Tourist Guide: Top 5 Shopping Malls in Ghana

Shopping Malls are springing up and becoming a major trend in our cities these days in Ghana. That was not the story some few years back. Looking back ten years ago, the only shopping malls in Ghana were the A&C Mall and the Accra Mall. Ten years down the line and the story is different. Ghana has about eight shopping malls and new ones continue to spring up.  

Shopping Malls allow people to do all their shopping at one place at a time with much convenience, more fun and leisure. Since the Accra Mall opened in July, 2008 there have been a number of malls that have sprang up all over the city. We take a look at the top five malls in Ghana.

The Accra Mall.

The Accra Mall is located on the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and has been in operation since July 2008. About 65 shops operate at the Accra Mall, they include: Shoprite, Palace, Game, Silver Bird Cinema, Y-FM, Woodin, and other service providers like banks, restaurants, computer and accessories shops etc.

The Accra Mall sits on 20,322 sq. meters land and has a parking space for about 900 cars.

The West Hills Mall

The West Hills Mall was opened in 2014 and is the largest in Accra. It is located at Dokunah, near Weija along the Accra-Cape Coast Highway. The mall is owned by Delico Property Development and SSNIT. It has 67 shops that comprise, banks, food courts, grocery stores and a cinema. It has a large parking space for cars.  The West Hills Mall is world class and state of the art.

Marina Mall

The Marina can be located very close to the Kotoka International Airport. The Marina Mall was established in 2013 and has shops for kids’ entertainment place, huge supermarket, and food courts.

Achimota Retail Mall

The Achimota Retail Mall can be found on the Accra – Ofanko – Kumasi highway road at Dome. The Mall is a one level mall with about 51 retail and line stores offering various service. The Achimota Retail Mall is the only mall that has a chop bar that serves local dishes to customers.

Kumasi City Mall

The Kumasi City mall sits on an 18,000 square meter land and has both local and international shops. It is the first mall to be opened in Kumasi and also the first to be outside Accra. The Kumasi City Mall is meant to provide the people in Kumasi and its environs a one-time shopping experience with convenience and pleasure.