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Pieter11 Says: When you are staying overnight in Wechiau, you should really make sure you see the sunrise here. When you sleep on the platform, you will probably be woken up by the sun anyway, but it would be a shame if you miss the sunrise itself here. The environment is very peaceful,...
Pieter11 Says: 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...
Platforms: Sleeping on the platforms
Pieter11 Says: Another place to sleep in Wechiau is on one of the two platform they've built there. When I was there, the raining season was still there, and during that season one of the two platform was closed, but the one closest to the guesthouse was open, and was a great place to...
Guesthouse: Wechiau Guesthouse
Pieter11 Says: The are three places where you can sleep when you are in the Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary. The most luxurious place is the guesthouse, which is not luxurious at all! I didn't sleep here, but I did have a look inside to see what the place looks like, and I didn't feel sorry I...
Pieter11 Says: When you leave from Wechiau somewhere late in the morning or in the afternoon, you will not be able to make it to the Metro Mass bus in Wa anymore. Instead you can take a Tro-Tro to Wa and try to arrange a Tro-Tro back to where you came from. Another adventurous option is to...
From Wechiau to the Hippo Sanctuary
Pieter11 Says: When you arrive in Wechiau, you still have to drive 15 kilometres to the Hippo Sanctuary, which is situated that far outside the village. There is no public transportation to there, but there are two ways to get there that can be arranged at the Information Centre in...
Pieter11 Says: The most important way of transportation in Ghana is the Tro-Tro. A Tro-Tro is every vehicle that is bigger then a normal car and smaller then a bus. It can be anything: vans, pick-ups, small busses...Every trip in a Tro-Tro is an adventure. The vehicles always are at least...
Pieter11 Says: When you are going to spend the night in the Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary, you should make sure you take enough food and drinks with you! Inside the park there is nothing you can get. And in the village of Wechiau there is hardly anything to buy either -except on marketdays- so...
Pieter11 Says: Before you can enter the park you always have to go to the Information Centre in Wechiau-village first. You can find this centre at the end of the mainroad you'll be dropped off at by the Tro-Tro. In this small concrete building you can find some information about the area...
Plan a Wechiau vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Wechiau locals
The most important way of transportation in Ghana is the Tro-Tro. A Tro-Tro is every vehicle that is bigger then a normal car and smaller then a bus. It can be...
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Close to the city of Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana, you will find a very small village at the banks of the Black Volta River, the border with Burkina Faso. This small village is called Wechiau,...
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Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary, Ghana
The river safari is great fun and if you don't get to see the hippos the birds and butterflies are unbelievable. You will get to know more about the local culture as you will go with a local guide...
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