On a tour throughout the regions of Ghana, African Network Travel and tours enlightens you on the hidden treasures of all the regions in Ghana. On this tour, you will experience the tropical forests reserves, the mountains, beaches, villages on stilt and many more.

Between Ivory Coast and Togo, in the armpit of West Africa, lies Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. The size of Ghana is about the same as Great Britain. It covers a distance of 672 km from south to north and 540 km from east to west.

Ghana is heavily populated with 18.8 million people. The country is divided into ten regions:

• Greater Accra, with Accra as capital of the country, it is the smallest region in Ghana.

• The Central Region, with Cape Coast as its main city is popular amongst tourists due to its history and the great number of castles and forts.

• The Western Region has a twin city, Sekondi-Takoradi as its capital. It has villages on stilts, historic forts and beautiful beaches.

• Koforidua is the capital of the Eastern Region, which is 85 km from Accra. It offers a richly varied landscape of tropical forests, rivers and a great lake.

• Ashanti is well-known for its traditional kente cloths, its gold and of course the Kejetia market - the biggest market of West Africa - located in Kumasi.

• Brong Ahafo is a region with extensive rainfall. The main attraction is the Kintampo waterfalls and the Monkey Sanctuary. The capital of Brong Ahafo lies 400 km west of Accra and is named Sunyani.

• The Volta Region is of great geographical interest, it has contrasting landscapes, with lagoons, mountains and waterfalls. The capital city Ho, is a large agricultural producing centre for cocoa, tobacco and teak.

• The biggest region in Ghana is the Northern Region, with Tamale as its capital. Mole National Park is the main tourist attraction, offering a great amount of wildlife.

• Wa is the capital of the Upper West Region which still has a lot of traditional village houses.

• The last of the ten regions is the Upper East Region with Bolgatanga as its capital.

To travelers, Ghana is a well-kept secret. It hides itself from crowds, but opens its doors widely for those who are willing to discover the greatest treasure of the African Gold Coast - the people. The people of Ghana are friendly, joyful, easygoing, open, courteous, not pushy and self-conscious. It all sounds like clichés, but you have to be there to judge it yourself. Akwaaba, welcome to Ghana!

The landscape of Ghana is varied. The mountains are of modest height, with the highest mountain in the Akwapim-Togo range (872m) that start just outside Accra and have deep and narrow valleys. Along the coast there are white sandy, palm-fringed beaches, and at the coast from Accra to Togo successive lagoons and swamps become a permanent feature of the landscape.

The Volta River is the largest river in Ghana. The Volta consists of several smaller lakes, like the Black Volta, the White Volta, Oti and the Volta itself. The river ends in Lake Volta, which is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world: about twice the size of Luxembourg.

The major part of Ghana's vegetation consists of Savannah. The Savannah covers almost 150.000 km² and stretches from the Brong-Ahafo region eastwards into the Afram Plains and northwards beyond Tamale, reaching the coast in the south-east.

The vegetation in the western region is partly tropical rain forest, about 28.000 km² and contains trees up to 300 years old, with a height of 50m and widths of 3m.

Ghana is an interesting place for bird-watching and wildlife, consisting of large mammals, especially the big cats; like panthers, lions and hyenas. Other big animals living in Ghana are elephants, buffaloes, chimps and hippos. Ghana has lots of reptiles, like crocodiles, alligators, snakes, lizards and geckos and is also the home of colorful butterflies and moths.