Koforidua
Hill towns, gardens and easy escapes from Accra
The road from Accra quickly climbs into cooler air.
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Eastern.
Real places in this region, photographed by the people who were there. Every photo is credited. Tap one to see it large. Got a better one? Share it.
Photo credits & licences
- The Adomi Bridge over the Volta at Atimpoku. Danigarcia3k · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Akosombo Dam, Eastern Region. jbdodane · CC BY 2.0
- Aburi Botanical Gardens, Eastern Region. Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aburi Botanical Gardens. Malibu xoxo · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Akosombo Dam opening its floodgates. ZSM · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel. SandisterTei · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Boti's twin falls. Newfoundlandguy · CC0
- Under Umbrella Rock. Nkansahrexford · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A spillway at Akosombo Dam. ZSM · CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Volta from the Adomi Bridge. Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hills around Akosombo. Williams Penuku · CC BY-SA 4.0
- An old tree in Aburi Botanical Gardens. Erik Kristensen · CC BY 2.0
- The avenue of palms at Aburi Botanical Gardens. Lionel Scheepmans · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Boti Falls. magwanwagwan · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Umbrella Rock, near Boti Falls. Nkansahrexford · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The canopy walkway at Bunso. Roland Darko · CC BY-SA 4.0
Worth the trip.
Places in this region people keep coming back to. Not a ranking — a starting point.
Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0
jbdodane · CC BY 2.0
magwanwagwan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nkansahrexford · CC BY-SA 4.0Umbrella Rock
A mushroom-shaped rock formation on the walk near Boti.
Roland Darko · CC BY-SA 4.0
Festivals in
Eastern.
Festivals and cultural events kept here, in calendar order. Many dates move from year to year, so each festival’s page has what we know about when.
- Easter
Kwahu Easter
Ghana’s biggest homecoming: Easter on the Kwahu ridge, with paragliding off the Odweanoma mountain.
Easter weekend (March or April)Kwahu ridge: Atibie, Mpraeso, Abetifi
- Jun–Jul
Ohum
Akyem thanksgiving for the yam harvest and the Birim river, held twice a year after two weeks of silence.
A Tuesday or Wednesday in June or July, and again in September or OctoberKyebi and the Akyem towns
- Sep–Oct
Odwira
Akuapem’s week of purification and the new yam, remembering the 1826 victory at Katamanso.
September or October, over a weekAkropong, Aburi, Larteh and Mamfe
- Late Oct
Ngmayem
The Krobo millet festival and new year, with a pilgrimage to Krobo Mountain and a grand durbar.
The last week of October (25 Oct–2 Nov in 2026)Odumase-Krobo
- Nov–Dec
Akwantukese
New Juaben remembers its great migration from Juaben in Ashanti, with a procession and durbar in Koforidua.
November or December, over a monthKoforidua
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