Ghana

Ghana's capital and largest city, formed from three colonial settlements around competing European forts; economic hub of West Africa with a vibrant cultural scene.

A Swedish-built stone fort on the Gold Coast, originally established 1555, converted to stone in the early 18th century and used in the Atlantic slave trade; UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as São Jorge da Mina, the oldest European building in Sub-Saharan Africa; UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The oldest district of Accra, built around 17th-century British and Dutch forts on the Gulf of Guinea; historic fishing harbour and Ghana's leading street art district.

A 375 sq km tropical forest national park in Ghana's Central Region, gazetted in 1992, famous for its 350-metre canopy walkway connecting seven tree tops; community-initiated conservation.

Ghana's largest national park at 4,577 sq km of Guinea savannah in the Savannah Region; West Africa's first luxury safari lodge; home to elephants, lions and over 93 mammal species.