3 Nights accra, ghana
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With its back mostly turned to the Gulf of Guinea, taking little advantage of its waterfront location,
Accra crawls up and over a modern landscape, gobbling up real estate and producing a chaotic low-rise skyline.
Originally a scattering of villages controlled by Ga chiefs, today it’s a sprawling city that extends eastwards almost 25km to the neighbouring city of Tema.
Its congested and pockmarked pavements; baking streets that in the midday heat can make a block feel like a kilometre;
shanty towns and genteel leafy suburbia; chop bars and gourmet restaurants; hiplife and highlife; all combine to make Accra at once exhausting and exhilarating.
Accra crawls up and over a modern landscape, gobbling up real estate and producing a chaotic low-rise skyline.
Originally a scattering of villages controlled by Ga chiefs, today it’s a sprawling city that extends eastwards almost 25km to the neighbouring city of Tema.
Its congested and pockmarked pavements; baking streets that in the midday heat can make a block feel like a kilometre;
shanty towns and genteel leafy suburbia; chop bars and gourmet restaurants; hiplife and highlife; all combine to make Accra at once exhausting and exhilarating.
Dodi Island
The Dodi Island became one of the displaced settlements when the Dam was constructed in the late 1960's. It covers approximately 55 acres of space. The inhabitants on the Dodi Island are friendly and accommodating. They normally welcome visitors with a traditional cultural dance, agbadza from the Volta Region. Their primary occupation is fishing. The Volta River Authority and the Hotel have plans of developing the Dodi Island into a world class tour site. |
Akosombo Dam
The Akosombo dam was built in 1961 with the help of finance from an American company called Valco. The dam has its pros and cons but most people in Akosombo now are positive about the economic and social impact it has had on their lives. However, there are still frequent power cuts in Ghana and the debts incurred arguably held back progress. |
New Tafo - Boti Falls
The waterfall was discovered in the Boti Forest Reserve by a white Roman Catholic Father, who was very instrumental in the construction of the Roman Catholic School in the Boti area. The popularity of Boti Falls began in the early 1960’s. In 1961/62 the then President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, visited the Boti Falls area and upon realizing the potential and beauty of the falls, he requested that the Eastern Regional Commissioner, Emmanuel Humphery Tettey Korboe to build a Two-room Rest House. |