The Volta Basin is a region of Ghana dominated by Lake Volta, the world's largest man-made lake.

Cities

• 1 Ho
• 2 Savelugu — one of the ancient towns of the Dagbon kingdom
• 3 Tafi Atome — home of Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, where you can feed monkeys bananas. The friendly staff can lead to into the forest any time of day to interact with some of the over 300 Mona Monkeys living nearby.
• 4 Tamale —
• Wli Todzi — 400 years ago, Wli Todzi's founders climbed to the peak of Agumatsa Mountain to settle, attracted by the fertility of the land and its abundance of plentiful game, clean water, and natural beauty.
• 5 Yapei —
• 6 Yendi — the seat of the King of the Dagombas kingdom

Other destinations

• 1 Kpetoe

Understand

Of Ghana's ten administrative regions, Volta has the most tourism potential but only an estimated 5% of visitors to Ghana go there. This combined with the lush vegetation, mountains, and coastal plain makes it a great spot for active independent travelers. The cities are cleaner and traffic is nonexistent compared to the streets of Accra and Kumasi. Volta's attractions revolve around community-based ecotourism such as waterfalls, monkey sanctuaries, nature reserves and kente villages (such as Kpetoe).

Talk

Most people of the Volta region speak Ewe.

Get in

There is a daily flight from Accra to Tamale (~US$90).

Organized tours from Accra or other major destinations can be a convenient and popular way to include some of the Volta Basin highlights in a trip. For independent travellers (and for locals) however, tro-tros (minibuses) cover all main destinations and chartered private cars are affordable and readily available. Although the road network still comes with challenges, roads connecting the towns and communities are being improved and expanded.

See

Mt Afadjato scenery

• 1 Adaklu Mountain  
• 2 Wli Falls (updated May 2024)
• Cedi Bead Factory: Mr. Cedi will show you his secrets of handmade glass and stone beads. Beads are available for sale for very reasonable prices at the factory and in the annex along the main road to Akasombo.
• 3 Mount Afadzato  
• 4 The Lake Volta Dam at Akosombo  

Do

You can move about on the River Volta by sitting in a boat or canon with life jacket.

Eat

A sweet popsicle-like treat, bisap is made from the hissop flower and is a delicious cool-off.

Local foods are also around such as "Apkle with ademe" soup.

Drink

Mineral drinks are sold there such as malt, Coca Cola and Fanta. African drinks such as palm wine are also sold there.

Stay safe

There are houses and hotels around there where you can spend the night there with safe security who guide the hotels.

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Geography of Ghana#Volta Basin