Aflao Travel Guide

While crossing the Ghana/Lome border at Aflou is fairly straightforward (not too many hassles etc) beware the people who hang around borders waiting for tourists.  I had men demand money for pointing out the immigration sign (which I was already walking towards), demand money for speaking to me and fight over which taxi I was going to get in once I was across the border.  In the end I had five men holding various parts of my body and bags and pulling me in various directions all yelling!  It can be fairly intimidating, but survivable!  Also watch out for the taxi drivers- I was told the correct price before I got to the border and the taxi driver agreed to the amount I stated but when we got to the final destination he told me that was the price per seat and because I was the only person in the taxi I had to pay for the other 3 seats as well!  He got reasonably angry when I refused to give him 4 times the going rate...

make sure you speak the language or go with someone who does