Sightseeing in Bolgatanga will be a memorable experience for you as you visit the important sites and explore the several places of interest. You can start off your Sightseeing in Bolgatanga with visiting the Sumbrungu Painted Houses. These beautiful, traditional villages are the most distinctive features of the landscape in the Upper East Region. Coming here, you will find small huts with round thatched roofs, painted with decorative patterns in intersting colors. The village of Sumbrungu, 8 km away from Bolgatanga on the way going to Paga, is a fine example of traditional paintings.
Your next destination for Sightseeing in Bolgatanga, can be the Tongo Hills and Tengzug shrine. The Tongo Hills and Tengzug Shrine are located in the village of Tengzug, 17 km southeast of Bolgatanga. The Tengzug area is intersting for its unique landscape, dominated by large granite land formations. It is regarded as a sacred center of the Talensis people, an ethnic group in Northern Ghana. The Tengzug Shrine is located in the Tongo hills and the belioef is that people who visit this place, are blessed with luck and prosperity.
With Sightseeing in Bolgatanga, you can come to visit the Naa gbewaa shrine at Pusiga. The town of Pusiga is home to the tomb of Naa Bbewaa who was the founder of the Mole-Dagbon tribes. Legend has it that Naa Gbewaa did not die but was vanished during a battle. The shrine is believed to have been built in the l4th century in the memory of Naa Gbewaa. Today, it is reagarded as a place of spiritual reverence for the local people.
For more Bolgatanga Sightseeing, you can take a trip to the Paga crocodile ponds. It is located approximately 40 km away from Bolgatanga, along the Burkina Faso border. These creatures are considered as the "friendliest" crocodiles in Ghana and it is believed thtat the souls of the royal family reside in them. You will find the crocodiles roaming freely throughout the ponds.
Next, you can come to the central market of Bolga for Sightseeing in Bolgatanga. This is the place where the famous "Bolga hats" are made and sold. The works of the artists are sold at the Bolgatanga Market which is open every third day. Also, you can visit the museum in the town which houses objects of historical importance of the region.
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