The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) below the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Tradition has begun its regional vacationer visits as a part of efforts to advertise the ‘Expertise Ghana, Share Ghana’ Marketing campaign and encourage home tourism.
The workforce has over the past two weeks visited Aburi Gardens, Bunso Eco Park, and Akwamu Fie within the Japanese Area; Shai Hills Useful resource Reserve within the Larger Accra Area, and Amedzofe Walkway, Mount Geme, Wli Waterfalls, and Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary within the Volta Area.
Talking on the aim of the excursions, Chief Govt Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr Akwasi Agyeman, stated the visits have been a part of actions geared in direction of deepening the home tourism agenda in Ghana.
“Ghana is blessed with a wealthy mix of lovely landscapes, historic relics, and conventional cultures throughout all its areas. As a part of the actions outlined for the ‘Expertise Ghana and Share Ghana’ Marketing campaign, we’re embarking on these excursions throughout the nation to focus on the attractive vacationer sights, their insights, and actions,” he stated.
He stated, “Selling home tourism is a instrument to extend tourism revenues, job creation, infrastructure growth, cultural preservation, and poverty discount. Subsequently, I encourage Ghanaians to have enjoyable experiencing Ghana which is able to in the long term contribute to the nation’s financial development”.
Mr. Agyeman revealed that the workforce would go to different vacationer websites in Central, Western, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, Savannah, Higher East, and Larger Accra Areas.
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Mr Asare Frimpong, Facility Supervisor at Bunso Eco Park, famous that guests who come to the place would benefit from the purest type of oxygen within the arboretum, well being insights, and adventurous sporting actions.
Making a cease on the Aburi Botanical Gardens, Emmanuel Klottey, a tour information, admonished Ghanaians to go to the Backyard to have a really feel of its wealthy historical past, and to be taught concerning the medicinal properties of vegetation and tree species within the backyard.
At Akwamu Fie museum, the workforce was educated on the wealthy historical past of Akwamu and the story associated to shifting alliances and conflicts between the Danes and the Akwamu folks.
On the subsequent journey to the Volta Regional Tour websites, the workforce, on their approach, visited the magnificent Shai Hills Useful resource Reserve to watch the surroundings, and the fascinating animals, hike and discover the Mogo cave and eventually visited the museum. In addition they had the Amedzofe Cover Walkway expertise and visited Mount Gemi.
The following journey was to the very best waterfall in West Africa; the breathtaking Wli Waterfalls after crossing 9 bridges, the falls gushing via the mountains into the stream was such a stupendous scene to behold. The workforce additional journeyed to Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary and Cultural Village to expertise the wild however playful Mona monkeys.
The Home Tourism marketing campaign is below the Ghana Tourism Improvement Mission (GTDP), which is below the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Tradition.