Category: Travel

The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1867 to its independence as the nation of Ghana in 1957. The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial deposits of gold in the soil. In, nowadays, Ghana you can visit many […]

When you travel to Ghana to probably arrive at the airport (or you are coming overland). In 2018 Kotoka International Airport has opened a new terminal. This means your arrival and departure from international flights will be at terminal 3. Terminal 2 (the old international flights terminals) is now for domestic flights. There are a […]

You probably have heard about a jeepsafari to watch elephants, hiking the biggest mountain in Ghana and crossing bridges in the rainforst, but today we want to introduce five activities you might didn’t hear about. Accra Cycle Share One of our favourite activities in Accra, it isn’t a secret. Every Sunday the cycle tour starts […]

It wouldn’t be a suprise that Instagram is our favourite social media platform. It is mostly visual, there is space for your thoughts in the captions and we love the interaction through stories. If you don’t follow us yet, do it now! Instagram is also the best platform to discover new places in Ghana. We […]

Before you travel to Ghana there are some important things to think about. Of course you need a flight ticket, the currency is different from your own currency and you need a visa. Do you also know you have to get your yellow fever vaccination before entering the country? We will tell you more about […]

We can’t say it enough: we love beaches. Especially beaches in Ghana’s Western region. They are large, clean and the waves are good for surfing. Here are three of our favourites. Busua beach How can we not start with Busua. The beach is located between one hills, and that makes it the perfect place to […]

Being a digital nomad is hot! It means you are doing remote (online) work, so you can do you work where ever you want. Maybe Ghana wasn’t on your list, but of course there are places where you can work from (and after that enjoy Ghana). Today we will share our top 3 hotels with […]

We guess you like travelling as much as we do, but hopping from room to room can be boring sometimes. That’s why we are now telling you the most uncommon places to stay in Ghana. Yurt: Meet Me There African Home Lodge Meet Me There is one of our favourite lodges for a long time. […]

You might have heard about voluntourism before. It is quit popular under Western people to go to ‘development countries’ (there is a reasons why we use quotation marks) and help the people living there and travelling around at the same time. We already wrote about why travelling is the new volunteering. In case you are still questioning if […]

Ghana has a large coast full of beautiful beaches. In general you can’t really use them for sunbathing, because the beaches are crowdy by other activities. Don’t be suprised if you see a couple of fishersmen bring their fish on land, or if you see women buying the fish to sell it on the market. […]