A typical first trip here runs about $425 to $575 per person for 7 days at a mid-range style, before flights. Get your own number from the Budget Calculator.
- Jollof rice, Ghana and Nigeria famously compete for the best version
- Banku and tilapia, fermented corn dough with grilled fish; iconic combo
- Fufu, pounded cassava and plantain eaten with light soup or groundnut soup
- Kelewele, fried spiced plantain cubes; the beloved street snack
- Kenkey, fermented corn dough, eaten with pepper sauce and fish
- Homowo Festival (Accra, August), Ga people's harvest festival meaning "hooting at hunger"
- Panafest (biennial), Pan-African historical festival celebrating heritage
- Ghana Independence Day (March 6), the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence
- Kente weaving, colorful strip-woven cloth with deep symbolic meaning
English is the official language and widely spoken. Over 80 languages including Twi, Ewe, and Ga are spoken.
Ghana is known as the "Gateway to Africa", warm, welcoming, and English-speaking, making it very accessible for first-time Africa visitors.
- Use right hand for greetings and eating
- Respect for elders is paramount in Ghanaian culture
- Funerals are major community events, elaborate, colorful celebrations of life
- Tipping 10% is appreciated in restaurants
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