Welcome to Northern Ghana!

Northern Ghana is the largest of the country’s ten regions. Travelling north from Accra, Ghana’s capital, the land flattens out. Tropical rainforest gives way to guinea savanna grasslands, shrubs and the instantly recognisable baobab. It’s drier and warmer too. Most of the population belong to indigenous tribes engaged in agriculture – the Gonjas, Dagombas, Lobis, Konkombas and Mamprusi, among others. Tamale, northern Ghana’s regional capital is a bustling town, scrambling rapidly to modernise; its spanking new metropolitan centre boasts pedestrian walkways, bicycle lanes, traffic lights, supermarkets and Internet cafes, as well as some good local Northern Ghana hotels to stay at. Our Northern Ghana map will help you to find a convenient hotel in Northern Ghana based on its location.

To glimpse northern Ghana’s soul, however, you’ll have to leave behind these mod cons, jump into a rickety STC bus or tro-tro and go on a Northern Ghana tour into the savanna. Former slave markets and centuries old mud-and-brick architecture compete for attention with brilliant canoe rides in wildlife parks. Village women vie with Nature herself in crafting complex designs on walls, pottery and fabric – nothing quite prepares you for the sheer diversity of things to see and do in Northern Ghana.

As you tour Northern Ghana, there is no ignoring the poverty and simplicity of life found amongst the exquisitely painted adobe village. Travellers bring in precious funds. Wisely, the powers that be have avoided the excesses of mass tourism and initiated several ecotourism projects that are sensitive to the need for preserving both the environment and local culture. Check out some of our Northern Ghana hotels and Northern Ghana tours we offer that support sustainable tourism.