Bruku Rock

Bruku Rock( Portia Dovi Delali Dcs 20275)

The mystical Bruku Rock located at Kwahu Tafo Ghana, Eastern Region is 134 kilometers from  Accra to Nkwetia.  Bruku the
towering great God Rock of the Kwahu people can be reached on the road from Kwahu Tafo to
Adawso. Magnificent as it is, it was once (if the legend is to be believed) even higher, and visible by sailors on the ocean 150 km away.  But one day a peasant farmer eating some water-yam nearby, and an ant stole a crumb and carried it up on to the mountain, not knowing that the ancient God Bruku is allergic to water-yam. As a result, Bruku’s top fell off, leaving the ant, feeling rather foolish- but us with a still stunning landmark.
The God Bruku is the sacred guardian watching over Kwahu, and you run the risk of offending local sensibilities if you go walking on the hill without permission (or, worse still, climbing the rock itself).On request a guided trek can be arranged for you, making a strenuous climb as


respect to god bruku.  Because it is sacred, walking on Bruku hill (let alone venturing to climb the rock itself)  is a trespass against the God and an offence to local sensitivities but  now as part of a plan to safeguard and rehabilitate the endangered rock and its slope, you can visit this amazing site in good company. And if you have any breath left by the time you reach the foot of the rock, the views, of the surrounding countryside and the gleaming Lake Volta, will take it away.  Hiking nature walks can be found in so many places, and offer the perfect way to experience the countryside. One of the very nicest is a long stroll from the Adawso road along the flat rocky land on the left-hand side of Bruku. Flowers abound, the grasses are beautiful, and at every stage, you want to take another irresistible snap of the great God Rock towering in the distance.

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