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48 Hours in Tamale — The Classic Weekend

The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.

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Friday

  1. Evening

    Sparkles Restaurant

    Ghanaian · $$ · Education Ridge

    Open the weekend here — Tuo zaafi, ayoyo soup and grilled tilapia under thatched gazebos.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Education Ridge — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Public Skating Rink
    Outdoors · Downtown

    Lace up at a city rink — date-night classic and the easiest winter family outing.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Mike's Place

    Continental / Ghanaian · $$ · Central

    Garden seating, cold beers and the best guinea fowl in town.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in Central — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Larabanga Mosque
    Culture · Larabanga (3 hr)

    13th-century Sudanese-style mud-and-stick mosque — West African Mecca.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Larabanga (3 hr) — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening
    Live Jazz Bar
    Nightlife · Old town

    Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Hits different at golden hour
    • ·Keeps you in Old town — short walk from your other stops

Sunday

  1. Morning
    Mognori Eco-Village
    Outdoors · Mognori (3 hr)

    Canoe safari on the Mole River — homestays and shea-butter workshops.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Mognori (3 hr) — short walk from your other stops
  2. Afternoon
    Mole National Park
    Outdoors · Larabanga (3 hr)

    Ghana's biggest park — elephants and antelope from the lodge waterhole.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Larabanga (3 hr) — short walk from your other stops

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