Experiencing a festival that is held in the country of Ghana is a once in a lifetime experience. If you are traveling to the country of Ghana during the months of May or June there are two major festivals that you should try to attend. These festivals include the Aboakyir Festival and the Nkyidowo. Here is a look at both of these festivals and what you can experience during them.

The Aboakyir Festival. This festival is held on the first Saturday of the month of May. It is an extremely popular festival that attracts visitors from all over the world. The Aboakyir Festival is only held in the village of Winneba. The festival kicks off with a hunt between two groups of the village. This hunt is competitive and involves each group trying to catch an antelope. The goal of the hunt is to try to catch the animal alive and is used to test the strength, power and bravery of the groups of warriors. Once the antelope has been caught the village celebrates by sacrificing the animal to the gods. Other great features of the Aboakyir Festival include the procession of the chiefs and sub-chiefs which is a colorful display as well as the native music, dancing and story telling which goes along with this event.

Nkyidwo. Nkyido is a very special festival to the people of the village of Essumeja. This festival represents the belief that their ancestors came out of a hole in the ground. This is from a native folktale that tells the tale and involves having the people followed by a dog and a lion. This festival is held on a Monday night and has a lot of spiritual blessings from the native gods as well as loud music, dancing and other activities that represent this very special evening. Nkyido is held on a Monday night in the month of June.

There are enough beaches in Ghana to keep you busy tanning for a long time. Since it is almost always warm there, the cool waters of the Atlantic are sure to entice you to take a dip. On the other hand, maybe you would prefer to get a line wet and try your luck at some fishing. Whichever you choose, vacationing on the beaches of Ghana will leave you relaxed and refreshed.

When people think of taking a trip to Africa, it is probably not often that they plan to go to lie on the beach. In fact, when most vacationers think of Africa, they probably imagine a safari or a sightseeing tour.

Those things are certainly available to you, and you should do those things. However, you should also make time to visit the wonderful beaches of Ghana.

Even the names of some of the beaches sound inviting. For example, one is called the Next Door beach. You shouldn’t have to go too far to get there. Another is named La Pleasure Beach. That one already sounds like a good time, doesn’t it?

Some of them are public, and some of them are privately owned. Some of them have very nice major hotels on them. Of course, you wouldn’t want to spend a lot of time in a hotel. You would want to be out soaking up all the sunshine and fresh air you can.

It is ironic how we can sometimes come home from a vacation more tired than we were before we left. It almost makes you feel as though you need to go back to work to get some rest.

When you take your vacation to Ghana, you won’t have to suffer that. Just make sure that you spend the last day or two getting a little bit of that African sand between your toes before you go home. It may be just what the doctor ordered.