The Volta Region is an area of scenic beauty, of highly diversified cultural heritage, the fascinating landscape of rolling hills and valleys, and, above all, the home of highly ingenious, hardworking, and warm people.
To ensure the sustainable development of tourism through:
To be the main driver for the growth of tourism and to see Ghana become the leading sustainable Tourism Destination in West Africa by 2026.
The Volta Region is one of the SIXTEEN administrative Regions in Ghana. It contains all types of landscapes and vegetation that can be found in other parts of Ghana such as coast, lagoons, southern savannah, mountains, waterfalls and a large part of the Volta Lake. Because of its natural and cultural diversity, the Region is also called Ghana’s Microcosm.
In October, any of the four communities forming the SASADU: Saviefe, Akrofu Sovie, and Alavanyo (on a rotational basis) celebrate what is now known as SASADU festival. It is a festival of pomp and pageantry meant to rekindle the fraternal relationship that exists between the four communities who are said to be of the same stock migrated from Notsie in Togoland. A grand durbar of chiefs is held on a Saturday to commemorate the day.