Aflao

Aflao is the coastal town in Ghana bordering Togo. While east of the Togolese side of the border the city is the capital, Lome, the once-called "Pearl of West Africa", the Ghanaian town is a typical African border town built solely to service the movement of people and goods. There are a few restaurants and hotels and the rest of the economy is driven by street side currency converters who will give rates of varying attractiveness to convert Ghanaian Cedis to Togolese West African Francs.

Get in

Minivans and buses leave regularly for several Ghanaian towns, with trips along the coast to Accra leaving very frequently at cheap prices.

Buy

• Melcom, Wotsige Rd. The biggest shopping mall in Aflao. It is the place where many people stock up on groceries and other items before crossing the border. (updated Mar 2022)

Eat

• 1 Kekeli Restaurant, Beat 9, ☏ +233 24 705 3211. Daily 8AM-6PM. Ghanaian and Togolese cuisine. (updated Mar 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Atlantic Breeze Beach Hotel, ☏ +233 24 655 0765. The rooms are air-conditioned and have hot water. Many rooms also have beachfront views. (updated Mar 2022)

Stay safe

Petty theft is common, especially of Western tourists.