Labadi Beach is Ghana's most famous stretch of sand — a lively, palm-fringed beach on the Gulf of Guinea in Accra, about 5 km east of the city centre in the La Dade-Kotopon district, and the anchor of a coastline that runs from the Volta Region in the east all the way to the Ivory Coast border in the west. **Labadi Beach (La Pleasure Beach).** Owned and run by the La Traditional Council, it's the busiest beach in the country — especially on weekends and public holidays, when it fills with families, footballers, horse riders, drummers and food vendors. Expect grilled tilapia and kelewele, reggae and highlife on the sound system, and the famous Labadi Beach Festival around Easter and Christmas. There's a modest entry fee, and the beach is at its best in the dry season (roughly November to March). It sits close to the La settlement, home of the Ga people, whose Homowo festival and fishing culture give the area much of its character. **Other coastal attractions along the Gulf of Guinea:** - **Accra's city beaches** — Bojo Beach (near Bortianor, on a sandbar you reach by canoe across a lagoon — quieter and cleaner), Kokrobite (west of Accra, a backpacker and Rasta hub with drumming schools), and Laboma, Korle Gonno and Sakumono for local flavour. - **Tema and Ada** — Tema's beaches and the estuary at Ada Foah, where the Volta River meets the sea; boat trips, birdlife and the estuary's sandbars make it a favourite weekend escape. - **Cape Coast and Elmina (Central Region)** — the historic heart: Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites, plus nearby Brenu and Anomabo beaches. This is where coastal tourism and Ghana's painful Atlantic slave-trade history meet. - **Takoradi and the Western Region** — Busua Beach (a surfing and resort favourite), Axim and the Nzema coastline, and the wilder shores toward Half Assini near the Ivorian border. - **Keta and the Volta Region** — the Keta area, with its lagoon, the historic Danish-built Fort Prinzenstein, and the dramatic erosion that has reshaped the coast; nearby Ada and the Volta estuary complete the eastern circuit. A word of practical wisdom: Ghana's Atlantic coast has strong currents and undertow in many places, so swim where lifeguards or resort staff are present, and be mindful of the rainy seasons (roughly April–June and September–October), when the sea is rougher. As the Akan say, *"Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a, yenkyi"* — there's no shame in going back for what you forgot; pack the sunscreen and the small change for entry fees. If you tell me which stretch you're planning — Accra day trip, Central Region history tour, or the Western surfing coast — I can sketch a route for you.