Wli waterfalls
| Wli | |
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 Wli Lower Fall | |
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| Location | Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana |
| Coordinates | 7°07′29″N 0°35′31″E / 7.124751°N 0.591844°E |
| Type | Chute |
| Total height | 80 meters |
Wli Waterfalls is the highest waterfall in Ghana and the tallest in West Africa.[1] It has a lower and an upper fall.
Location
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]
History
The Wli waterfalls is the highest water fall in West Africa located in Ghana[4] The falls is known locally as Agoomatsa 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.It was founded by a group of hunters who presumed the sound of the falls was a talking drum sounding and ran towards the noise only to find that it was a waterfall.
Gallery
The falls attracts tourists from all over the world
The Agumatsa wildlife sanctuary offers a chance to see a large colony of wild fruit bats
Lower waterfall
Upper waterfall
References
- ^ "Wli Waterfall: A Tourist Attraction Worth Visiting". Modern Ghan. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Waterfalls of Ghana". easytrackghana. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Photographs of Wli waterfalls in Ghana". Independent Travellers. independent-travellers.com. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Wli Waterfalls". www.bridgingdevelopment.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.