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Tourism in Ghana

From shopping in busy fishing villages to bird watching in tropical rain forests. Ghana is as diverse as it is beautiful.

There is no best time to visit Ghana as the weather is consistently hot all year round.

The country's newest national park is the Kakum Nature Reserve which, in addition to animal species such as monkeys, antelopes and water buffalo, has an aerial walkway built through the rainforest canopy offering treetop views.

For those in search of sailing or water-skiing, there are numerous centers with good facilities, particularly on Lake Volta, which has a yacht club at Akosombo, and at Ada. Another exhilarating experience is to be taken out over the surf in a local fishing boat. Sport fishing for barracuda is popular. The best spots for surfing are at Fete, Dixcove (both west of Accra) and Kokrobite (16km/10 miles from Accra).

Ghanaians are keen footballers, tennis players and boxers. Another popular sport is horse racing, which takes place at the Accra racecourse every Saturday. There are golf courses at Accra, Achimota, Kumasi and Tema.

In Accra and other major centers, there are nightclubs with Western popular music and Afro beat. Concerts can be seen at the National Theater in Accra. The School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon often hosts drama, poetry and cultural dancing shows. Foreign and Ghanaian films can be seen at the Ghana Film Theater and Executive Film House in Accra.

International food is available in most large hotels and many restaurants serve a range of local traditional foods. In Accra there are also restaurants serving Middle Eastern, Chinese, French and other European cuisine.

On the coast, prawns and other seafood are popular and very tasty.

National specialties:

Kenkey (hot peppers and fried fish, eaten mostly in the Accra region).
Akyeke (cassava couscous served with avocado).
Fufu (pounded cassava beans, yam, plantain or rice, usually accompanying traditional soups (palmnut, groundnut), kontomere and okro (stews)).
Fante fante (a palm oil stew with small fish, popular in the central regions).
Akrantee (bushmeat).

National drinks:

Pito (a beer brewed in the Northern region made from millet).
Zom koom (toasted millet flour in water).
Palm wine.
Coconut juice.

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