Driving through one of the most dangerous Mountain Drives in Ghana; Africa. Amedzorpe Mountain
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20 minutes' drive from the Volta regional capital, Ho lies Amedzofe, a small settlement believed to be the highest place of human habitation in Ghana. Located in the Ho-West constituency, Amedzofe which literally means 'The place where man was formed' is 2,400 ft above sea level.
Amedzofe tourists in forest (©2003 NCRC Credit:Francis Provencal)
An NCRC & Partners Community Based Ecotourism Project
Hike through tranquil forest to ascend Mount Gemi (2500 ft.) for panoramic, breathtaking views, then make a short but steep descent to the dramatic Gbadzeme Waterfall. A variety of other hiking trails allow you to explore other waterfalls and pools.
This picturesque hilltop settlement has a invigorating, breezy climate and overlooks the lush Volta region. In the town, a fascinating mix of historical influences are evident, from stone reclining chairs in the village, to pre-WWI German architecture.
Activities
A challenging climb up the impressive Mount Gemi rewards with views of towns and villages, lush tropical forest, and deep green valleys. On clear days, rest at the mountaintop iron cross, erected in 1939, and look out on the great Lake Volta.
A 45-minute stroll from the mountain reveals a seasonal waterfall. In the forest, many different birds, butterflies, and flowers are seen.
A trek of a few days from Amedzofe continues through the Avatime area and surrounding towns and villages via scenic bush path. Trained guides offer the history and lore of the area as you walk.
A bush path allows trekkers access to Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, and nearby Wli waterfall, Hohoe and Liate Wote.
Facilities
A welcome centre and two interpretive summer huts.
A 12-bed government guest house in town, which is a converted German missionary house.
Comfortable and clean home-stays with local families.
Camping grounds.
Well-trained field guides.
Directions
From Accra or Hohoe, board a Ho bus or trotro and alight at Ho lorry station. Board an Amedzofe bus or trotro to travel the 50km from Ho, and at the last stop, look for the tourist office.
With a private car, drive towards Matse from Ho, to the Dzolokpuita junction, where you take the road to Vane, and continue to Amedzofe.
From Accra with an off-road vehicle, there is a rough road from Fume through Gbadzeme to Amedzofe, or through Biakpa and Vane to Amedzofe.
For More Info Contact
Amedzofe Community-Based Eco-tourism P.O. Box AM 16, Amedzofe, Volta Region, Ghana Tel: 233-931-22037
Ghana Tourist Board, Volta Region Tel: 233-91-26560, Email gtbvr@ghana.com
Ghana Tourist Board Head Office Tel: (233-21) 222153, E-mail: gtb@africaonline.com.gh
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Amedzofe's weather is not a joke oo
Kwahu road through obomeng is very dangerous
I have be there before sooo nice and dangerous
love it! My kind of road
Beautiful town
Dangerous mountain ooo
Nice route
My town to you😘😘
Volta has good raods
I drive thr that road last year it's good and nice area
This place and the scenery is just stunning.
But the driving is erratic.
Why on the bends do you veer in to the middle of the road.
Too many drivers in Ghana lack road sense, this is why there are so many avoidable, accidents
Things need to change.
I ❤ Ghana !
Tourists are also watching your video…
Is only fools who will drive carelessly on such mountainous roads. A little carefulness in fifteen minutes you're done.
That's the road to my hometown. I'm at the very top of the mountain.
Wow 🤩
Yeah. Taviefe
The roads need barriers and also need light so people driving at night know where they are going. And maybe they should build train stations for people who don’t want to drive
You should add subtitles bro, great video.
Sure bro. I’m really sorry I failed to do so. I’ll do so from now on. Thanks so much for your advice.
Bro you made a mistake in the title, the name is Amedzorpe not Anedzorpe.
More like Amedzofe
How to drive on the mountain
@mafiooato7233
I am afraid you cannot convince me about the lights and i strongly oppose them on this stretch. What we need is innovative solutions that have a low impact on the environment.
Snake pass being the best road is news to me and how exactly do you measure that ?
It does have notoriety because of its twists and turns and being at altitude but is also revered due to stunning scenery and enjoyed by thrill seekers.
But as good it is, it is one of the first roads in uk to be closed during inclement weather.
So i guess we are assessing it on safety which makes it far from the best but probably good for its type.
Motorways surprisingly are some of the best roads as they are generally straight built to avoid head on collisions as you can overtake without driving in to oncoming traffic.
On the road in question there are crash barriers and you can see them throughout the video. Run off areas are also good and can mitigate the impact of driving errors and mechanical faults allowing a errant vehicle to stop in good time.
Just to note solid crash barriers also become dangerous at high speeds because the car and its passengers take all the impact. The better solutions are effective breaking and driving with due care at lower speeds
But lights as indicated can have the opposite effect. Giving drivers a false confidence to drive at higher speeds. Higher speeds need greater stopping distances, make crash barriers less effective and the result is vehicles arent prevented from ending up falling down those precipitous drops.
Those drops being the most signficant danger feature of this road. Something lighting has very little impact upon
There are also road markings and signage but drivers tend to not pay attention them.
The road surface is of a reasonable quality.
You say value life and that is the message that needs to go to those careless drivers. You drive according to the circumstances. Most accidents are from human error, you cant fall off a cliff if you are stationary but speed and lack of due care multiply those risks exponentially.
We can have a look at statistics and i am sure we will see despite its pecipitous drops this road is not as bad as the Accra to Kumasi road accepted it that maybe partly due to volume of traffic. But this is a decent road and far better than what you see in places like Peru or Pakistan and other parts of the world. The issue is primarily and i say this most emphatically the drivers and road worthiness of vehicles
This has been a concern for me for decades. We even created a road safety campaign video which can be viewed on my youtube channel (i dont care about hits but getting this message across)
Stupid Ghana government as usual, not thinking right.this Road is beautiful but it needs street lighting all over. Serious accident waiting to happen
I agree with you
You mean what you said? What disrespect is that. Have you been on that road before? There's no danger if you drive carefully. Check which country has street light on mountain roads like this. The narrator is just being dramatic. He's just being alarmist.
@Elliot Vulley do you know health and safety? And yes,I have drive on that road several times, it needs lighting and barrier.people like are the reason we Africans are going backwards. In uk,the is a road like that call snake pass,from Leeds on top to Derby in the south.
I disagree.
It is the countryside. Today there is a big problem with light pollution which is causing havoc on nature
'Cats eyes reflectors' on good roads, good signage, crash barriers, run offs, roadworthy vehicles and good road sense will counter any problems
@kwawkwansah2452 this is most stupid stuff I heard from you, so you think human life is not important?
Check this out.
There should be a solid concrete wall
A concrete wall would only cause more problems.
A collision bringing a car to an almost immediate stop causes more damage.
Not to mention concrete is unsightly.
What is required are run off areas and anything that can slow vehicles down in the event of a mishap.
But safe sensible driving in roadworthy vehicles trumps all
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Hmmmm, I think the maker of this video just made it to just say what he wanted to say....He had only done less than a minute of the trip and started talking about lack of road signs.... However I could count as many road signs. ..Ghanaians, we know how to talk.
Put the road sign there, and same Ghanaian will cut it off at night and sell as scraps.
As someone mentioned, it is only a fool who will endanger his or her life on such a good road.
Nice video but I don’t know what your saying
Owww, I’m very sorry about that, I’ll subscript 📝 my next videos next time.
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My town to you😘😘