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RE: Ghana logistics question

by vegsabrina 10 May 2012

Thanks for the reply and recommendations. Is the Accra airport easy to get around? After arriving in Accra on an international flight…
Ghana logistics question

by vegsabrina 09 May 2012

I'm planning a trip to Ghana in September, and I need some feedback on the feasibility of my plan. * Flying from Accra to Kumasi: Any…
kumasi to ouaga

by rebeldiamonds 20 April 2012

Hello! As a lone female traveler, would it be smart for me to take a long bus ride from Kumasi to Ouaga? Where can I find the Catholic…
RE: first visit to Africa - Ghana

by rhythm_blues 18 April 2012

Thanks - I appreciate the advice and the web links. We'll look into additional areas - maybe Kumasi and environs. I'm reading the Bradt…
RE: first visit to Africa - Ghana

by markharf 15 April 2012

You can do a lot more than that in two weeks. Cape Coast and Elmina are just a couple of hours from Accra, and you can take the Ford…
RE: Accra to Kumasi with VIP bus

by jchudleigh 29 March 2012

I just checked this on the http://fly540africa.com/ website and the flight from Accra to Kumasi is $40 and looks like they fly every day.…
RE: Best way from Accra to Mole Park?

by Kira 29 March 2012

Yes, Starbow are doing them for around that price, Fly540 might be too! However there's another company that's going to come onto the…
Re: Summer in Accra

by stumbleinnghana 29 March 2012

Kira is the expert here - but yes, you can definitely travel on a budget outside Accra and see loads. Going East and West are two completely…
Re: Money cards

by agaha 28 March 2012

ATMs of Stanbic and Commercial bank take mastercard.They must have brances in Kumasi.
Money cards

by Jo789 26 March 2012

Hi, Apologies for bringing this subject up again but the latest posts I can find are from 2011. I was wondering what people's experien…
RE: Ghana for 2 weeks

by stumbleinnghana 24 March 2012

Mole - although great, is a long way away. I've heard so many conflicting points of view over whether it's worth it on a short trip, but…
Choosing Between Mole and Pandjari/Ghana and Benin

by bennlewis 22 March 2012

Folks, My wife and I are taking our teenage kids to West Africa, but we only have two weeks. We fly in and out of Accra and had hoped…
RE: Best way from Accra to Mole Park?

by Vaclav 19 March 2012

OK David - my fault, I took your "single carriage way" characteristic as a road too narrow to overtake at all (something like in Norway…
Re: Best way from Accra to Mole Park?

by owadavid 19 March 2012

Hi Vaclav, What I meant was that the majority of the main highway between Accra in the south and Tamale in the north (via Kumasi) is…
RE: Best way from Accra to Mole Park?

by Vaclav 19 March 2012

Hi. As written before, you need to get to Tamale. I would recommend to do it in one run, if you can get a bus to cover all the distance;…
Re: Best way from Accra to Mole Park?

by owadavid 18 March 2012

Personally, I would recommend you break the journey in Kumasi. It's a long drive without the break, and much of the way is single carriage…
Best way from Accra to Mole Park?

by jenniemaria 18 March 2012

Hi, due to go to Ghana this month and thinking of heading from Accra to Mole National Park. Wondered whether it was best to break up…
Re: Visas for crossing from Ghana to Togo to Benin in the North

by bennlewis 14 March 2012

Yes, when you commit to making sure that your kids "get it" about our world (and have the means to let them get it first hand) you have…
visits to cocoa plantations

by soda 10 March 2012

Hi there, I'd like to visit a cocoa plantation in Ghana, ideally one not too many miles from Kumasi or Accra. Has anyone been to one,…
Ghana trip report - independently using public transport

by Vaclav 01 March 2012

Within November 2011 we have been to Ghana, travelling independently and getting around by public transport. Our route included Aburi,…
Re: Ghana for 2 weeks

by susan541 25 February 2012

Hello I would say a trip to Mole is definitely worth it. The walking safaris are always pretty good and they also offer jeep safaris…
RE: Accra to Kumasi with VIP bus

by Kira 25 February 2012

I presume you are looking at landing in Accra & heading straight to Kumasi? Could you turn your itinerary around so you could go in…
Re: Accra to Kumasi with VIP bus

by falkirkbairn2 25 February 2012

Yes, I did a search after being alerted by Kira. Not good :-(
RE: Accra to Kumasi with VIP bus

by olboyo 23 February 2012

I wouldn't travel at night http://www.modernghana.com/news/351006/1/21-dead-in-accident-on-accra-kumasi-road.html
RE: Ghana for 2 weeks

by Julie_L 23 February 2012

I haven't been to Ghana for years, so this might be out of date, but ... Walking 'safaris' in Mole NP are very good, but you don't see…