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Recommended Day Trips in Ada (Ghana)
Recommended Day Trips in Ada (Ghana)
Island Tour
Join a boat tour on the river around the islands. Visit the rum factory to try some locally produced Akpeteshi, take part in the basket weaving and stop over at the estuary on the way back. You can decide to spend the night in one of the beach camps at the estuary, walk back to Ada Foah through the villages or go back by boat.
Songor Lagoon
Visit the salt mining activities at the Songor lagoon and learn how the salt is locally mined and processed. If you like, you can join a bird watching tour by the Wildlife Division either before or after the visit. The tours to watch the migratory European birds only take place in the early morning or late afternoon.
Turtle Tour
Join a night turtle tour along the beach with the Wildlife Division. You will be walking or driving along the beach searching for sea turtles that come to the shore to nest. It is allowed to come close to watch while they lay and hide their eggs.
Wildlife Island Tour
In the early morning, take a boat to the monkey island. If you are lucky, you will spot some of them from one of the watchtowers. After your visit, do a boat cruise along the Volta River and consider a stop-over at the crocodile island.
Local Tradtion Tour
Do a tour to one of the shrines where you can meet a fetish priest and learn more about traditional religion. Later, visit one of the sacred groves around the towns and find out about the history. For this tour you should contact the Tourist Information Cente that will arrange your visit and tell you about what to keep in mind before visiting these traditional sites.
Festival
Take part in one of the Asafotufiami festival days in August, one of the biggest festivals in the region. There are processions, speeches and celebrations in which you can take part. Check on "Dates and Events" about the current dates.
Old Fort and Fishing Villages Tour
Visit the old fort in Ada Foah that is partly washed into the sea and the Presbyterian church with the old missionary cemetery. Then do a tour to one of the fishing villages along the coast and see how they fish with nets, distribute the fish and process it by smoking.
Local Handicraft Tour
Visit the pottery village in Vume and the coffin makers in Sege. After you had a good look at the handicraft produce or bought something visit the market in Kasseh on your way back.
Traditional Ceremony Tour
Start the weekend with a visit of the traditional drumming at the Fetish Priest's shrine in Anyanui on Friday. You can spend the night in the shrine or stay overnight at the Africa Home Lodge in Anyanui. On Saturday and Sunday, visit a funeral and go to a church service. On any other day, you check at the Tourist Information if there are child naming ceremony taking place.
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