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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...

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Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Overview

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  • Asia
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  • 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...

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Mole National Park - Overview

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  • 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...

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Busua & Dixcove - Overview

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  • Africa
  • 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...

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Tamale - Overview

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  • Africa
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  • The North
  • Tamale

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

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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...

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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-...

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The North - Overview

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  • 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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Accra - Overview

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  • 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-...

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Bharatpur - Overview

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  • 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...

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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

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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...

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Ghana - Getting there and away

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Ghana’s only international airport is Kotaka international airport in Accra. At the...

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Visitor's Visa to Ghana

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  • Departure Lounge
  • Africa
  • Author
  • nutraxfornerves
  • Date Posted
  • 28 July 2007 3:06am
  • Last Reply
  • 28 July 2007 3:06am
The Ghana Government web site says i. All foreigners entering Ghana, unless covered by...

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Short report of a visit to Ghana (21 Feb / 21 March 2007)

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  • Departure Lounge
  • Africa
  • Author
  • calidris
  • Date Posted
  • 11 June 2007 7:28pm
  • Last Reply
  • 11 June 2007 7:28pm
...possible.“Are there possibilities to burn digital camera pictures onto CDROM in Ghana?”I have not tried to do this, but I have no doubt...

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Short report of a visit to Ghana (21 Feb / 21 March 2007)

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  • Departure Lounge
  • Africa
  • Author
  • calidris
  • Date Posted
  • 29 April 2007 6:11pm
  • Last Reply
  • 11 June 2007 7:28pm
...writing your report calidris! im planning a trip to africa myself and ghana seems to be the perfect country to start with. how long would...

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Short report of a visit to Ghana (21 Feb / 21 March 2007)

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  • Departure Lounge
  • Africa
  • Author
  • siward
  • Date Posted
  • 6 June 2007 5:21am
  • Last Reply
  • 11 June 2007 7:28pm
...expensive. Are there possibilities to burn digital camera pictures onto CDROM in Ghana ? I also found some info about Ghana's railways : www.jbic.go...

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Re: 2 Months in Ghana - Questions

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  • Departure Lounge
  • Africa
  • Author
  • rockrug
  • Date Posted
  • 8 May 2009 2:01am
  • Last Reply
  • 27 June 2009 3:02am
...at least a daypack if you want to do some traveling around Ghana a little. I know that donations are down in the US at...

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Ghana, The Gambia or...in december?

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  • Departure Lounge
  • Africa
  • Author
  • vegard
  • Date Posted
  • 4 July 2007 6:36am
  • Last Reply
  • 10 July 2007 4:03am
...m also Norwegian, and I've spent the last 4 years in Ghana. I love it here, and I'm sure you'll have a...

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Question about visas for Ghana for USA Citizens

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  • Africa
  • Author
  • chicagobackpacker
  • Date Posted
  • 2 December 2008 8:34pm
  • Last Reply
  • 3 December 2008 7:27pm
...friend that he is going to meet me early next week in Ghana. I am wondering if I can get a visa for Ghana at...

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The need for Diversity in Ghana - a discussion.

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  • Departure Lounge
  • Africa
  • Author
  • siward
  • Date Posted
  • 8 June 2007 11:23pm
  • Last Reply
  • 9 June 2007 10:07pm
QuoteThe biggest problem with running a business in Ghana is that you have to undercut Ghanaians.Not so, i think ;there...

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Re: Volunteers in ghana

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  • Departure Lounge
  • Africa
  • Author
  • positive_thinker
  • Date Posted
  • 6 August 2008 10:37pm
  • Last Reply
  • 12 January 2010 6:49pm
...cannot understand why there is such a negative view of volunteers in Ghana. Before you guess, I will be volunteering starting the 10th of August...

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