Domestic tourism isn’t a part of our DNA as a folks, for which reason why, there are Ghanaians who have no idea the rustic excluding the cities and towns they are living in and or paintings in.

We would slightly pay closely for tickets and the purchase of visas to trip out of doors to discover people’s international locations. On the opposite hand, we now have vacationers who come and experience our climate, have amusing and take pleasure in our tradition.

And so the opposite week, as I made a shuttle to Kumasi, it closely dawned on me that we’ve got now not been doing smartly in exploring and selling our towns, cities and our tradition.

I’ve, since my shuttle, been questioning in my thoughts why the Ghana Airports Company, inside flight operators, trip businesses, motels and the Ghana Tourism Authority, as an example, would now not advertise promoting home tourism and not directly, their companies? No doubt, numerous possibilities avail.

Some folks at all times crave to understand their nation higher and its wealthy cultures. Such folks would at all times need to flip to assist from organised businesses that might put in combination a excursion bundle of the type for them.

For those that search for adventures, refreshing moments and a metamorphosis of setting, there are already flights that will take one there inside the hour, however when you get there, what subsequent?  That is the place vacationer businesses are available. 

In the previous week, as I contemplated, I concluded that the Ashanti approach and its environs by myself supply clues to at least one’s expectancies of a refreshing smash. There are refreshing issues to peer and do, even for an afternoon’s shuttle. 

My contemporary consult with to Kumasi by means of air was once so spell binding, I might suggest this type of shuttle as a refreshing getaway away despite the fact that for only a day. Therefore, to those that have by no means been to Kumasi and need to have a style of town, this is an concept for you.

With simply 40 mins away, one sees no reason day tours to the Ashanti approach may just now not paintings.  The flights are there from early morning until past due at night time, offering gratifying services and products to passengers.

Efficient inside flights

With the benefit of environment friendly inside flights, going to Kumasim and past and returning the similar day, be it for purposes corresponding to weddings, funerals, fairs or simply as an afternoon’s getaway, the good thing about flying out early morning and returning past due night time is now to be had.

The refurbished Kumasi airport, upgraded to multinational standing, is sublime, with the coming and departure halls well accomplished. The baggage carousel, the out of doors setting and the stroll to the automobile park are pleasant.

The delightful welcome of arriving passengers, as a few of us skilled the opposite week, introduced a distinct ‘Akwaaba’ as well dressed, smiling girls covered up with baskets of goodies and cookies for passengers to select from. It was once a gesture smartly favored by means of passengers.

Whatever that gesture symbolised, it was once a novel enjoy that the earnings of the airport dished out to passengers.

Tricycles

A couple of mins into the town and shortly after the airport roundabout, a brand new fact and feature of Kumasi and the Ashanti area introduced itself. Tricycles referred to as “Abobo Yaa” in native parlance, have been everywhere, including to the visitors congestion in Kumasi, extra like what Okada is in sure portions of Accra.

Though I discovered them demanding originally, I admired the in a position commuting function they have been enjoying for commuters. I made up our minds to have a style in their rides sooner than I left Kumasi.

And so I courageously boarded one the day after with a cabin to myself. I loved a dialog with the rider and sought to understand why they known as it “Abobo Yaa” for the reason that identify Yaa was once synonymous with ladies born on Thursdays. 

He may just now not give me any significant resolution and so dropped the subject so he may just be aware of his visitors manoeuvres, going thru one of the most maximum tough visitors congested spaces in Kumasi.

With my interest piqued, again in Bekwai, some 24 miles from Kumasi, the day after and seeing “Abobo Yaa” anywhere I became, I made up our minds to take any other journey and to find solutions to my unanswered query.  Disappointingly, my rider had no credible solutions both. I gave up having loved my 2nd journey in a tricycle. 

Even although I had a deliberate schedule for going to Kumasi, I appeared to have had a lovely tourism enjoy, now not moderately deliberate for. My two separate encounters with “Abobo Yaa”, which I might by no means have dared do in Accra, have been each notable. Those have been most probably the wonderful thing about my getaway from Accra, and I felt my airfare was once come what may paid for with the bold moments on tricycles.

Back in Accra, and on mirrored image, I strongly consider there are possibilities round for organised tourism.  We wish to advertise recreational or even organization between our towns. 

What we most probably want are relatively priced inside fares to inspire extra air trip and handy trip round. We want assist from our Tourism government.

Once we get the fares proper and inexpensive, a significant home tourism growth shall be on board. Is Ghana Airports listening?

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