Where To Stay

Upland Hotel: an overnight base in Wa for the Upper West

Upper West Region

Upland Hotel

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A modest hotel in Wa, the Upper West’s regional capital, used mainly as a stop for travellers heading to Lawra and the Kobine festival.

Wa sees relatively few travellers outside festival season, and the Upland Hotel is one of the more reliable places to stay in town, with simple rooms and a restaurant attached.

It works mainly as a stopover for those continuing north to Lawra for the Kobine festival or exploring the Upper West’s mud-and-timber mosques.

Quick facts

Region
Upper West Region
Style
Mid-range, city centre
Check-in
From 13:00
Best for
Stopovers en route to Lawra

Getting there

  • About two hours from Lawra by road.
  • Roughly four hours from Tamale by road.

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Good to know

  • Book ahead around Kobine festival, when Wa’s few hotels fill quickly.
  • Fuel up in Wa before continuing north, options are sparser beyond town.
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