Introduction
The Volta Region is where you will find some of the most beautiful tourist attraction sites in Ghana. You will find the Volta Region in Ghana’s southeast and it's surrounded by the Oti region to the north, Volta Lake to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and Togo to the west. This area is renowned for its exceptional natural beauty. One of Ghana’s most alluring natural assets is its environment, which is composed of gently sloping hills and valleys with rocky outcrops, lagoons, rivers, and waterfalls.
We have recognized Ho as the capital of Ghana’s Volta Region, one of the sixteen administrative areas in the country. The area is multi-ethnic and multilingual, with ethnic groupings such as the Ewe, Guan, and Akan peoples. They divided it into 25 administrative districts. The Lolobi, Likpe, Akpafu, Buem, Nkonya, and other peoples—all currently part of the Oti region—gets considered Guan peoples.
Within the Volta Region, which runs from the coastal plains on the Atlantic coast to the dry lands of the north, climatic conditions vary. Travellers can experience nearly every tropical climate in West Africa as they move from the coastal plains, which are bordered by sunny beaches and mangrove swamps, to the deciduous rain forests of the central belt—where Mount Afadja is located—to the dry savanna of northern Ghana.
The Volta Region is a green and beautiful highland area comprising magnificent natural features, rarely frequented shores and beaches, clear rivers, botanical gardens, and stunning waterfalls. Visitors can travel to the cities of Ho and Hohoe or take advantage of the chance to visit mountains, monkey sanctuaries, and kente weaving communities. The visitor can fully comprehend the splendour of the Ghanaian way of life in the Volta Region.
The area is a mixture of lowlands and undulating slopes with green flora. It is proud of the recently established Kyabobo National Park, located 400 kilometres from Accra in the Nkwanta district of the north. There are buffalo, kobs, warthogs, aardvarks, and baboons in the park. Animals that are threatened include the lion, elephant, bongo, reedbuck, and hartebeest. Once completely completed, Kyabobo National Park would increase the Volta Region’s tourism potential because of its diverse flora and stunning scenery.
Ewe is the primary language in the Volta Region, although oddly, the dialects vary depending on where in the region you are.
It’s well known for bright celebrations and boisterous festivities in the Volta Region. While the Anlo people celebrate the legendary Hogbetsotso celebration (the term comes from the Ewe language). The Wli people perform a special festival to thank God for the gift of water. Volta (Oti) Region. You can find both woodland and savanna kinds of flora and animals in the 359 sq km park.
On the first Saturday in November, they perform a cleansing ritual, which is followed by several days of village cleaning, street sweeping, and trash burning. At the festival’s conclusion, locals perform the traditional Borborbor dance as chiefs, decked out in colourful regalia, get honoured by their subjects. The Volta celebrations’ exuberant dancing and singing serve as a constant reminder of the area’s vast diversity of tribal history and culture.
Here are some of the best tourist attraction sites to visit when in the Volta Region…
WLI WATERFALLS
Wli Waterfalls, also known as Agumatsa Falls, are a well-liked and impressive tourist destination close to the settlement of Wli and close to the Togo border. Most visitors choose the short, flat trail that leads to the lower falls, which are spectacular and picturesque in their natural environment. The millions of fruit bats that are nesting on the neighbouring cliffs add to the dramatic effect. For those who have the strength for the strenuous climb, the upper falls, which are equally high and considerably more solitary, are a wonderful delight. Both falls’ bases have lovely pools where the brave can cool off.
Also, the Wli waterfall is the tallest in West Africa.
Agumatsa waterfalls, signify “Let Me Flow.” You can find it in the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region, which is home to the Ewe people. The distance to Accra, the country’s capital, is about 280 kilometres. You may find over 200 bird species and 400 different butterfly species in the Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary, which is where the trek takes place.
Supposedly transported from Togo by village forefathers, the shrine of lesser gods is worth a visit. Your guide will cover the history of the settlement and other interesting features.
See the village ostrich farm, a new initiative with an NGO to provide long-lasting jobs with revenue from egg sales. Your guide will walk you by each of the farm’s 25 animals and describe how it runs.
