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Ghana
Philip Briggs · 2019
Covers the Volta Region's Wli Falls hikes from Hohoe and the Eastern Region's Boti Falls and Umbrella Rock near Koforidua.
Ghana · Akuapim North Municipal District
Akaa Falls
The Akaa Falls is located near the Akyeremanteng village in the Akuapem North District, is about 21 kilometres northeast of Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Akaa Falls is barely seven kilometres away from Boti Falls and takes it source from the Boti river, the very river from which the Boti Falls takes its source.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Akaa Falls drops 76 metres (249 ft). It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Aboabo, Ghana. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Akaa Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Aboabo are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Rain-season fed: the falls are at their biggest towards the end of the main rains and can shrink dramatically in the dry months.
Getting there
- Base town Aboabo, Ghana
- Country Ghana
- Region Akuapim North Municipal District, West Africa, Africa
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Akaa Falls
Ghana
Height76 mWidth—
Most similar
Tsenku Waterfall
Ghana
Height76 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall, of similar height and in Ghana too
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
76 m
76 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Akaa FallsTsenku WaterfallVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 13× taller than Akaa Falls. Victoria Falls is 1.4× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Akaa Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
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On the map
6.17503, -0.19614
Quick answers
Where is Akaa Falls?
Akaa Falls is in Ghana (Akuapim North Municipal District). The nearest base is Aboabo, Ghana. Its coordinates are 6.1750, -0.1961.
How tall is Akaa Falls?
Akaa Falls drops 76 metres (249 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Akaa Falls?
Peak flow is August to November. Rain-season fed: the falls are at their biggest towards the end of the main rains and can shrink dramatically in the dry months.
What can you do at Akaa Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Akaa Falls?
The usual base is Aboabo, Ghana. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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