The Accra City Guides answer what first-time visitors keep asking: which chop bars and waakye sellers are worth the queue, how to see the forts of Jamestown and the galleries without losing the day to traffic, where live highlife plays and which beaches and day trips repay the drive. Every guide is a short list with an opinion: why each place matters, what to order or look at and one practical tip. It opens in your browser right after payment.
About the Accra City Guides
- 138 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Accra guides
Food guide
24 places
Chop bars with fufu and soup, waakye for breakfast, kenkey and fried fish in Jamestown, the food lanes of Makola and a French splurge for the last night.
Things to do guide
21 places
Castles and forts with their stories, free galleries, the craft market, the fantasy coffin workshops of Teshie and walks through Jamestown and Makola.
Family guide
21 places
A wildlife reserve with zebras, calm beaches across a lagoon, museums children can follow and cool malls for the hottest hours.
Nightlife guide
25 places
Cocktail bars and listening rooms in Osu, a craft brewery, live highlife on an open-air stage, clubs that start after midnight and late food.
Day trips guide
24 places
Kokrobite and Bojo, the cool Akuapem hills, the Volta estuary and the castles of Cape Coast and Elmina, with honest travel times.
Budget guide
23 places
Free landmarks and markets, museums and forts that cost little, green space and sea, plates of waakye and banku for small change and one cheap night out.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Aunty Muni Waakye
Orphan Crescent, Osu
A famous name in Accra waakye: rice and beans coloured by sorghum leaves, piled up with spaghetti, gari, egg, stew and fried plantain. The queue is longest at weekends, but the food always comes out hot. From the food guide.
Artists Alliance Gallery
La Road, near the seafront
Three floors of Ghanaian painting, sculpture, textiles and antiques, with Ablade Glover’s work on the first floor and a shop to browse. Entry is free; give it an hour. From the things to do guide.
Tetteh Quashie Cocoa Farm
Mampong, Akuapem, about 1 hour
The farm where Ghana’s cocoa story began in 1879. A guide walks you between the trees and lets you taste the pulp of a fresh pod, for a small fee at the gate. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Accra
Day one: start early in Jamestown with Ussher Fort, the lighthouse and the fishing harbour, eat kenkey nearby, spend the hot middle of the day in the National Museum and the Arts Centre, and finish at +233 Jazz Bar for live highlife. Day two: waakye in Osu for breakfast, Osu Castle and the Artists Alliance Gallery, an afternoon at Labadi Beach and a cocktail on a rooftop at night. For a slow or hazy day, head up to the cooler Aburi hills and the cocoa farm, or keep to Accra Mall, a film and a long lunch in Labone.
Questions about the Accra guides
What do the Accra City Guides cover?
138 places across six guides: food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. Each place has its area, the reason to go, notes on opening and a practical tip.
How do I get the guides once I have paid?
The links appear on your order page as soon as payment goes through and in the confirmation email. Open them in any browser on a phone, tablet or laptop; there is no app or account.
Will the guides work in Accra without mobile data?
Yes. Open each guide once while connected and it carries on working offline with your ticks and notes. Map links need data.
What languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much does one Accra guide cost?
One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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