Nandom Municipal, Upper West
NewNandom Xylophone Centre
A living music-heritage centre in Nandom preserving the Dagara gyil xylophone tradition through instruction, performance, and craft demonstration.
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Ghana's most remote region and one of its most rewarding for adventurous travellers. The Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary on the Black Volta River is one of only two hippo sanctuaries in West Africa, offering canoe trips to spot hippos in their natural habitat. The Gwollu Defence Wall — a 19th-century stone fortification built to repel slave raiders — tells a powerful story of resistance. Wa, the regional capital, has a distinctive mud-mosque architectural tradition, and the Dagaaba and Sissala people maintain some of Ghana's most vibrant musical and dance traditions.
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Nandom Municipal, Upper West
NewA living music-heritage centre in Nandom preserving the Dagara gyil xylophone tradition through instruction, performance, and craft demonstration.
Sissala East Municipal, Upper West
NewThe surviving earthen ramparts of a 19th-century fortified town built to shelter local communities from slave raiders led by Babatu and Samori Toure.
Wa West District, Upper West
NewA community-run conservation area along the Black Volta where visitors canoe out to view wild hippos in one of Ghana's most successful eco-tourism projects.
Wa Municipal, Upper West
NewThe historic Sudanese-style palace of the Wa Naa, paramount chief of the Wala people, blending mud-brick architecture with centuries of Wala kingship tradition.
Nadowli Kaleo District, Upper West
One of Ghana's oldest surviving Sudanese-style mud mosques, its weathered earthen minarets standing as a testament to centuries of trans-Saharan Islamic heritage.
Jirapa Municipal, Upper West
The traditional seat of the Jirapa paramount chief, a Dagara chieftaincy centre known for its distinctive architecture and vibrant Kobine festival.
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Dec 5–6, 2026 · Upper West
The Wa Naa's grand durbar leads harvest celebrations across Wala communities, with traditional music and displays of northern chieftaincy.
Wa Naa's Palace Grounds