Has anybody taken the route descrbed?
Looking at the Michellin map, there might be a ferry across the river between Bimbilla and Nkwanta (nearest towns to the river crossing). Or is there a bridge there now?
I really want to know is it dirt road, and if so how poor? Could I drive from Tamale to Yendi to Ho Howe in 3 days (in a truck)
Many thans for all your help.
Hi, I travelled down the eastern side of Lake Volta in 2007-08 from Hohoe to Nkwanta, then to Yendi via Bimbilla and finally to Tamale. I can't recall river crossings being a problem at all, bridges were fine.
I travelled on public transport, and the trip took me 3 days with stops overnight to sleep. A lot was dirt track, but I recall the last part from Nkwanta to Bimbilla was very poor dirt road, very bumpy and took quite a long time (a good day)
having said that, this was now 3 years ago and they were performing roadworks there at the time. If you have a good 4x4 with fairly good clearance then you should be fine even if the road is as bad as it was back then
hope that helps :)
Let us know how it goes. I will be taking this road with my Honda CRV in August with a friend. We will be coming from Kpalime in Togo. If you find any good hotels/restaurants/whatever also post that. I'm interested to see how it goes.
Thanks very much for the information. I am in a truck, very good clearance. Found afew articles about the road, apparently the locals are so annoyed about its condition the govenment has finally started work on it through a Japanese initiative. Not sure what progress has been made however!
There's definitely a bridge across the Oti river on the Nkwanta-Bimbila Road - only a couple of hundred metres across, not the big wide ferry crossing marked on the Michelin map. The Reise-Know-How maps are much better, by the way, twice the scale, though even theirs doesn't show the bridge.
Safe travels!
Richard