Ghana Fishing Experience

ATTENTION OF VISA DEPARTMENT
104 HIGHGATE HILL
LONDON

Enclosing :-
2 x passport sized photographs
£30.00 - by way of postal order
1 x Recorded Signed For Return Envelope (silver in colour obtainable from the post office)

3. Postal Applications could take up to 10 working days. If you have heard nothing by three weeks telephone one of the numbers below:-
VISA PHONE No. 02083427501 or 02083427558 or 02083427580

Vaccinations

For health and safety it is best to have the following inoculations:-

1) A Yellow fever injection - once obtained it lasts for ten years
2) Malaria tablets - start to take two weeks prior to travel
3) Ask your Doctor to make sure all other vaccinations are up to date
4) A certificate of vaccination must be carried with your personal papers during the trip

Health Information

1: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required by all nationals entering the country.

2: Following World Heath Organisation guidelines issued in 1973, a cholera vaccination certificate is no longer a condition of entry to Ghana. However, cholera is a serious risk in this country and precautions are essential. Up-to-date advice should be sought before deciding whether these precautions should include vaccination as medical opinion is divided over its effectiveness; see the Health appendix.

3: Immunisation against typhoid is usually advised.

4: Malaria risk, predominantly in the malignant falciparum form, exists all year throughout the country. Resistance to chloroquine is reported. However, consult your Doctor for the latest protection.

Other Risks

Avoid swimming and paddling in fresh water; swimming pools that are well chlorinated and maintained are safe. Rabies is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay.

Health Care

Health insurance is essential, preferably with cover for emergency medical evacuation. Medical facilities exist in all the regional capitals as well as in most towns and villages. This is the sole responsibility of the traveller to arrange.

Disclaimer

We've tried to make the information on this site as accurate as possible, but it is provided 'as is' and we accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by anyone resulting from this information. You should verify critical information (like passport, visa, health, customs and transportation requirements) with the relevant authorities before you travel.

Food & Drink

According to the Ghanaian High Commission in London, tap water in cities is safe to drink. Other water sources should be regarded as being potentially contaminated, and water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is unpasteurised and should be boiled. Powdered or tinned milk is available and is advised, but make sure that it is reconstituted with pure water. Avoid dairy products which are likely to have been made from unboiled milk. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish, preferably served hot. Pork, salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.

If you wish to sample traditional food our Representative, Efe, will be only too pleased to escort you to the local village where you can try a variety of culinary delights!

Soups are the primary component in Ghanaian cuisine and are eaten with fufu (either pounded plaintain and cassava or yam), kokonte (cassava meal cooked into a paste), banku (fermented corn dough), boiled yam, rice, bread, plantain, or cassava. The most common soups are light soup, palmnut soup, and groundnut (peanut) soup.

Other Ghanaian favorites include gari foto (eggs, onions, dried shrimp, tomatoes and gari), agushie (squash seed sauce, tomatoes and onions), omo tuo (mashed rice balls with groundnut soup), jollof rice, red-red (fried plantain and bean sauce), kenkey (boiled fermented corn dough) and fish, kelewele (deep fried and heavily spiced plantain) and shito (hot pepper sauce).

In general, soups and sauces are prepared with either fish, goat, mutton or chicken.

The Ghanaian version of 'fast food' can be found at the 'chop bars'.

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