Bolgatanga

Overview

Bolgatanga is the last major town before getting to the border with Bukina Faso( 3 hours North by car). It is a friendly town which has a reguerly bus route with Kumasi and Accra. There are good communcations there and a bank which can change travels cheques. Top end place to stay is Comme Ci Comme Ca which has steak and Air Con ( rare up there ) or cheap and cheerful is the cathloic mission, just pretend you are relgious!

The high-light here is the local painted villages, which are just that villages which are painted in the most vibrate colours. See them now because slowly but surly this tradtion is disappering fast.

The best painted houses are at Vopac, which is just 5 miles from Bolga( on the way to Navrongo) it is easy to get to and is very welcoming, with out trying to sell you to many things! Vopac has a guest house in a painted house, so you can experience true African family-life. The money it makes goes back into the local community.

History