Where modern Ghana was born, the marble mausoleum and museum of founding president Kwame Nkrumah.

A UNESCO fort and the most moving stop on Ghana's slave route, home to the Door of No Return.

The oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa, a white fort above a lagoon full of fishing boats.

Walk among the treetops on a canopy walkway strung high above an ancient rainforest.

Ghana's greatest safari, where you can walk on foot within metres of wild elephants.

The living heart of the Ashanti Kingdom, filled with gold regalia and royal history.

A cool, green escape of towering royal palms in the hills above Accra.

The tallest waterfall in West Africa, reached by a gentle forest walk full of butterflies.

The largest man-made lake on earth, with riverside resorts and sunset boat cruises.

Accra's liveliest beach, with live highlife bands, horse rides and beach bars.

Twin waterfalls known as the male and female falls, with Umbrella Rock nearby.

Where the Volta River meets the sea, Ghana's watersports capital of sandbars and lagoons.

A cool, three-tier cascade through a forest gorge, a perfect stop on the road north.

Sacred crocodiles you can sit beside, a living tradition on the far northern border.

Sacred mona monkeys that roam a village forest and gently take fruit from your hand.

A whole village built on stilts over a quiet lake, reached by a peaceful canoe glide through the reeds.

The oldest mosque in Ghana, a striking white-and-black mud-and-stick shrine known as the Mecca of West Africa.

The moving Last Bath on the ancestral slave route, where captives were washed before the walk to the coast.

Black Star Gate and the vast seaside parade ground at the heart of the capital, symbol of Ghana's freedom.

The home of kente, where master weavers hand-craft Ghana's famous royal cloth on wooden looms.

A wild river park of hippos, black-and-white colobus monkeys and gorge scenery on the Black Volta.

The seaside fort that ruled Ghana for centuries, from Danish slave castle to seat of government.