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Ghana - Overview

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Ghana

In Ghana life is public. People evacuate their homes and apartments every day to...

Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Overview

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India
Rajasthan
Eastern Rajasthan
Keoladeo Ghana National Park

By far the best time to visit this park (Indian/foreigner Rs 25/200, video Rs 200; 6am-6pm Apr-Sep, 6.30am-5pm Oct-Mar) is October to February, when you’ll see many migratory birds. At other times, it...

The Coast - Overview

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Ghana
The Coast

Stretching 500km from the Ivory Coast to Togo, the coastline is Ghana’s premier attraction. It’s dotted with wonderful palm-lined beaches and...

Busua & Dixcove - Overview

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Ghana
The Coast
Busua & Dixcove

...an easy drive from Accra, boast some of the nicest beaches in Ghana. Busua, the more developed of the two villages as far as tourism...

Tamale - Overview

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Africa
Ghana
The North
Tamale

The fourth-largest city in Ghana and the major transport hub for the north, Tamale tends to be...

Mole National Park - Overview

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Ghana
The North
Mole National Park

...40/2.70, still/video camera fee US$0.50/2.20), Ghana’s largest at 4660 sq km and best as far as wildlife...

Cape Coast - Overview

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Africa
Ghana
The Coast
Cape Coast

The centre of Cape Coast, the former British colonial capital, is lined with neglected, faded buildings. Their ages are irrelevant in this now-vibrant town, whose history – Cape Coast was the largest ...

The Centre - Overview

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Ghana
The Centre

This region is more than just the cultural heartland of the country and the historic centre of the Ashanti. Besides Kumasi, which is the historic seat of royalty, a major urban centre and the transpor...

Accra - Overview

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Africa
Ghana
Accra

With its back mostly turned to the Gulf of Guinea, taking little advantage of its waterfront location, Accra crawls up and over a modern landscape, gobbling up real estate and producing a chaotic low-...

Kakum National Park - Overview

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Africa
Ghana
The Coast
Kakum National Park

Gingerly sliding across a rope bridge at dizzying heights is not for the agoraphobic. But for an easily earned adrenaline rush, the canopy walkway at this national park (33278; admission US$0.20; 8am-...

Kumasi - Overview

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Africa
Ghana
The Centre
Kumasi

At one time the capital of the rich and powerful Ashanti kingdom, today Kumasi is a bustling multiethnic metropolis. Unlike Accra, Kumasi, which spills over a series of hills, has a clearly demarcated...

The North - Overview

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Ghana
The North

This region, the largest in the country, rewards those with time and patience. It includes Mole National Park, the best place to see large wildlife in the country and several other community projects ...

Bharatpur - Overview

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India
Rajasthan
Eastern Rajasthan
Bharatpur

Bharatpur is home to the World Heritage–listed Keoladeo Ghana National Park, one of the world’s prime bird-breeding and feeding...

Southern Burkina Faso - Overview

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Africa
Burkina Faso
Southern Burkina Faso

...Tiébélé is worth the detour if you're headed to or from Ghana

Ghana - History

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Ghana

...elections of 1951, Nkrumah was released and he became prime minister. When Ghana finally won its independence in March 1957, Nkrumah became the first president...