This past weekend I spent two days in the Volta Region of Ghana. I had no idea, but I think this may be the prettiest part of Ghana. It is very rural, but full of beautiful green jungles and hills and mountains. We drove up on Saturday morning and the first stop was Tafi Atome monkey sanctuary. It is some sort of local, eco-tourist project run by the people that live in the area. The monkeys there are Mona Monkeys, and they are super cute. We got to feed them bananas which was pretty cool!
The next stop was Mount Afadjato, which is the highest freestanding mountain in Ghana. Is it really that high? No. Was the hike up it terrible? Yes. It took hiking to a whole new level. Practically vertical, super rocky, and it took about an hour. It was the sweatiest I have ever been in my entire life, and the most exercise I have gotten since I’ve been in Ghana. But, the view from the top made it totally worth it. There were more green mountains and a small town at the bottom. We could see the Togolese border and a waterfall in the distance!
The next day we trekked to Wli Falls, which is a gorgeous waterfall in the jungle. It is not necessarily a big waterfall, but it is very tall, and you can go swimming in the lower pool. The water was pretty cold, but we had a lot of fun anyways. That’s really all for that weekend; it was pretty low-key but still a great time! More blogs coming soon :)
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