Ghanaian Visa is not required for Central Africans
Stay Duration: days
Entry Requirements
- For a period of 30 days, nationals of the Central African Republic can visit Ghana without obtaining a visa.
- All visitors are required to present a passport valid for six months beyond the date of their arrival in Ghana. It is recommended that this passport has at least one blank page for entry stamp.
- Tourists with up to $10,000 or equivalent are to declare the amounts to Customs and fill the BOG Foreign Exchange Declaration Form (FXDF) at the port of entry or departure. Amounts exceeding USD 10,000 will be seized.
- Visitors to Ghana would need to present a certificate of yellow fever vaccination on arrival into Ghana.
- Travellers must have a return back to CAR or onward ticket as well as proof of sufficient funds to cover their entire stay in Ghana.
- The import of arms and ammunition are restricted and can only be imported after issuance of a special permit by the Ministry of Interior.
- Tourists with pets (cats and dogs) must be accompanied by a veterinarian good health certificate issued in the Central African Republic and an Import Permit from the Veterinary Head Office in Accra, Ghana.
- Central African minors hoping to travel to Ghana must have a copy of their birth certificate as well as a signed travel authorization from their parents or guardians.
- Intending visitors can get to Ghana from any international airport in the Central African Republic. There are international airports in Bangui and Bocaranga.
- Some of the airlines that fly from the Central African Republic to Ghana are Royal Air Maroc, South African Airways and Kenya Airways.
- The travel duration from the Central African Republic to Accra, Ghana is 6 hours, 35 minutes.
- Ghana has a tropical climate. In the southwest, it is hot and humid, while in the north, it is hot and dry.
- The best time to visit Ghana is usually during the dry season between November and March when the weather is the driest. There is little or no rain within those months.
- Getting around in Ghana is possible with the various public means of transportation available, this includes buses, taxis, minibuses, motorcycles and domestic flights.
- The official language is English, however, Akan remains the most spoken indigenous language.
- Special delicacies in Ghana include jollof rice, waakye, banku and tilapia, fufu and goat light soup, etc.
- Religion in Ghana consists majorly of Christianity, Islam and other indigenous religions. However, Christianity is the dominant faith.
- Ghana is a multilingual country with about 80 languages being spoken.
- Tourists in Ghana generally spend an average of $30 per day.
- In Ghana, the power plugs and sockets are of type D and G. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Ghana uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The Central African Republic is an hour ahead of Ghana.
- The official currency in Ghana is the Ghanaian Cedi. Visitors can exchange their foreign currency at banks and other exchange outlets in the country.
- Tourists are advised to be cautious as they go about their tourism-related activities while in Ghana.30