Journey #25240: Ottawa, Canada to Volta Lake, Ghana
Dates: September 17 - 24, 2025
Estimated Cost: $190 FFI Fee + $665 host program fee
Join FF Ottawa for a 7 night homestay with the Friendship Force of Volta Lake in Akosombo, Ghana, on the southern shores of Volta Lake, a two hour drive from Ghana’s capital, Accra. "Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometres"*
✨ Highlights of the journey include:
Volta Lake cruise
Visits to local school, orphanage, and medical clinic
Tour of a Hydro Plant
A festival meeting with local Chiefs
spending time with your hosts
Following the Journey, the group is hoping to plan time in Accra for a couple of days as well as a day tour to the Cape Coast to visit two well preserved “slave castles” at Cape Coast and St. George’s d’Elmina, as well as a visit to the Kakum National Park where you can see the the park using a spectacular forest canopy walk on a suspended bridge. (Not included in the estimated cost.)
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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Volta
Photo credits:
Photo By Nora Morgan - Flickr: Lake Volta 05, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18837743
