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DeutschYendi is the biggest village in West Africa which has slowly transformed into a cosmopolitan town and the capital of Yendi Municipal district in the Volta Basin region of Ghana. As of 2021, the population of Yendi was about 118,000 people. It is the seat of the King of the Dagombas kingdom.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Yendi is in the eastern corridor of Dagbon which serves as the home of the Dagbon paramontcy as it is in the town's appellation: the home of great visitors. It is 91 km (57 miles) from the Tamale, the northern regional capital. It is also 433 km from Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Yendi is known for the invisible Greenwich Meridian line that passes through the city.
Get in
[edit | edit source]- Public bus from Accra or Kumasi or Tamale offer cheap and safer transportation than the maniac private bus drivers. It takes 13 hours from Accra, 10 hours from Kumasi but 45 minutes from Tamale.
- Private car from any medium-sized town with driver is only about some few cedis.
- Taxi also plough the road but comes with different colours depending on the station in which you boarded.
- Motor cycle can also serve as a means of transport to the place.
Get around
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- Rickshaw/"Yellow-Yellow"/"Gbambila": It's a tricycle with spacious air seats that can take you to your destination.
- Taxi: Red and yellow branded saloon cars used for public and private transport.
- Motorking: It's a tricycle with bucket at the back that can be used in loading goods but can be used to onboard passengers even though it is very risky.
- Motorcycle: Get pilion ride on motorcycles around Yendi
- Bicycle: You can ride a bicycle around Yendi freely through the main roads and paths in the neighbourhood.
- Private car: Make sure to get your tank filled before traveling beyond Yendi as there are not so many gas/fuel stations beyond Yendi.
- Walking
See
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- 1 Yaa Naa Palace (Gbewaa Palace, Ndan Yaan Naa Yili), Nayilifong along the Yendi-Saboba road (head straight from the community centre eastward). Gbewaa Palace is the seat of the Yaa Naa of the Kingdom of Dagbon. Gbewaa Palace was named after the patriarch of the Mole-Dagbani people.
- 2 Yendi Germans Cemetery (German gbala), Off the Saboba Road (take the Saboba road right from the community center and you will find it after the Yaa Naa Palace). It is a cemetery from the late 19th-century colonial era. It contains the graves of German soldiers who fell during the historic Battle of Adibo in December 1896. It is a powerful symbol of the kingdom's resistance against European imperialism.
- 3 Naa Dataa Tua, Off the Saboba Road (take the Saboba road right from the community centre and you will find it after the Yaa Naa Palace). Naa Dataa Tua is a giant historical baobab tree in Yendi where men who were accused of having sexual affairs with the Yaa Naa's wives was brought to justice
Do
[edit | edit source]- Top up on supplies if you are heading out into the smaller towns or countryside.
- Chat with the locals, they are friendly people and you will find the best travel info this way.
- Greet people when you meet them as it opens up conversation with them, more especially when you need help.
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Yendi Central Market (Naya Daa) (opposite the community centre on the Bimbila road).
Eat
[edit | edit source]- 1 7As Restaurant, Yendi Gusheigu road, ☏ +233 24 450 4131.
- 2 Cronys Fast Food, Saboba Road.
- 3 Dakaa Royal Kitchen. 7AM-10:30PM.
- 4 Hajia Falila Food Complex, behind Yendi Nayilfong filling station, ☏ +233 243 447 280. 8AM-10PM.
- 5 Awula Special food.
Drink
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[edit | edit source]- 1 Naya Luxury Hotel, Tamale - Yendi Road, ☏ +233 54 501 9758. Check-in: noon, check-out: noon. A modern luxury boutique hotel offering fully air-conditioned rooms with private bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, and premium bedding. Amenities include free Wi-Fi, outdoor pool, on-site restaurant and bar, 24-hour front desk, free parking, spa services, daily housekeeping, and garden terraces.
- 2 Kamil Legacy Hotel (Kamil Lodge), Yendi - Saboba Road, Yendi (Kuga Area), ☏ +233 54 707 9854. Check-in: noon - 2PM, check-out: 11AM - noon. A 3.5-star hotel that offers neat, air-conditioned rooms with hot showers, a restaurant serving local dishes, a bar, an outdoor swimming pool, and a large well-ventilated conference hall for about 100 people. US$200 per night.
- 3 Kimberly Luxury Hotel, Yendi, Adjacent PWD Avenue, Tamale-Yendi Rd (when you are entering Yendi from Tamale, at your left hand side after the Riyyadudeen school junction), ☏ +233 530478841. A new hotel as of 2026.
- 4 Aska Inn Hotel, Yendi-Zabzugu-Tatale road, near Yendi Senior High School (from the Yendi community center, take the road and branch left to the immediate road and move straight), ☏ +233 599003800.
- 5 Taata Luxury Hotel, Yendi N/R, ☏ +233 244977153.
- 6 Abochi Guest House (Aboochi Hotel), ☏ +233 540587127.