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032-2022301; www.kathhsp.org ; Bantama Rd) Kumasi's main public

Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (

hospital with 700-plus beds.

State Internet Café (Asomfo Rd; per hr C1; 7.30am-8pm)

Unic Internet (Bank Rd; per hr C1; 8am-7pm)

Getting There & Away

AIR
Kumasi airport is on the northeastern outskirts of town, about 2km from the centre. Fly 540
Africa ( www.fly540africa.com ) and Antrak Air ( www.antrakair.com ) both offer regular flights to Accra
(one way starts around US$25). A taxi from the centre to the airport costs about C10. Al-
low plenty of time because of the traffic.

BUS
You will find the following bus services:
Accra (C17, four hours, half-hourly; operated by VIP)
Cape Coast (C9, five hours, twice daily; operated by STC)
Takoradi (C17, six hours, twice daily; operated by STC)
Tamale (C25, eight hours, once daily; operated by STC)
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso; C36, 15 hours, three weekly; operated by STC)

TRO-TRO
There are three main motor parks in Kumasi, each with its allocated destinations:
Asafo station OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Asafo) : Cape Coast (C10, four hours),
Accra (C10, four hours), Kunatase (C2, 45 minutes)
Alaba station OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Alaba) : Wa (C20, six hours), Tamale
(C15, five hours)
Kejetia station OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Kejetia Circle) : for local tro-tros around
Kumasi

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Around Kumasi
The area around Kumasi is famed for its craft villages. Some have become quite touristy,
but a couple of community-run initiatives are well worth a day trip.