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Fuel your instincts and bury your fears as you experience a new landscape by exploring the routes of Mount Afaja, the highest mountain in Ghana. The top reaches 885 meters and forms part of the Agumatsa range near the villages of LiatiWote and Gbledi in the Volta Region of Ghana, which runs along the Ghana-Togo border.
Continue to the village of Wli as you hike through the forest of Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary on a footpath crossing 9 streams to the waterfalls. The forest inhabits a large colony of fruit bats, butterflies, birds, monkeys and baboons.
Return to Accra
Fuel your instincts and bury your fears as you experience a new landscape by exploring the routes of Mount Afaja, the highest mountain in Ghana. The top reaches 885 meters and forms part of the Agumatsa range near the villages of LiatiWote and Gbledi in the Volta Region of Ghana, which runs along the Ghana-Togo border.
Continue to the village of Wli as you hike through the forest of Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary on a footpath crossing 9 streams to the waterfalls. The forest inhabits a large colony of fruit bats, butterflies, birds, monkeys and baboons.
Return to Accra
Transfers in an air-conditioned bus, 2 mini bottles of mineral water, guide service, and entrance fees where applicable.
Food
Mount Afadja is approximately 885 meters (2,904 feet) tall and the highest peak in Ghana
“Afadja” is the name of the mountain whereas “to”in the Ewe dialect means mountain therefore, it is called ‘Afadjato’ by the indigenes. The correct name would be “Mount Afadja” as “Mount Afadjato” will be a repetition of the “Mountain”.
The mountain can be found in the Agumatsa range near the villages of Gbledi and Liati Wote, in the Volta region of Ghana at the border with Togo.
It takes a proximately 3 hours to climb and descend the mountain.
Yes, there are guided tours available for climbing Mount Afadja. Local tour operators and guides can arrange hiking trips to the mountain, providing assistance and guidance throughout the climb.
There are numerous additional sights and things to do in the neighborhood that you can explore while visiting Mount Afadja. Here are some recommendations:
1. Wli Waterfalls
2. Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
3. Amedzofe Village
4. Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Tafi Abuipe Kente Village
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