The Eastern Region is about 20.000 sq. km large and is very versatile in it’s landscape. Here you find mountains, hills and flat land populated by peaceful villages. The mountains got their names from the tribes which settled here:- Akwapim, Akim, Kwahu and Juaben. The highest point is 800 meters above sea level and [...]
In 1915, the British Geologist A.E. Kiston saw the need for a dam in the country to produce cheap electricity in order to convert the bauxite from the Kwahu Hills into Aluminum. He visualized a Dam at the narrowest point of the Volta River but as it was the time of the second world war [...]
The gardens were created by the British in the 1890′s originally as retreat for the British Officers living in the country. Plants were brought from all over as far as Malaya, Mexico, India, Guatemala, China and other parts of Africa. Later the garden served as Research Center for the School of Agriculture to test the [...]
The Ashanti Region has probably the most interesting part in Ghana’s history. This takes us back to ancient Gana in Mali – when Gana broke up, the Akan tribe split up and one group settled in the region, which became the Ashanti Region. The Ashanti were a tribe of Warriors and after a short [...]
Here one finds an amazing collection of weapons and spoils from various campaigns in which the Gold Coast Regime had been involved. There are also many portraits of Ashanti Nobles and others which made their mark during the long wars as well as a history of the 20th century conflict shown through a collection of [...]
Kente Weaving at Bonwire Kente is the traditional cloth of the Asantehene. According to tradition, Bonwire was one of the five kente stools which were founded by exiles from Denkyira, who settled around Kumasi after the Denkyira were conquered by Osei Tutu. As they were very skilful weavers they were forbidden to sell cloth to [...]
Wood Carvers at Ahwiaa Here you can buy gifts and souvenirs in all sizes and all shapes. You can also watch whiles the beautiful masks and animals are skillfully carved out of a chunk of wood.
Legend has it that a former Chief who was able to turn humans into monkeys and back at will died before he could turn some monkeys back into their humans form. To kill a monkey here is a serious taboo and this dates back to 1831 when the villages were founded. In 1975 this law [...]
Accra became the seat for the Gold Coast Administration in the year 1877 the reason was simple – Cape Coast, the then Capital of the Crown Colony, was too far away from the other parts of the country and since then Accra has been the center point for the ten regions. Accra is the smallest [...]