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Advantages: Views, wildlife, tradition
Disadvantages: None

Kumasi is Ghana's second largest city and is situated in the Ashanti Region. It is about 5 hours drive from Accra. This region is rich in ancient history, culture and tradition. It is the heartland of all Asante and the ancient Asante Kingdom. Kumasi was founded in 1695 by the Asantehene Osei Tutu. Kumasi has various attractions such as palaces, museums, forts, churches, festivals and traditional articrafts. It also has the largest open air ... Read review

Advantages: Incredible, memorable experience
Disadvantages: hot, mosquitoes, unreliable electricity and running water

For personal reasons my family decided to go to live in Ghana for afew months when i was seven, my sister five, and my little brothers both one. This may seem like a task in itself, but the experiences our stay there left us with are unforgettable. The people are so hospitable, their way of life so humbling, their attitude to life so refreshing. Of course, there are difficulties. It's baking hot for one thing; lovely in the day, but uncomfortable ... Read review

Advantages: beautiful view
Disadvantages: poor customer service and loss of valuable items

Although the beach is beautiful, the customer service we received was disappointing. Our AC did not work and although we said something daily, in the end we were blamed and told that we agreed to being there despite the AC. That was not true. Nothing was done about this accept that we were given a low season rate instead of a high season rate. My daughter's cell phone disappeared there as well as my husbands wallet. So please be careful about leaving ... Read review