GhanaGhana is an ideal destination for first-time visitors toAfrica; rich in little-visited national parks, forestreserves, cultural sites and scenic waterfalls, blessedwith bleached white beaches and lush rain forests of theAtlantic coastline. This stand-alone guide, the only oneavailable, caters for both the budget backpacker and ...... |
Contents
Background Information | 3 |
Natural History | 33 |
Practical Information | 51 |
Health | 91 |
Accra | 105 |
Towards Cape Coast | 143 |
Cape Coast Elmina and Surrounds | 159 |
SekondiTakoradi and the West Coast | 187 |
Kumasi | 307 |
Greater Ashanti | 323 |
From Kumasi to Tamale | 343 |
Tamale and the Mole National Park | 363 |
Bolgatanga and the Upper East | 383 |
Wa and the Upper West | 403 |
Language | 415 |
Glossary | 418 |
Common terms and phrases
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