Kassena Nankana Municipal, Upper East
Paga Crocodile Pond
Ghana's most famous sacred crocodile pond, where visitors can safely touch and sit beside centuries-old totemic reptiles at the Burkina Faso border.
4.0 (4 reviews)
Entry fee
GHS 20 adults, GHS 10 children (includes guide)
Opening hours
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily
Best time to visit
Dry season, early morning to avoid the midday heat on the exposed rock site
Address
Pikworo Slave Camp, near Paga, Kassena-Nankana Municipal, Upper East Region, Ghana
From Bolgatanga, shared taxis and trotros to Paga pass within a short walk or motorbike-taxi ride of Pikworo (about 45 minutes total). From Tamale, connect through Bolgatanga first (roughly 2.5–3 hours).
Bring water and sun protection, wear sturdy shoes for the uneven rock surface, and allow time to reflect at the memorial site.
Important place to visit if you're already up near Paga. Ask about the guide fee upfront, it wasn't clearly posted anywhere when we arrived.
We showed up without pre-arranging a guide and there was basically nothing on site explaining what we were looking at. Had to piece the history together from what we already knew. Really needs proper signage for independent visitors.
Combined this with Paga crocodile pond since they're close together. The site itself is simple, just open rock and a small information area, but the history it represents is significant.
The rock formations used as punishment sites and feeding bowls carved into stone tell the story better than any museum display could. Our guide near Paga was excellent, gave real historical context on the trans-Saharan slave routes. Heavy visit but an important one.
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