My First Trip To Ghana from the UK... With Trepidation

Labadi Beach

Labadi Beach

Titanic Beach Tema

Cape Coast

Cape Coast Castle

Agavedzi,Volta Region (Beach)

Cape Coast Castle

Cape Coast Castle

Holiday Inn Accra Airport

Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel Pool Side

Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel

Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel Forecou

Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel

Labadi Beach

Holiday Inn Accra Airport(Lacana Kitchen)

Holiday Inn Accra Airport Poolside

OK before I get going about my first trip to Ghana, I have to tell you, don't believe everything you read on the internet, talk to people who have visited or live there.

I flew from Heathrow with Virgin Atlantic, a 6 hour flight which leaves at 10.3pm, so if you can sleep on the flight, it's fantastic as you arrive around 5.35am.
There are a number of international hotels Holiday Inn, Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel , Novotel and Ramada,Golden Tulip as well as a number of other quality hotels.
Most hotels will arrange an airport transfer for you.

We stayed at The Holiday Inn, the hotel was fantastic, staff were superb, rooms are large and clean.  The pool area is awesome a fantastic pool and La Cabana restaurant with seating situated around the pool.  Food is cooked freshly to order and is delicious.
The hotel is close to Accra Mall and to the airport.

Accra is busy, hot and noisy but not intimidating (which is what I thought it would be), the mall is modern and air-conditioned and has a host of shops, restaurants, bars and a cinema.

We visited RHAPSODY a trendy sports bar within the mall, they have a fantastic range of cocktails and an international menu, if you are longing for burger and chips, check out this place...delicious.  The staff are very pleasant and attentive, football matches are shown live on the screens and a good selection of music is played at weekends.

The people of Ghana are friendly, we visited a nightclub APHRODISIAC and whilst my partner was arranging drinks at the bar, the girls at the table next to me asked if I was ok and if I wanted to join them until he returned (can't ever remember this happening in the UK?)

Ghana has a range of modern, traditional, daylife and nightlife, the beaches are fun with loud music playing, soft sands and clear waters.

So to sum it up, Ghana is fun, hot, friendly, noisy, busy, traffic is awful, good local and international food......go check it out


TOP TRAVEL TIP:   Where ever you are going - Register your trip with HM Government LOCATE, http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/staying-safe/Locate/ they need to know where you are going, where you are staying and when you are going, plus details of an emergency contact, you get the piece of mind that if anything happens within the country you are visiting the British Foreign Office know where you are and will contact you should it be necessary