Another exhilarating experience is to be taken out over the surf in a local fishing boat. Although Ghana's coast offers miles of sandy beaches, bathing can be dangerous. Near Accra there are three swimming pools within yards of the surf. Ada, at the mouth of the Volta, also offers safe swimming with less risk of bilharzia, but it is not advised to swim upstream. Another popular sport is horseracing at the Accra racecourse every Saturday.
Ghanaian festivals are well worth seeing with drumming, dancing and feasting.
Every part of the country has its own annual festivals for the affirmation of tribal values, the remembrance of ancestors and past leaders, and the purification of the state in preparation for another year. Jan '98 Adaekese Festival, throughout the Ashanti region. Mar 6 Independence Day , Accra. Jul 1 Republic Day, Accra. Aug Deerhunt Festival.