Afrobeats, coastal forts and the Year of Return. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Accra

Best months: January, February, March, July, August, November and December.

What to see in Accra

1. Mausolée Kwame Nkrumah
   The mausoleum holds the tomb of Kwame Nkrumah, the figure behind Ghana's independence and its first president, within a memorial park built around it.
2. Jamestown & phare
   Jamestown is Accra's oldest fishing quarter, built around its lighthouse and the coastal forts nearby.
3. Marché de Makola
   Makola is the big, working market of central Accra, where the city's daily economy is on full display: traders behind their stalls, deliveries arriving at all hours, and narrow lanes crowded with fabrics, cookware and spare parts.
4. Plage de Labadi
   Labadi is the busiest beach on the Ghanaian coast, and one of the places where Accra gathers for leisure.
5. Centre national des Arts (marché d'artisanat)
   The Arts Centre market brings together much of Ghana's craftsmanship in one place: wood carvings, kente and batik cloth, beads, brass objects and adinkra stamps.
6. Osu (Oxford Street)
   Oxford Street is the liveliest strip in Osu, the neighbourhood where Accra comes alive after dark.
7. Château d'Osu
   Built as a fortress in the seventeenth century and held in turn by several European powers, Osu Castle now serves as a seat of Ghanaian government.
8. Aburi (jardins botaniques, excursion)
   Set on the Akuapem hills about thirty kilometres north of Accra, the gardens are noticeably cooler than the capital and hold a dense, lush vegetation that feels very different from the coast.

A sample itinerary for Accra, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €79 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Accra itinerary, hour by hour

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