Tourism in Ghana

[1] Tourist arrivals to Ghana include visitors from South and Latin America, Asia and Europe.It has waterfalls such as Kintampo waterfalls and the Tagbo Falls along with palm-lined sandy beaches, caves, mountains, rivers, castles, forts, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, nature reserves and national parks.

[5] In 2011, Ghana made $2.19 billion ($2,019,000,000) from the tourism sector, from an estimated 1.1 million international tourist arrivals.

PANAFEST primarily takes place in two cities, Elmina and Cape Coast, which were the largest slave-trading forts in the nation.

Events during PANAFEST include carnival day, a journey of return from those located in other nations, Rita Marley's birthday, an academic lecture on the women and youth, a naming ceremony from people from the diaspora, and finally the "Reverential Night".

Through the restoration of castles that were once used for the slave industry, establishment of public memorials honouring the "illustrious sons" of Ghana, coupled with encouragement from the government via incentives for private investments, the Rawlings administration was able to push tourism forward with the cost of capitalizing on Ghanaian culture.

[citation needed] Many of the heritage tourism sites highlight the legacy of the African Diaspora and the social composition of communities.

As a result, these studies have impacted the tourists' connection to the heritage tourism sites by providing cultural depth to their trading experience.

The drivers of hurry cars will usually hold signs or give some type of information letting passengers know the destination they are set to go.