During the first week of July I’ll be heading to Elmina to celebrate the start of fishing season. I will be at the colourful Bakatue Fishing Festival beside the Benya Lagoon for a few days with chiefs, dancers, drummers, stilt walkers, chefs, artisans, and thousands of other Ghanaians from all over the country. Anyway, afterward I would like to continue travelling west toward Ankasa-Nini National Park, but I am finding that a lot of the locals here in Accra have never heard of the place. Apparently it is situated in Elubo, in the Western Region of Ghana. I need travel route directions as well as instruction (bus/tro/cab?), cost advice, places to stay, etc. Thank you for your help.
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stumbleinnghana
I've heard that you need to get a car / bus / tro to Aiyinasii (if I've spelt that correctly) and then need to grab a taxi. Apparently it's not that far then in the taxi - a few kilometres.. Aiyinasii is on the main highway around 60km west past Takoradi.
Hope that helps!
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kira
You can get dropped off by any tro-tro going to Elubo (border town with Cote d'Ivoire, nightmare place!).
However from the road it's about a 5km trek into the park, I think there's accomodation in the park, you really do not want to stay in Elubo & anything east of the park is booked full with mine workers - Axim would be the nearest place to stay which is an hour+ away.
I would call them. There's a website somewhere & on Facebook called Western Ghana Tourism - or something along those lines, they have info on the park
Kira
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