Even though tourist arrivals at Kakum Park in the Central Region reached 136,000 in 2008, only 12 tour guides are at post at the national tourist site, an official of the park said on Wednesday. “We have 74 staff members out of which only 12 of us are tour guides… the rest are security persons, [...]
Read the rest of this story »A GNA feature by Richardson A. Baidoo 15, GNA – Between the months of August and March thousands of different species of marine turtles come to lay their eggs along the about 70 kilometre stretch of the coast of Eastern and Western Nzema (Jomoro) Districts in the Western Region of Ghana. Perhaps the entirely [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA- Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah, Minister of Tourism, on Monday led a group of public servants including sightseers on a symbolic scaling of the Adaklu Mountain, to draw public attention to its huge tourist attraction. The Minister was accompanied on the expedition by, Colonel Cyril Necku, (Rtd) Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Mr Michael Kobla Adzaho, [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – The Government of Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo will soon revive an agreement that would enable the two countries to share experiences in the tourism sector. The agreement, signed about 30 years ago, would promote the conservation of endangered species that are otherwise killed for game purposes. DR [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Ministry of Tourism has identified the rapid development of old Accra (Ga Mashie), as a major boost to tourism in the national capital. “With the listing by UNESCO of the Forts as world heritage sites and the identification of 150 buildings deemed to be of historical importance, Ga Mashie is in a unique position [...]
Read the rest of this story »Article By: Alexandra Lesieur iafrica.com Gennaro Carroto came from Italy to see the Confederations Cup in South Africa, and said he feels perfectly safe despite Johannesburg’s staggering crime problem — as long as he’s with his guide. "Johannesburg, it’s a very big city but I feel safe because I have a guide," the 64-year-old [...]
Read the rest of this story »Article By: Makela Pululu Located along the south bank of the Congo River, directly opposite the city of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, is the city of Kinshasa. Kinshasa is referred to as ‘Kin La Belle’ — meaning ‘Beautiful Kinshasa’. The city is a melting pot of Congolese cultures, famous for [...]
Read the rest of this story »Article By: Gareth Watkins iafrica.com Flight 2J0315 on Air Burkina from Accra to Ouagadougou, via Abidjan. I never in my wildest dreams thought I’d ever be taking a flight along these co-ordinates. Nor was I too confident when I got the flight details. Burkina Faso has an airline? Well apparently so, and for a [...]
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