FACTS ABOUT NZULEZO STILT VILLAGE



1.Nzulezo is the only natural stilts settlement in Ghana.
2.Nzulezo is one of the most visited tourist sites in the western region.
3.On the 17th January 2000, got nominated by UNESCO as a world heritage site (still on the tentative list pending for approval)
4. Nzulezo Tourist Centre is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm every day, including weekends and holidays.
5. Now, the only access to Nzulezo is by motorised canoes (for Tourist).
6. Nzulezo is the only village in Ghana with no mosquitoes and houseflies.
7. The name of the river/lagoon is Amanzule and not Tandane.
8. 0244606762 is the official contact for the Nzulezo Tourist Centre.
9. This is the official Facebook page for the Nzulezo Tourism Project.
https://fb.me/nzulezotour
10. Nzulezo is just a 2-hour drive from Takoradi.
11. We currently don't have any website, so anything starting from www. Is not from us. Beware of fake websites.
We only have WordPress and Blogspot.
nzulezo.wordpress.com and nzulezo.blogspot.com.
12. Mr Francis Ackah Blay is currently the project's deputy manager in charge of operations and marketing.
Mr James Adeabah is the project manager.
13. Nzulezo's profile on Wikipedia is outdated and full of misinformation. Take not.

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