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Konongo is a gold bar mining and manganese mining network positioned in Ashanti, Ghana. The city serves as the capital of the Asante Akim Central Municipal. Konongo has a settle population of over 70,000 people and is ready 53 kilometers from Kumasi, the Ashanti capital.
Choosing Divino Hotel gives you an advantage of closeness to some of the attractive places in and around the Ashanti capital which includes;
Komfo Anokye Sword Site
The Sword site is the exact place where the Golden Stool of Asanteman descended unto the laps of King Osei Tutu I, “Opemsuo” the founder of Asante Nation. The site was predicted by Okomfo Anokye to be a healing place for millions of people.
Armed forces museum.
The Armed Forces Museum, a prominent military history museum, is situated in Kumasi, Ghana. Established in 1953, it has become a significant site for those interested in the military history of the region.
Bobiri Forest Reserve
The Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Sanctuary is 54 square kilometres of virgin semi-deciduous tropical rainforest offering natural delights and one of the nicest ecotourism visitor centres and guesthouses in Ghana. See Bobiri’s massive trees, wide variety of birds, landscape butterfly garden.
Lake Bosumtwi
Lake Bosomtwe is the only true inland lake in the country located in the Ashanti region. It is an awesome place to relax and enjoy nature. The lake is surrounded by lush mountains and fed by small streams that tumble down the crater’s steep sides (500–1,400 feet [150–425 metres] above water level).
The Green Ranch
The Green Ranch is an eco-friendly horse-back riding off-the-beaten-track destination overlooking beautiful Lake Bosomtwe. We provide an experience like none other in Ghana or even West Africa for that matter, specializing in providing horseback riding expeditions in the lush area around this unique meteorite cratere lake.
Kente weaving village
Kente cloth is a legendary fabric worn by African kings down the centuries. The cloth is still made in the traditional way in Adanwomse in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Kente is worn not only for its eye- catching designs but also for its symbolic significance.
Adanmowase Ecotourism
danwomase is a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, approximately 27 km for Kumasi, the capital of the region and the second largest city in Ghana. The name means “under the Adanwo tree”. It is famous because of its long tradition of kente weaving.
Ntonso Adinkra Craftsmen
Ntonso is the homeland of adinkra cloth and the only place in Ghana where traditional adinkra is made locally from scratch. Ntonso is still Ghana’s biggest producer of adinkra, a cloth famed for its symbols and proverbial wisdom. The cloth was originally worn only for funerals in the Ashanti Region and produced mainly in black, brown and red.
Kumasi Zoological Gardens
Nestled in the bustling city of Kumasi, the Ashanti Region’s capital, lies a sanctuary for wildlife, the Kumasi Zoo. Established in 1957 by the Asanteman Council, the zoo has been a conservation site for indigenous wild animals of Ghana and some from outside the country.
Manhyia Palace
The Museum is a unique creation in West Africa by the Asante Kingdom, to commemorate their leaders, and to communicate the riches of their history and culture to the world. It is a relatively small Museum but stuffed with history larger and older than its size making a visit to the place a worthy one.