Dress Code

1. If you are on an official or business or business visit and will be attempting meetings, receptions and parties, you will need to be appropriately attired for any such occasion,in Europe and American.

2. If you are here just for pleasure, then it is acceptable to go informally; that is ,you may wear shirts and trousers,or slacks and tee shirts.

3.It is important however not to overdo the informality, by wearing for example short jeans and bathroom sandals to the Ministries, hotels or discos, or be seen on the streets or in the villages in swimsuits, bikinis or see through apparel. This is considered 'offensive' by local people as it does not represent the Ghanaian notion of proper dressing.

4. Nudity in public is considered an affront. Although it is not expressly forbidden to go nude on the beaches, it is not the usual practice to see local adults running around or swimming without clothes.

5. Some precaution is required by those who wish to sun tan while in Ghana; particularly those who have not exposed their bodies to heat for sometime. The sun can be pretty hot,particularly in the afternoons; thus careless exposure can result in serious skin burns.

6.A practical way of reducing the sun's impact while sun-bathing is to wear a big straw hat,a kind of a sombrero which provide enough shade to prevent the sun. These are easily available in the market. Appropriate sun-tan lotion could be used.