We went during the start of the rainy season and were fortunate to see the elephants. With the rain, the savannah becomes green and lush which gives the animals plenty of camouflage and makes observing them challenging. During the rainy season there is no guarantee that you will see elephants.
On the 3rd day of our stay, we were rewarded with a walking safari with the park guide named Osman. He was great!! He was very educated in all things park-related and clearly was passionate about it. We saw fewer animals that morning, but he told us a lot of information and stories about each animal we saw.
He identified local plants and explained the traditional uses for each one. That was what we had been wanting the whole time and we really enjoyed it! If you go, be sure to ask for Osman and be willing to pay extra for him to be your guide. So in summary, the park can be great! Be prepared for a bit of confusion and guides that are generally aloof and not very informative. If you expect that and just go with the flow, Mole can be a great experience and one of the highlights of Ghana for you.
The only place to eat or stay in the park is the Mole Motel which is not so nice - see my separate review of it. Staying there can allow you to see plenty baboons, monkeys and warthogs, all with their babies. Read more. Duane O Honolulu, HI 14 contributions. Many Improvements Since our Last Visit. We visited Mole 44 years ago so you would expect changes and we were surprised how good the changes were.
The establishment of Zaina Lodge is a huge change and improvement to the visitor experience and in general, the roads are much better and personnel seem to be much more professional. When we went 44 years ago, staff were very nice but this time they seemed very knowledgeable. We also saw a lot more animals this time and it was nice to hear of the conservation and education efforts taking place. SupperNorm Staines, UK 12 contributions. Enjoyable visit but this place needs a major kick up the backside.
Four of us stayed at the Mole Motel for 2 nights. The rooms were clean and comfortable and the breakfasts and dinners were good. The terrace and pool are great and offer a superb view. We enjoyed an escorted safari drive on first morning and saw lots of animals including 2 families of elephants. On the second day a guide came in our car and we saw parts of the reserve rarely visited.
BUT nothing much has changed since my last visit in the s. They don't offer a map at the entry; there is a gift shop but they are reluctant to show guests where it is.
We doubted the rangers estimates of over elephants in the park as there is little evidence to support this number. They claim that there are crocodiles in the lakes but make no effort to nurture these reptiles. We had an amazing experience on the morning safari from Mole Motel. We saw many animals such as warthogs, antelope, crocodiles, monkeys, baboons and so many elephants! What an unforgettable experience! Bonniewillow Zurich, Switzerland 82 contributions.
We went to so many great places in Ghana but this was our highlight. We stayed in the Mole Motel for three nights and always woke up to animals right in front of our porch. We did the walking, the driving and the river safari. We liked the walking safari best since we got to get close to the animals and really got to experience nature.
We saw plenty of elephants, baboons, crocodiles, monkeys, antelopes, hatabeasts, birds, lizards, etc. It might not compare to what you can see in Eastern Africa, but it still very exciting and the prices for the accommodation and safaris are very inexpensive. We didn't have our own car so we contacted Ibrahim Matinu he is on Facebook and also has a website about the park to arrange a pick-up for us in Larabanga. He gave us a tour of Larabanga including the mosque, where we felt very safe with him accompanying us other tourists we met spoke of a lot of hassle there , arranged all our safaris and the drive to Mognori for the river safari, but he also took us to his own house to meet his father who has worked for the park all his life and has some amazing stories about it and to the local community where all the rangers live, we got to see a lot of animals on our way and in the village itself, could buy inexpensive food at the village store, got to meet a lot of people etc.
Matinu also arranged inexpensive local dinners for us and invited us to dinner with his friends in Damongo. We learnt so much about Ghana and its people during our time with him.
He also arranged transport to Tamale for us. What he charges is very little and you can witness him giving most of it right back to the community. A two-day drive or domestic flight is required to visit Mole.
Because of the lack of predators, safaris can be done of foot — a unique experience that is quite different from the vehicle safaris in southern and eastern Africa. To actually walk so close to elephants is an exhilarating experience you will not ever forget!
Walking safaris usually take place in the early morning 6am and late afternoon 4pm. These can be of 2 hours to 4 hours in length and are guided by an armed wildlife ranger. Another option is to go on a driving safari, again with an armed ranger. These can be for up to a full day and gives you the opportunity to cover a much wider area of the park. There are also more than bird species and 33 identified reptile species within the national park.
The park is located on grassland savannah and its entrance is near the town of Larabanga. The ephemeral rivers Lovi and Mole flow through the park, leaving behind drinking holes in the long dry season.
The topography is generally undulating with flat topped hills which is dominated by the Konkori scarp that runs north-south through the park and reaches up to m. The Park forms part of the Volta River catchment and numerous rivers cross or originate in it to drain into the White Volta River. Mole National Park represents a fairly undisturbed guinea Savannah ecosystem dominated by open savannah woodland. The riverine forests are home to rare and endangered species such as Yellow-backed Duiker and Black and White Colobus monkey.
The Lion, Leopard and Hyena are important large carnivores found in the reserve. The baffalo population is of great scientific interest since both black and red colour varieties exist in the Dark.
With regards to vegetation, local endemism is generally low in West African Savannah, and only two endemic species Kyllinga echinata, a sedge and Ancilema setiferum var pallidiciliatum confined to northern Ghana, are found in Mole. In addition, three species endemic to Ghana are recorded, namely Gongronema obscurum, Raphionacme vignei and Phinopterys angustifolia.
Eleven 11 species of mole are confined to the savannah woodland while Mimusops kammel, a tree that is confined to riverine forests. To date, five species have been identified whch have not been recorded elsewhere in Ghana Croton pseudopulchellus, Indigofera conferta, Indigoera trichopoda, Jatropha neriifolia and Pleiotaxis newtonii.
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