Ankasa Reserve Lodge | Hotel

The facilities at this lodge are very nice and modern, it is right next to the entrance gate for Ankasa national park. Camping in our van for 2 people she asked 25 dollars per night and we agreed on 20$ (250c). They also have budget room accomodation and luxury lodges with balconies. There is an onsite restaurant but high prices, 150 cedi for a main, so we cooked ourselves, which confused the staff a little. There is not much space for overlanders but we found a flat spot. No signal or WiFi

We came to do some wildlife tours, and expected large prices after viewing their website. But when we arrived they put us in touch with a freelance wildlife guide, Ahmed, which was a pay what you want kind of situation.

Morning tour, we left at 6.30 with our two guides and drove 10k on motorbikes into the reserve, we got shown the facilities and hiked deeper into the woodland. Not a great deal of wildlife at the begining of rainy season, king fishers, a dwarf crocodile, hawks, some birds, we heard a few duikers and saw evidence of forrest elephants.

We returned to the entrance at 10.45, they didn't request any set price for the trip, so my partner and I agreed that 30$ (400c) to each guide was a fair price, for a tour of over 4 hours on the muddy tracks with motorbikes. The official park fees of Ankasa for two people came to 142 cedis with a receipt. So in total we paid 942 cedis for the trip, about 35 dollars per person. Which is about half the price quoted on Ankasa lodge website for a half day tour with transport. However I think I slightly misunderstood the guide when asking about the payment situation, I assumed that their income is entirely based on tips, but now I don't think that to be completely true, so we may have overpaid somewhat. But it was a relaxed environment and the guides did not seem money focused, they genuinely wanted to show their forest.

After this, we agreed on doing a walking night tour to try and spot some mammals in the park, I mentioned that Ankasa lodge was expensive to camp and they invited us to move our van into the boundary of the park and sleep next to the main office, no extra charge.

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Lovely secluded lodge in the Ankasa forest. Great facilities and friendly and helpful staff. Good bar and restaurant. I did a walking tour through the forest. The access road in rainy season is not the best for big rigs but I managed it in my 7.5 tonne camper truck.
The only downside is no cell phone coverage or WiFi but if you walk back down the roads a couple of km you can’t get a signal.

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A relatively new luxury lodge right before the entrance gate for the forest. There are chalets available but we camped with our roof top tent and had access to separate, and absolutely lovely showers and toilets.

There is a bar and restaurant serving lots of beers and good food. The staff are very friendly and attentive. Plus you can get laundry done here quite cheaply.

It is possible to do tours (birding, culture, etc) but they are very expensive, so be warned. Thet like to charge separately for using their land rovers.

Plus there is no cell reception and WiFi here. Great for switching off, but be warned.

The camping cost 172 cedis a night.

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