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Volta, Ghana

🇬🇭 Ghana · Region 04

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Volta

Green hills, Ghana’s highest peak, and West Africa’s tallest waterfall.

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A closer look at Volta.

The east of Ghana climbs into mist-covered hills along the Togo border. Hike Mount Afadja, stand under Wli Falls, drift across Lake Volta, or visit the sacred grove at Tafi Atome where mona monkeys live alongside the community.

885m
Mount Afadja
Jul–Sep
Best time
4 hrs
From Accra

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Elephants, baobabs, mud mosques, and the scale of Ghana’s north.

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