7 reasons why you should visit Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Portia Arthur

January 6, 2016 4:34 PM

There is no better place to experience the beauty of the natural habitat than the Greater Accra Region

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Accra provides a concentration and variety of accommodation and other tourist facilities and services for both business and holiday tourists. Both the Labadi Beach Hotel and the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel rank five stars.

1. Four stars hotels like Golden Tulip and Novotel hotel, is right in the center of Accra. Other hotels ranked three star including Hotel Wangara, Shangri-La and Erata Hotel provide world class services for its clients.

2. West Africa's largest mall, West Hills Malls, Accra Mall, the Junction Mall and other shopping centers are situated in Accra to assist with all your needs.

3. The Accra International Conference Centre and other meeting facilities such as the National Theatre, provide facilities for conference tourism, an area in which Ghana leads the rest of the West African sub-region.

4. National Museum, which is the bedrock of Ghana's historical treasures; the National Theatre, with its distinctive modern Chinese architecture; and the National Cultural Centre, whose arts and crafts bazaar and traditional textile market is the best place to find traditional handicrafts from all over Ghana.

5. The Accra Zoo is a habitat for a small but very fascinating collection of animals and birds indigenous to Africa. The Du Bois Centre is a source of inspiration, housing a research library and gallery of manuscripts, as well as the graves of this famed African American scholar and his wife.

6. The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum is the last resting place of Ghana’s first President who is remembered in history as one of the leading exponents of Pan Africanism during his days.

7. Historical sites, such as Jamestown area in which the national monuments of Usher Fort and James Fort are located, are well preserved. Accra is repleted with palm tree-fringed beaches, blue skies and the Atlantic Ocean. The most popular is Labadi Beach, a festive beach for relaxation and entertainment. Kokrobite Beach is 25 kilometers west of Accra.

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Portia Arthur