Safari version Ghana
In the west of the country, you can visit Ankasa Park, not far from the coast and the Côte d'Ivoire border, or Bia National Park, also close to the Côte d'Ivoire border but further north. The former is particularly prized for its flora, home to more than 300 species in a prodigious tropical explosion! In the western part of Ghana, close to the Volta region, we find the highly recommended Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary, straddling the border with Togo, as well as Kyabobo National Park, easily accessible from the capital.
Other renowned national parks include Bui National Park, in the north of the country, whose green expanse extends well into Côte d'Ivoire territory, and Mole National Park, certainly the country's most famous for its population of shy elephants. Finally, Kakum National Park, not far from Cape Coast, is undoubtedly Ghana's most visited park. Renowned for its long wooden suspension bridge across the mighty canopy, it's also the country's most easily accessible nature reserve.
Before embarking on an excursion to one of these parks, be sure to find out what you're going to find there. For example, if you're more interested in wildlife, consider Mole National Park rather than Kakum. If, on the other hand, you're more interested in plants and flowers, head for Nini Suhien, in the very west!
Wildlife in Ghana
Because of the abundance of water in the country, Ghana is a country with a rich and varied flora! Rainforests (which are still very dense despite the ravages of deforestation), savannahs and coastal mangroves, Ghanaian biotopes are home to many endemic species. The natural park of Kakum is a good example of floral diversity. Let's mention among others the numerous species of palm trees, the cedar, the mahogany, the giant cotton tree, the iconic baobab, the guava tree or the teak. In terms of market gardening, let's mention oranges, pears, apples, plums, bananas, coconuts, pineapples, melons, potatoes, yams and the inevitable peanuts. Without forgetting the rice crops of course! North of the Akouapem mountains, the savannah dominates and the vegetation is not very developed, just like on the hills of the coast, which are made up of sterile rock.
As for the fauna, if the large mammals - elephants, leopards, antelopes, warthogs, monkeys, buffaloes, hyenas - were once numerous in Ghana, their quantity is clearly declining. The reasons? Intensive hunting, itself motivated by smuggling, but also the expansion of urban areas. However, all these animals can be observed, especially in the Mole Park, in the north. On the Volta side, crocodiles and hippos abound! As for reptiles, amphibians, birds and insects, the species are also numerous.
