Ho
Waterfalls, mountains and quiet roads
Wli Falls is Ghana's highest waterfall.
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Volta.
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
- Wli Falls, Volta Region. Mike Norton · CC BY 2.0
- Wli Falls. Blaq dynamite · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amedzofe at the foot of Mount Gemi. Kradolferp · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The view from the summit of Mount Afadja. Blaq dynamite · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Keta Lagoon at sunset, from Kedzi. Thug4Christ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wli Falls. Mike Norton · CC BY 2.0
- Ridges and forest on Mount Afadja. Treysam · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The hills around Mount Afadja. Treysam · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A mona monkey at Tafi Atome. Selorm18 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amedzofe from Mount Gemi. Jones Anlimah · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The shore of Keta Lagoon. Akiwumi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Worth the trip.
Places in this region people keep coming back to. Not a ranking — a starting point.
Mike Norton · CC BY 2.0
Blaq dynamite · CC BY-SA 4.0
Selorm18 · CC BY-SA 3.0Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
Mona monkeys living alongside the village that protects them.
Jones Anlimah · CC BY-SA 4.0
Akiwumi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Festivals in
Volta.
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.
- Feb
Nyigbla
A week of thanksgiving at Afife that remembers the Anlo-Ewe migration, ending in war dances and bonfires.
Usually the third weekend of FebruaryAfife, near Akatsi
- Aug–Sep
Agbamevoza
The Kente festival of Agotime: weaving contests and chiefs in their finest cloth.
Usually late August or early September, over a weekAgotime-Kpetoe
- Sep
Asogli Te Za
The yam festival of the Asogli State at Ho, honouring the hunter said to have found the first yam.
SeptemberHo
- Oct–Nov
Godigbeza
Aflao’s festival of liberation, remembering the escape from King Agorkoli’s rule at Notsie, with a grand durbar.
October or NovemberAflao
- Oct
Sasadu
Four Volta towns of one origin renew their old friendship, taking turns to host a grand durbar.
October, hosted by each town in turnAlavanyo, Akrofu, Saviefe and Sovie
- 1st Sat Nov
Hogbetsotso
The Anlo remember their escape from King Agorkoli at Notsie, walking backwards to hide their tracks.
Usually the first Saturday of NovemberAnloga
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