SIGHT SEEING

The largest local metropolitan newspaper in the United States, and hailed as one of the greatest newspapers in the world, The New York Times listed Ghana as number four in “The 46 Places to Go in 2013” and as a country it continues to flourish and embrace International travelers.

AKWAABA – WELCOME

Zebra Entertainment Group welcomes you! Here are just a few tourist destinations Ghana has to offer.

ELMINA CASTLE

Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482. It was the first trading post build on the Gulf of Guinea. And is the oldest European building in existence below the Sahara. First established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic Slave trade. When you visited you are offered a breath-taking and thought-provoking tour that takes you back in history.

KAKUM NATIONAL PARK

The Kakum National Park is situated about 33km North of Cape Coast, Central Regional capital and about 170km from Accra. It is made up of mostly undisturbed virgin rainforest and is one of the famous national parks in Ghana.  The park is enriched with different species of wildlife including 40 species of mammals (forest elephants, buffalo, leopard, bongo, yellow backed duiker, red river hog, primates,) over 200 species of birds, a large number of reptiles and amphibians and over 400 species of butterflies. To experience the 40m high canopy walkway suspended between trees is breath-taking!

KWAME NKRUMAH MAUSOLEUM

Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, also known as the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) is the last resting place of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It is dedicated to him for his outstanding campaign to liberate Ghana (by then Gold Coast) from colonial rule in 6th March, 1957.

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF GHANA

The National Museum, located at No. 2 Barnes Road in Central Accra, was opened on 5th March 1957, the eve of Ghana’s Independence.  The National Museum has three main galleries: These deal respectively with Ghana’s past; her traditions; and with the country’s arts culture. The galleries present exhibits on prehistoric Africa; they display sculptures and paintings from pioneering and contemporary artists; and they provide examples of traditional attire, local musical instruments, and sacred tribal artifacts such as Asante ancestral stools, traditionally believed to be the receptacle of the soul of the chief who sat on them.