Discover Tamale

Mole National Park is Ghana's largest and best-known wildlife reserve, home to free-roaming elephants, antelopes and monkeys, and is reached from Tamale as the main starting point for guided walking and vehicle safaris.

The Larabanga Mosque is considered one of the oldest mosques in West Africa and stands out for its characteristic Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick style with distinctive wooden posts protruding from the facade for restoration work.

In and around Tamale, numerous women's cooperatives process the fruit of the shea tree by hand into shea butter, a traditional staple and skincare product of northern Ghana, and offer visitors insight into the entire production process.

As one of the fastest-growing cities in West Africa, Tamale impresses with lively markets, countless motorcycles in the streetscape and a distinct identity shaped by Dagbon culture, which clearly sets it apart from southern Ghana.

Tamale Airport is served daily by domestic flights from Accra, with a flight time of about one hour. Alternatively, a fully paved highway connects Accra and Tamale in about ten to twelve hours by bus.

Mole National Park is Ghana's largest and best-known wildlife reserve, home to free-roaming elephants, antelopes and monkeys, and is reached from Tamale as the main starting point for guided walking and vehicle safaris.

The Larabanga Mosque is considered one of the oldest mosques in West Africa and stands out for its characteristic Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick style with distinctive wooden posts protruding from the facade for restoration work.

In and around Tamale, numerous women's cooperatives process the fruit of the shea tree by hand into shea butter, a traditional staple and skincare product of northern Ghana, and offer visitors insight into the entire production process.