Accra in 3 days: the founding site of independent Africa, West Africa's most vibrant arts scene, and a day trip to the most historically significant sites in Ghana.
The mausoleum and museum of Ghana's founding president — Pan-African independence told through artifacts and film.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideAfrica's largest public square — the Black Star Gate (1961) and the Declaration of Independence from Britain.
Papaye or a local buka — the great Ghanaian jollof rice with grilled chicken and kelewele (fried spiced plantain).
The 1871 lighthouse (best view of Accra) and the fishing harbour with painted pirogues. Colonial Accra at its most atmospheric.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideOxford Street for the best restaurants in Accra — international and Ghanaian, with excellent nightlife.
Live highlife and Afrobeats in Accra's most popular live music venue.
Kente cloth, Ashanti gold regalia and the ethnographic display of Ghana's peoples.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe most important art gallery in Ghana — established and emerging Ghanaian artists in the tradition of El Anatsui.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideAccra's most popular beach — cold Club beer, grilled tilapia and the sound systems of West Africa.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideWhole grilled tilapia with banku and pepper sauce — Ghana's most important meal.
Accra's best club for Afrobeats and highlife — the finest music in West Africa from midnight to dawn.
The kelewele carts around Osu Circle operate until 03:00 — spiced fried plantain with cold coconut water.
STC bus from Accra to Cape Coast — the most historically significant day trip in Ghana.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe British slave trading castle — the male dungeons, the Door of No Return. One of Africa's most important historical sites.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe 1482 Portuguese castle — even older and equally essential to understanding the slave trade in West Africa.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuide3-hour return along the coastal road. Time for reflection on the history of the day.
A chop bar for the definitive Ghanaian farewell — banku, grilled tilapia, pepper sauce.
A cold Club Beer in an Osu bar — the most satisfying ending in West Africa.