Year-round hours are available at Wli. The water flow thunders down as it plunges precisely before accumulating into a vast pool below, exactly at the foot of the mountain, between April to October, when the falls are at their most dramatic.
MOUNT AFADJA
With an elevation of 885 meters, Mount Afadja is one of Ghana’s tallest mountains (2,904 ft). The peak is in Ghana’s Volta Region near the communities of Gbledi and Liati Wote in the Agumatsa Range, on the country’s border with Togo. The locals refer to the mountain as “Afadjato” since the word “to” in the Ewe language denotes a mountain. Since “Mount Afadjato” will be a repeat of “Mountain,” “Mount Afadja” is the proper name. In Ghana’s Volta Region, Mount Afadja is one of the most popular tourist destinations, drawing thousands of tourists every year from all over the world.
The adjacent summit is less than a mile to the east. of Aduadu, which is greater than Afadjato and is likewise above 900 meters tall.
When native people who had migrated to the region first saw the mountain, they thought it resembled the mound where water yam gets grown; the word for water yam in Ewe is “Avadze.” They dubbed the mountain “Avadze-to” because it also had some creeping plants that looked similar to the water yam plant. The term has now gotten changed to “Afadjato” by palatalization.
As well-known tourist destinations are the adjacent Tagbo Falls and Wli Falls, which are the tallest in West Africa. Many caves, streams, and other waterfalls are among the area’s undiscovered features.
AMEDZOFE VILLAGE
At over 600 meters above sea level and the base of Mount Gemi, Amedzofe is the highest settlement in Ghana. Hikers can ascend the mountain and reach a beautiful waterfall in the valley. German missionaries built a church and bell tower on one of the highest points in the village, as well as the 4-meter-tall, enormous cross that stands atop Mt. Gemi in the 1930s. In pleasant weather, the peak and the church site both offer breathtaking views of Lake Volta.
THE MONKEY SANCTUARY
They have preserved the Mona monkeys for the past 200 years since they thought they were gods’ messengers and lived in the tropical jungle surrounding the small settlement of Tafi-Atome. Besides providing tours for tourists, the village started making more extensive efforts to safeguard their forest and monkeys in 1996.
These initiatives have helped to protect the forest and its many bird and butterfly species while also increasing the number of monkeys to over 200. Though they are wild, the jovial monkeys frequently approach guests rather closely.
Tourism-related income has improved the school and a community clinic while also bringing electricity to the area.
Monkeys are active of day, except from November through January, when they leave the village forest between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 am and 3:30 and 6:00 pm to seek food.
THE KYABOBO NATIONAL PARK
A relatively new ecotourism destination in Ghana is National Park (pronounced CHAY-a-bobo). Internationally renowned as a special highland conservation region with breathtaking views and well-protected wildness, the 220-square-kilometre Kyabobo National Park is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Near the Togo border in the northern Volta Region’s Nkwanta district is where you’ll find Kyabobo. Nkwanta is the town closest to you.
1997 saw the creation of the reserve. The park is home to Mount Dzebobo, the second-highest summit in Ghana, which provides tourists with a stunning perspective of Lake Volta.
The first trans-frontier park in Ghana is being planned by connecting Kyabobo to the adjacent Fazao-Malfacassa National Park in Togo. Visitors may soon be able to freely hike between the two parks thanks to this cross-border collaboration.
The park is in a zone of transition between dry and semi-deciduous trees between a tropical rain forest and a savanna of trees. Animal and plant species from the savannah and forests coexist in the park. Talbotiella gendtii, an indigenous tree that is currently threatened nationwide, may b found in its woodlands.
The park’s wildlife population includes baboons, buffalo, kobs, warthogs, aardvarks, bushbucks, and duikers. The lion, the elephant, the bongo, the reedbuck, the leopard, and the hartebeest are all threatened species. There are 235 bird species and at least 500 butterfly species according to a park survey. The park provides difficult multi-day walks across its untamed terrain, mountain biking, animal watching hides, shrines, and holy groves, as well as intriguing cultural experiences.
The Park is open to visitors and is around 400 kilometres from Accra. To be sure, the Volta Region’s tourism potential will increase because of its diverse flora and stunning scenery.
