Wli waterfalls

The falls attracts tourists from all over the world
Wli

Wli Lower Fall
Location Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana
Coordinates 7°07′29″N 0°35′31″E / 7.124751°N 0.591844°E / 7.124751; 0.591844Coordinates: 7°07′29″N 0°35′31″E / 7.124751°N 0.591844°E / 7.124751; 0.591844
Type Chute
Total height 80 meters

Wli Waterfalls is the highest waterfall in Ghana and West Africa.[1] It has a lower and an upper fall.

Location

The stunning and mesmerizing nature of the waterfall and the s
The Agumatsa wildlife sanctuary offers a chance to see a large colony of wild fruit bats
ereneness of the environment.

Wli Waterfalls is located 20 km from Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana.[2]

Natural environment

Wildlife

A walk through the forest of the Agumatsa wildlife sanctuary offers a chance to see a large colony of fruit bats, butterflies, birds, monkeys and baboons.[3]

Bats

A large colony of bats can be seen clinging to the cliffs and flying in the sky.[3]

Background

The Wli waterfalls is the highest water fall in West Africa[4] The falls is known locally as Agumatsa waterfalls - meaning, "Allow Me to Flow." It is located in the Hohoe municipality of the Volta Region, the land of the Ewe culture. It is  approximately 280 kilometers from the capital Accra. 

References

  1. ↑ "Wli Waterfall: A Tourist Attraction Worth Visiting". Modern Ghan. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Waterfalls of Ghana". easytrackghana. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Photographs of Wli waterfalls in Ghana". Independent Travellers. independent-travellers.com. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wli Waterfalls". www.bridgingdevelopment.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.


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