10 things to see in Ghana:
1) National Museum of Ghana
2) Kakum National Park
3) The Cape Coast Castle
4) Kumasi Zoo
The Kumasi Zoological Garden is a zoo in the heart of Kumasi in Ghana. The zoo was established in 1951 and it occupies a 1.5-square-kilometre area between the popular Kejetia Bus Terminal and the Kumasi Centre for National Culture.
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5) Kintampo Waterfalls
6) Mole National Park
Mole National Park is a big wildlife park in the North Western Ghana on grassland savanna. With its 4840 square kilometers it is the biggest of its kind in Ghana. The park has a rich flora and fauna with 93 species of mammals, about 300 species of birds, 9 amphibians, 33 reptilians and other several insectivorous species and 56 endemic butterfly species. It is also possible to book a room at the Mole Motel witch is right next to the elephant bath in the park.
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7) Larabanga Mosque
The Larabanga Mosque is a mosque built in 1421 in the village of Larabanga, and it is the oldest mosque in the country. It has often been referred to as "Mecca of West Africa". Larabanga Mosque has an old Quran, believed by the locals to have been given as a gift from heaven in 1650 to the Imam at the time as a result of his prayers.
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8) Busua
Busua is a beach and a fishing village and it is classified in the category of towns with more than 5,000 inhabitants. In the early 1990s Busua and the whole of the surrounding coastal area was affected of a palm disease which affected all the town's coconut trees. Therefore all the town's coconut trees have now died. What remains is a long sandy beach, along a coastline that is free of dangerous currents.
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9) Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
Tafi Atome is one of the most well run ecotourism projects in Ghana. The native mona monkeys in this area, were once considered as the spirit of their fallen warriors. To increase the tourism, local economy and save the monkeys, the village worked with american volunteers to a wildlife sanctuary. The village is now a guesthouse, a restaurant, and a place you can visit and feet the monkeys.
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10) Akosombo Dam
The Akosombo Dam, also known as Volta Dam, is a big hydroelectric dam located on the Volta River in the South Eastern Ghana. The primary purpose of the Akosombo Dam is to provide electricity for the aluminium industry. The Akosombo Dam was called the largest single investment in the economic development plans of Ghana. Its original electrical output was 912 megawatts, but it was upgraded to 1,020 megawatts in a retrofit project that was completed in 2006.
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