4/5 Peter M. 11 months ago on Google
I
went
to
Boti
Falls
for
my
third
visit
in
April
2023
(previously
visited
in
2008
&
2012),
this
time
with
my
wife
&
daughter
(my
wife
was
with
me
in
2012,
our
daughter
visiting
Boti
Falls
for
the
1st
time).
Firstly,
the
Falls
-
absolutely
spectacular
!
At
one
point,
I
had
considered
using
it
as
the
venue
for
my
wife
&
I
to
get
married,
but
practicalities
got
in
the
way,
and
we
married
in
my
home
country
of
Australia,
rather
than
returning
to
Ghana.
The
walk
down
to
the
falls
from
the
park
entrance
is
down
a
set
of
concrete
steps,
which
is
not
for
the
faint-hearted,
as
it's
done
in
steamy
tropical
rainforest.
However,
at
the
base
is
a
beach,
and
the
plunge
pool
for
the
twin
falls
of
Boti,
which
look
spectacular.
Visitors
can
also
have
a
canoe
ride
from
one
of
the
locals
for
a
fee.
Boti
Falls
is
ALWAYS
spectacular,
but
focusing
on
the
comparison
between
my
last
visit
and
this
visit,
the
comparisons
are
as
follows:
1)
The
only
work
that
has
been
done
since
I
left
in
2012
is
to
the
entrance
to
the
falls
(see
my
YouTube
video
-
the
entrance
is
partially
completed
in
2012,
but
is
now
completed),
which
has
a
high
gate,
and
what
appears
to
be
a
kind
of
admin
centre
of
sorts.
The
roads
between
Koforidua
to
Boti
Falls,
and
particularly
the
last
5km
from
the
junction
to
Boti
are
TERRIBLE.
I
would
compare
the
road
as
having
looked
like
it
was
subjected
to
an
artillery
barrage,
it
was
that
bad.
I
was
borrowing
my
sister-in-law's
car,
and
several
times
my
wife
suggested
we
just
turn
back,
but
somehow
we
got
there.
If
anyone
from
the
Ghanaian
government
is
reading
-
this
road,
to
one
of
your
great
attractions,
needs
URGENT
work
to
fix.
It
was
bad
in
2012,
but
is
worse
to
the
point
of
unusable
now,
and
without
work
soon,
traffic
will
not
be
able
to
get
through
at
all.
2)
In
2012,
the
Falls
appeared
to
be
the
subject
of
major
investment,
with
chalets
and
entertainment
areas
being
worked
on,
and
I
left
in
the
presumption
that
it
would
be
completed
at
some
point
in
the
future.
However,
on
returning
in
2023,
it
appears
not
one
single
thing
had
been
worked
on
since
(except
for
the
previously-mentioned
entrance),
and
everything
that
was
being
done
in
2012
has
been
abandoned,
and
some
probably
is
at
the
point
where
it
needs
to
be
demolished
now.
The
only
things
that
appear
to
function
are
the
entrance,
and
also
there
is
a
bar
of
sorts
there
that
has
some
drinks,
but
it
was
clearly
built
for
something
grander
(it
appears
it
was
going
to
be
a
restaurant
or
chop
bar).
It
was
disappointing
to
see
the
visitor
area
So,
while
the
Falls
themselves
have
always
impressed
me
greatly,
it's
sad
to
see
the
infrastructure
around
it
devolve.
In
some
ways,
it
was
better
on
my
first
visit,
in
the
absence
of
partially
completed
and
decaying
buildings.
My
2012
video
is
available
on
YouTube
under
the
user
name
"Ghanapedia",
so
searching
for
the
user
name
+
Boti
Falls
will
provide
an
interesting
insight
into
then
&
now.
