Mole National Park
Ghana's largest wildlife park, with savannah woodland where elephants, antelope, baboons and many birds roam. Walking safaris with rangers and a hillside view over a waterhole are the main activities.
Mole National Park
Elephants can be approached closely on walking safaris in this northern park, Ghana's largest for wildlife.
Attractive locations
Larabanga Mosque
Small mosque in the village of Larabanga, built in the Sudanese mud-and-timber style and widely regarded as one of the oldest in West Africa. It stands close to Mole National Park.
Airports
Yakubu Tali International Airport TML
It is about 107 km in a straight line from Mole National Park.
Scams and safe taxis
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan26.1 °C2 mm
- Feb29.2 °C11 mm
- Mar31.0 °C33 mm
- Apr30.4 °C70 mm
- May29.2 °C97 mm
- Jun27.5 °C118 mm
- Jul26.4 °C159 mm
- Aug26.0 °C163 mm
- Sep26.0 °C178 mm
- Oct26.8 °C106 mm
- Nov27.4 °C17 mm
- Dec25.9 °C2 mm
Driest months: Jan, Feb, Dec. Wettest months: Jul, Aug, Sep.
Costs
Prices here are about 38% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
112. Police 191. Fire 192. Ambulance 193.
local government
Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA)
Helps with: Ghana's national tourism body. Its head office in Accra and its website give contact details for visitor questions and tourism enquiries.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Ghana or planning a trip there.
Phone: +233 302 985 069
Email: info@ghana.travel
Address: No. 2 Haile Selassie Street, South Ridge, Accra
local government
Ghana Police Service headquarters
Helps with: National police headquarters in Accra. The contact page gives its general enquiry lines and address; it does not show a separate tourist police unit or emergency number.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Ghana, including visitors, who needs to contact the national police.
Phone: +233 302 773906
Email: hq.pro@police.gov.gh
Address: Ring Road East, Cantonment, Ghana
local government
National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO)
Helps with: Ghana's national disaster body. Its site lists 112 as NADMO Line 1; 112 is also Ghana's general emergency number for police, fire and ambulance.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Ghana affected by a disaster such as flooding, or reporting one.
Phone: 112
Email: info@nadmo.gov.gh
Address: Plot 3, Brigade, East Kanda, Cantonments, Accra
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ghana
Helps with: The UN migration agency, present in Ghana since 1987. It works on migration management and crisis response and gives humanitarian help to migrants, returnees and displaced people.
Who qualifies: Migrants, returnees and displaced people in Ghana. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +233 302 742 930
Email: iomaccra@iom.int
Address: 9 Volta Street, Airport Residential Area, Accra