For the past 200 years, the Mona monkeys in the tropical forest surrounding the small community of Tafi-Atome have been protected. Local residents believed they were messengers to the gods. In 1996 the community began broader efforts to protect their forest and monkeys, as well as to offer tours for visitors. As a result, the monkey population has increased to about 200. The forest, with its many species of birds and butterflies, has been preserved. The playful monkeys are wild but often come down very close to visitors.
Revenue from tourism has brought electricity to the village, as well as improvements to the school and a community clinic.
When To Visit
Monkeys are generally out any time of day except during November through January, when they leave the village forest to forage for food from roughly 6:00a.m.-8:00 a.m. and 3:30p.m.-6:00 p.m.
What To Do
From the visitor center a guide will lead you into the monkey sanctuary. Time: 1-1.5 hours. Difficulty: 
Tour the community with a sanctuary guide, where you can see local food being prepared and other daily activities. Time: 1 hour. Difficulty:
Visit a community where they have pineapple farm and meet the farmer. Fresh pineapple may be available to buy. Time: 45 minutes. Difficulty:
See Kente weaving at the nearby village of Tafi Abuife, one of the principal weaving sites in Ghana. A guide can either accompany you from Tafi-Atome or give you directions. Distance is 14 km by car or 7 km by trail if you walk or rent a bicycle. Time: 2 hours. Difficulty: if transported to Abuife by car or 
if walking or biking from Tafi-Atome.
Enjoy evening entertainment including drumming, dancing or stories telling around a bonfire (1 hour each or combined program)
Region:
Volta
Hours
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily
Fees
Entrance:
Adults: Ghanaian 3.50 GHc; Non-Ghanaian 7.50 GHc
Students: Ghanaian 2.10 GHc; Non-Ghanaian 5.20 GHc. There are other price for organized groups.