Things to Do in Sekondi

The main daily market with fresh produce, fish, textiles and household goods. Less touristy than Takoradi market. No entry fee.

🕐 Daily 5am-6pm

💡 Best time is 7-9am when the catch of fish arrives from the beach. Bring small notes—vendors rarely have change for large bills.

Small public garden with benches, a war memorial, and shade trees near the city centre. Good for a quiet break between sightseeing. Free entry.

🕐 Daily 6am-6pm

💡 When the garden gets crowded with schoolchildren at lunchtime (12-2pm), head to the quieter corner behind the memorial. No on-site café.

Working fishing beach where crews repair nets and launch pirogues. Colourful boats lined up on sand. Swimming not advised due to undertow.

🕐 Open 24 hours (busiest dawn-midday)

💡 Stand near the breakwater around 6am to watch the boats return. Fishermen are friendly but ask permission before taking close-up photos.

17th-century Dutch fort on a hilltop with a working lighthouse. The outer grounds and views over the Atlantic are free; the interior is occasionally open for a small fee.

🕐 Grounds: daily dawn-dusk. Interior: irregular hours, usually mornings

💡 Go at sunset. The lighthouse keepers sometimes let you climb the tower for a tip of 10 cedis. Watch your step on the loose stones near the wall.

Small museum housed in the old railway station, with old locomotives, signalling equipment and colonial-era photos of the railway network.

🕐 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-1pm

💡 Arrive before 2pm to catch the volunteer guide; he knows the history of each exhibit. Entry is about 5 Ghanaian cedis.