More ideas with Tastemakers Africa: https://tastemakersafrica.com
Tours with Enyo Bruku: https://enyobruku.com

Around the city

• Discover the city while cycling: https://www.facebook.com/accracycleshare/

• Go on a walking tour in Jamestown: https://jamestownwalkingtours.wordpress.com

• Organise a visit to the Osu Castle (Contact: Samuel Acquaah, Head of Education, Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, 024 237 41 99)

• Visit the Legon Botanical Garden and venture on a High Rope Course: https://legonbotanicalgardens.com

• Spend the day in Kokrobite, enjoy the beach in the morning, have lunch in Kokrobite Garden and before leaving pay a visit to the Kokrobitey Institute: https://www.kokrobiteyinstitute.org

• Go on a day trip to Shai Hills Reserve: https://goo.gl/maps/ZECupXNv7sQ2

• Spend the morning in the Aburi Botanical Gardens and then enjoy the pool and have lunch in Hillburi: https://hillburi.com and on your way back to Accra don’t forget to stop by the Aburi Craft Village

• After all this travelling, just spend the day chilling out in Labadi Beach Hotel, enjoying their pool and their private beach and even indulging yourself with a spa treatment: https://www.facebook.com/LabadiBeach/

• Go shopping in a local market, like Makola or wander in a pop-up market : https://jessitips.com/blog/accra-markets

Around food

• Go on a food walking tours with

  • Naa Oyoo Quartey in Jamestown or Osu : https://www.naaoyooquartey.com

  • Mukasechic: https://www.instagram.com/mukasechic/

• Organise a meal with

  • Midunu: http://midunu.com

  • Fulani Kitchen: https://www.fulanikitchen.com

• Enjoy some Ghanian chocolate, tastings are organised by

  • ‘57 Chocolate: http://www.57chocolategh.com

  • Midunu Chocolates: https://www.midunuchocolates.com

• Learn Ghanaian cuisine with CookAccra: https://www.cookaccra.com

• Try one of the “African Restaurants” from Accra: https://jessitips.com/blog/accra-africanrestaurants

Around arts

• Discover the african literature visiting LibreriaGH and having a chat with the founder Sylvia Arthur: https://www.facebook.com/libreriagh/

• Organise a painting session with

  • Eat & Paint: https://www.facebook.com/Eat-Paint-666744633360083/

  • Paint & Wine https://www.facebook.com/paintandwinesa/

• Pay a visit to Paa Joe, a “fantasy” coffin maker https://www.instagram.com/paajoecoffins

• Discover the street art scene with with Moh Awudu: https://www.instagram.com/mohawudu/ (Contact 024 340 39 91)

• Visit one of the Ghanaian art instution: Artists Alliance Gallery, Gallery 1957,…

More ideas: https://jessitips.com/blog/accra-art

Around fabrics

• Create your own batik during a workshop with Esther from Exmac Fabrics: https://goo.gl/maps/pGQztC4cF222

• Visit the fabric factory of GTP in Tema : http://gtpfashion.com

More details: https://jessitips.com/blog/accra-fabrics

Around beads

• Create your own piece of jewellry during a workshop with Kati Tourda from Sun Trade Beads: http://www.suntradebeads.com

• Visit the bead factory TK beads: https://goo.gl/maps/69rq6zEditv or a bead market

More details: https://jessitips.com/blog/accra-beads

First published in April 2018
Updated in May 2019