✨ Classic 48 Hours · Balanced pace · 3 days
A weekend escape to Tamale
The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.
Day 1
Friday
- Evening
Mike's Place
Continental / Ghanaian · $$ · CentralOpen the weekend here — Garden seating, cold beers and the best guinea fowl in town.
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Day 2
Saturday
- MorningMole National ParkOutdoors · Larabanga (3 hr)
Ghana's biggest park — elephants and antelope from the lodge waterhole.
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Swad Fast Food
Indian · $$ · CentralQuick samosa, biryani and butter chicken — long-time NGO favourite.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonLarabanga MosqueCulture · Larabanga (3 hr)
13th-century Sudanese-style mud-and-stick mosque — West African Mecca.
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Sparkles Restaurant
Ghanaian · $$ · Education RidgeTuo zaafi, ayoyo soup and grilled tilapia under thatched gazebos.
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Day 3
Sunday
- MorningTamale Central MosqueCulture · Central
Striking minaret-topped landmark at the heart of Dagomba Tamale.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonCultural Centre TamaleCulture · Central
Smock weaving, calabash carving and live Dagomba drum lessons.
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