Cluster · Accra
Makola market
Early-morning cluster: the big central market at its busiest before 10:00; go with a driver waiting, carry little, and leave before the heat.
28″ bags
forbidden
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 3.8′
Places
1
Rules in force · 6Broken pavements, traffic and heat
- Ghana ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport with the Ghana Immigration Service or a Ghanaian mission before booking; many nationalities need a visa in advance.
- Ghana ↗Check the yellow-fever vaccination certificate rules for Ghana before you fly; carry the certificate with your passport if you have one.
- Ghana ↗Do not photograph police, military sites, airports or the presidential buildings.
- Greater Accra ↗Leave Accra before 07:00 for the coast or the airport: traffic doubles ride times by 08:00.
- Accra ↗Broken pavements, traffic and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Accra ↗Avoid crossing the city 07:00–09:30 and 16:30–19:30: plan one cluster per morning and stay put at rush hour.
Map to the centre
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Bound and physics
Makola market and the streets around it (approximate box).
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- mixed
- Surface
- market lanes, uneven and wet
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Makola north-west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
B — Makola north rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
C — Makola north-east rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Makola west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
E — Makola centre rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
F — Makola east rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
G — Makola south-west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
H — Makola south rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
I — Makola south-east rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 3.8′, worst cell 3.8′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Go early with a driver waiting: Accra's central market of cloth, food and household goods, crowded and hot by 10:00.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown | Car south | ~15 min | flat |
| Osu & Oxford Street | Car east | ~20 min | flat |
Red lines here
- Pickpocketing is common in the crowd: carry only what you will spend.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.