Philip Briggs
354 pages /  8 pages color / 35 maps / 2nd Edition
$18.95

This is Philip Briggs's seventh African travel guide, bearing his hallmark of carefully researched hard information and enthusiasm for the delights this country has to offer.  Philip describes Ghana as "Africa for beginners", being as amiable, affordable and hassle-free as practically any other country on the African continent.  This tourist book includes detailed descriptions and illustrations of the region's wildlife, detailed maps and town plans, and boxes on cultural subjects ranging from mosque architecture to traditional festivals.

                                  About Ghana

Ghana is the most alluring, colorful nation in West Africa. The hospitality of the Ghanaian people and their vibrant culture are the hallmarks of this former British colony where English is widely spoken.  Visitors may discover palm-lined beaches and 500-year-old European castles on the coast, or tour the lesser-known attractions of the interior: the animal-rich savannah of Mole National Park, the sacred monkeys of Boabeng, the mud-and-stick mosques at Larabanga and Wa and the spectacular jungle-bound waterfalls of the eastern highlands.

About the author

Philip Briggs is an expert on African travel, whose Bradt tourist guides have become favorites with travellers for their invaluable and first-hand advice.  He has also written individual country tour guides to Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda and East & Southern Africa: The Backpacker's Manual.

Author's comment

During the two rapidly paced months we spent researching this guide, barely a day went by without at least one memorable highlight, be it swimming below one of the gorgeous waterfalls of the eastern highlands, the thrill of getting closer on foot to a wild elephant than I ever have in East Africa, climbing to the roof of one of the surreal mosques that dot the northwest, taking a dugout canoe through papyrus swamps to the stilted village of Mzulezu, or watching colorful mona monkeys play between the houses of Baobeng village.