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Best Things to do in Ghana (2026)

Activities and experiences, from markets and classes to outdoor trips and evening entertainment, for filling your time in a destination.

5 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 things to do in Ghana

  1. Makola Market Traditional market, Accra CentralAccra's best-known market, run largely by women traders, where crowded lanes sell everything from fresh produce and fabrics to beads, pots and tools.
  2. Legon Botanical Gardens Botanical garden and adventure park, LegonUniversity of Ghana-owned gardens near Legon with a 138-metre canopy walk, high ropes and zip lines, canoeing at weekends and plenty of shade.
  3. Shai Hills Resource Reserve Wildlife reserve and hiking, Doryumu (day trip)The nearest wildlife reserve to Accra, where baboons, kob and over 170 bird species live among rocky hills, caves and grassland once home to the Shai people.

Thing to do

1. Makola Market

Traditional marketAccra Central

Accra's best-known market, run largely by women traders, where crowded lanes sell everything from fresh produce and fabrics to beads, pots and tools.

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Thing to do

4. Kokrobite Beach

Beach and surfingKokrobite (Ga South)

A fishing village beach west of Accra that has become the city's surf hub, with lessons for beginners, canoes on the sand and a relaxed weekend scene.

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