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Village in Northern Region, Ghana
Photo: Hugues, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Nakpanduri is a dramatic escarpment town in East Mamprusi Municipal in the Ghanaian Northern Plains of North East Region of Ghana. Perched on the Gambaga Escarpment close to the Togo border, it is famous for breathtaking cliff views, cool breezes, and its old German-British border history. The town sits above the Oti River plain and offers some of the best sunset views in northern Ghana.
Very basic chop bars — TZ with okra/ayoyo soup, rice and stew when available.
Tea/bread spots in morning, pito bars evening.
Extremely basic guesthouse — fan if power, net, bucket bath. Power intermittent. Bring power bank, towel, sleeping sheet. Ask for room with escarpment view.
Small market selling yams, millet, groundnuts, shea butter, livestock, and household goods. Very local, cash only.
By car
From Gambaga / Nalerigu: Shared taxi/motorbike, 1.5-2 hr east along dramatic escarpment road. Road is unpaved but graded, very scenic.
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