http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Ghana , Northern , Mole National Park en-us Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:39:29 +0000 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:39:29 +0000 Who knew that travelling could be so fatiguing almost 24 hours of bumpy dirt tracks can be a gruelling task as six volunteers ventured North of Ghana in what was only going to be an exhausting but brilliant trip.Starting our trip at Kenneshi Station at 1430 full of joy and anticipation we bought supplies for the trip and we were on our way who would have thought our morale could instantly de http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-428126.html Planshellipwho needs them That was the moral of the story last time. The moral for this tale Never give up.Now where was I Oh yeah Mole pronounced Molay. We arrived at the park mid morning Sunday. Needless to say that after thirty hours of traveling all we wanted to do was sit back and relax. And that was indeed all we did. The Mole Hotel sits on top of a hill overlooking a manmade wat http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-384015.html I wrote this blog entry after my trip to Mole the first weekend in March. Sorry it's so lateThis past weekend my program took us tot the northern region to Kumasi the second largest city in Ghana after Accra and the center of the Asante kingdom and to Mole National Park. It took about 5 hours to get to Kumasi and then another 7 to reach Mole which is about 23 of the way north. Ghana is a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-383944.html So we finally arrived in Mole. The funny thing was that the first people we saw by the pool were the Canadian couple that we met at Green Turtle Small world They spent a week in Mole and told us all about the animals they saw so we were really excited. We went by the pool and hung out there for the rest of the day. It was pretty cool because right behind the pool there is a look out over the sav http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-383326.html After the long and treacherous journey to Mole National Park in the Northern Region of Ghana last year I vowed to never go there again. Despite not seeing elephants at the park last year the 19 hour or more journey on Ghanarsquos worst roads was just not worth it to me. Strange enough when Poppo propositioned me to join him there as he acted as a tour guide for the Volunteer Abroad Januar http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-376452.html Our trip up to the Northern part of Ghana started off by our ISEP director telling us that you canrsquot just take any bus up to Mole which makes one wonder why. Well we found out why. Through this trip I found out just how reliable the transportation is in Ghana about as reliable as a teenage girls emotions are completely unpredictable. We went through 4 vehicles on this trip up north. Fri http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-342724.html Well hello again Where to start Sorry these blogs are so grammatically and syntacticly horrible. It is just that with the internet the way it is I want to squeeze in so much and I never have time to proof read. so again sorry Last night my USAC group returned from our five day journey to Northern Ghana and back. Ghana has various distinct regions. Greater Accra is located in the south http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-318977.html I'M BACKAfter a five day journey I have returned to wonderful Legon and even after a decent night's sleep I'm exhausted. I've been working on 6 hours sleep most nights which means that I have been having very long days. But it was all worth it because our trip was awesome We left Thursday from Legon to head north to Kumasi...a drive that takes several hours. With the exception of a flat tire t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-318906.html So I made my way to Kumasi where my dutch friend Bobbi was waiting. We stayed there overnight and the following day we travelled by STC to Tamale. A dutch guy Niels joined us not from SYTO though. He had been travelling around West Africa by himself Anyway the journey to Tamele was long takes about 7hours and breaking down in a small village after driving for 2 hours didn't help. we waited a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-298757.html Warning LONG BLOG ENTRY BELOW As the last blog indicated we left Banfora in Burkina Faso and made our way to the northwestern corner of Ghana. Although one of our general rules is don't arrive after dark sometimes it is out of our control as it was with the bus from Banfora to Hamale. We arrived into Hamale just as darkness descended to find out that there is a Hamale Burkina Faso and a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-282888.html When one hears the word lsquosafarirsquo we get excited. We imagine close encounters with dangerous animals lush tropical plants and safari hats. Well one out of three ainrsquot bad. A group of friends and I boarded the morning bus to Mole. It was full so we were crammed into the aisle. I was sandwiched between two men and had a baby at my back. The hours passed quickly and by 900 am http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-270165.html Next stop on our trip was Mole Ghanarsquos biggest national Park. Itrsquos shockingly hard to get from Weichau to Mole. Our bible Ghana 4th edition lied to us about this. Irsquoll skip the gory details but after 2 bus rides where the seat next to me was filled at different points by 2 deceased chickens a live goat several school children and the occassional adult and a really bum http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-266700.html Our first major stop in Ghana was the Mole National Park. Home to hundreds of species of wildlife and birds. The campsite is located at the top of a hill overlooking a large watering hole where wildlife comes to drink and bathe. Frequent visitors around our tents included warthogs and baboons. The baboons as we were warned are terrorists and will go out of thier way to cause trouble. We oft http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-225023.html Breakfast at the Al Hassim was simple but plesant and the waitress was really friendly as well. We found our way to the sation to catch the bus to Mole. The bus station was crowded and noisy. Everyone was yelling to get our attention which is an unplesant part of being here. Every taxi driver thinks you need a ride somewhere every vendor trys to get your attention a fellow giving tours on a m http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-150312.html Closest I've ever been to a real elephant except at the zoo but that doesn't count http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-137422.html Northern GhanaThe north of Ghana is completely different from the south they are like two separate countries. The first contrast is religion. In the south almost everyone is Christian and there is an abundance of churches and stores with Christian inspired names while the north is predominately Muslim. There are many mosques and some towns claim to be 100 Muslim. Another change from north to http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-71536.html I've just been to Mole National Park. The 'e' at the end is pronounced. I visited it from the Northern town of Tamale. I spent rather longer in Tamale than I planned because I arrived in the town during a national holiday. I arrived in Tamale on Ghana's 48th anniversary of its independence.Mole National Park is Ghana's best place for viewing classic African wildlife and it's cheap The entr http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Mole-National-Park/blog-5302.html