Once-in-a-lifetime experiences, exploring best spots in Africa
Once-in-a-lifetime experiences, exploring best spots in Africa
U.S. citizens need a visa to enter Ghana, and it must be obtained before departure since Ghana does not offer routine visa on arrival for American travelers. A single-entry, 3-month validity tourist visa costs 60 US dollars; a multi-entry visa valid for up to 5 years costs 100 US dollars. Applications go through the Ghanaian […]
A small-group guided tour is the better choice for most first-time visitors to Ghana, Benin, or Togo, mainly because it removes the hardest parts of West Africa travel logistics: vetted drivers for long inter-regional road trips, local-language negotiation at sites and markets, and pre-arranged accommodation in towns where booking platforms have limited coverage. Solo travel […]
A West Africa packing list for Ghana, Benin, or Togo should center on lightweight, modest, breathable clothing, sun and mosquito protection, a yellow fever vaccination certificate, and enough cash in local currency for a largely cash-based economy. Because malaria risk, heat, and dust (from the December to February harmattan wind) are the three most common […]
Togo is a narrow West African country wedged between Ghana and Benin, best known for the capital Lome’s beaches and markets, the UNESCO-listed Tata Somba mud-tower houses of the Koutammakou region in the north, and Vodun heritage that mirrors neighboring Benin. Togo is not yet part of Vialis Travel’s live trip lineup, our first Togo […]
The Benin Voodoo Festival, known locally as Vodun Days, is held every January 10 in the coastal town of Ouidah, with related events typically running from January 8 through 10. It is Benin’s national day honoring Vodun, the traditional religion practiced by roughly 20 to 30 percent of Beninese people and recognized as an official […]
Ghana is one of West Africa’s safest and most politically stable countries for tourists, and it is often recommended to first-time visitors to the region for that reason. The U.S. State Department rates Ghana at Level 2, “exercise increased caution,” the same level given to popular destinations like France and Germany, rather than the Level […]
Most travelers need a minimum of 7 days in Ghana to comfortably cover Accra and the Cape Coast heritage sites without rushing, and 10 to 12 days if they want to add Kumasi’s Ashanti heartland and a Mole National Park safari in the north. Shorter 4 to 5 day trips work well as a focused […]
Ghana’s Year of Return was a single commemorative year, 2019, marking 400 years since the first recorded arrival of enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Virginia. It has since grown into Beyond the Return, a ten-year program running through 2030 that invites members of the African diaspora to visit, reconnect with, and invest in Ghana on an […]
The best time to visit Ghana is during the dry season, from late November through March, when rainfall is lowest, wildlife viewing at Mole National Park is easiest, and most of the country’s cultural festivals take place. January is usually singled out as the single best month: the harmattan haze has cleared enough for comfortable […]
For millions in the African diaspora, Ghana is not just a destination. It is a reckoning, a reunion, and a return. Now, as Ghana champions a landmark motion at the United Nations, the invitation has never been more urgent or more necessary.