a great time to see the animals, but I was very lucky to spot some of them already (too bad they were too fast to be able to take pictures of them...). But even without the hippo's it's a great trip through an amazing environment.