The renowned town called Nzulezo on braces is found 90km west of Takoradi in the western area of Ghana around two hours’ drive from the delightful sea shores of Busua. It is a fascinating town where local area life happens in the focal point of the lake Tadane.
The whole town is based on braces and life has adjusted to the watery states of the lake.
As per history, the town was framed in the eighteenth hundred years as a spot nearby individuals could go to escape from slave looters. Individuals of the town are predominately comprised of ranchers and their families, with an all out populace of around 400-500 individuals.
This watery town is shockingly independent; with its own king, shops, schools, temples, film court and so on. The houses are based on sediments that are produced using coconut trees and different hardwoods.
- Guest Entry and Activities
A visit to Nzulezu starts at the town of Beyin, where the Nzulezu Reception Center is found, part of the Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project (ACID). After installment and a short security instructions, life coats are given and an aide who will go along with you as you walk roughly 150m to the wooden walkway to board the pontoons.
The open top pontoons have a most extreme limit of seven grown-ups barring the aide, with a paddling season of roughly one hour to the town.
Make sure to utilize sun creams with high sun factors and convey bottle water before beginning your excursion.
The Nzulezu brace town has a complete populace of around 600 individuals. The primary occupations there are cultivating, fishing and the blending of nearby gin (Akpeteshi).
The town is governed by the king and his elders who set out rules and guidelines to direct conduct in the town. The king manage criminal offenses and other uncontrollable ways of behaving locally.
In any case, lawful offense violations are alluded to the proper courts framework for settlement. The clan at Nzulezo are extremely moderate and don’t acknowledge intermarriages with different clans.
- When to Visit
More birds and monkeys are seen on the canoe excursion to Nzulezu during the stormy season (May 15 through August) and you can canoe the whole way, as opposed to strolling the initial 1 km during the dry season. Directed ocean turtle strolls are offered October through August.
Nzulezu has a guesthouse called the Homestay Bar and Rest house that is essential for the brace town. The little window in every one of the rooms watches out onto the lake and each has two single beds (sheet and flush latrine, yet no mosquito net or towel). Dinners and fluid rewards are accessible. Setting up camp is additionally accessible at the guest community in Beyin.
The village of Nzulezu is about a 7 hour drive west of Accra.
From Takoradi, head out 90 km west to the guest place in Beyin. Nzulezu is 5 km north of Beyin by canoe.
Article by
AFEDZI AGYAPONG MENSAH
