Ghana is a unique tourist destination thus, anything purchased should have remembrance during your stay. Tour-goers want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life by taking a holiday. Visiting a tourist destination is often a memorable experience, but those memories tend to fade with time. Many of Ghana’s tourist sites have unique local products, making the country famous for its tourism. 

Besides being cheap, Ghana has unique attractions available to tourists. Innovating and sustaining its culture, history, and thirst for greatness, Ghanaian artisans create products that represent the country’s culture, history, and thirst for greatness

This is why it is essential to buy an item during your tourist visit to make you remember your stay. We will share with you; what tourists should buy in Ghana. 

• SMOCKS

Typically, smocks are royal or sacred dresses worn during special occasions. In Northern Ghana and throughout the country, the smock is held in high regard and has become more popular over the years. Smocks are made of an aggregation of single strips of hand-woven cloth. They are made of a mixture of a dyed and undyed cotton loom. 

The dress has become part of the national dress in Ghana. It has also become popular among West African States with substantial global usage. It is a symbol of Ghanaian artisanal skills that every tourist should buy in Ghana as a unique product for a memorable experience. 

• HANDMADE WOODEN RELICS

All wooden relics and sculptures are pieces of wood carvings usually used for decoration. Most hotels and hospitality industries have wooden carvings pasted on their walls. There are various meanings for each carving and design and so, the designs are not meant for just beautification but carry deeply embedded meanings. 

The Art Centre in Accra and the Aburi Craft Village host artisans who are skilled in carving any wood design with names embossed on it upon request. Having a wooden carving as tourists would leave a fond memory of Ghana, its culture and its unique people.

• KENTE FABRIC

The Kente fabric is popular among the southern dwellers of Ghana with its origin tied to the Ashanti and Volta Region. It is one of the top things a tourist should buy in Ghana. The fabric is worn during official events and has become one of Ghana’s national clothes. The Kente is hand-woven and made of silk cotton, with different colours and unique meanings. 

The Kente fabric is popular and has been used as a symbol of the African cultural renaissance in various movies and fashion magazines. A tourist should buy in Ghana these things for symbolism or  either a gift to a relative or a symbol of a visit to Ghana.

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