Accra E-waste Tour: Agbogbloshie Recycling Site

Where your old electronics get a second life in Accra

A guided tour of Agbogbloshie, Accra's e-waste recycling hub and one of Africa's largest electronic waste sites, combines driving and walking through the community where young recyclers transform discarded electronics into usable products. You're picked up from your hotel, driven through Makola Market, Accra's largest outdoor market, then walk the Agbogbloshie scrap metal site with a knowledgeable guide who explains waste management and sustainability practices firsthand.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Makola Market1h · entry included
2. Old Fadama2h · entry included

Explore Accra's market and e-waste site

• Pickup from accommodation
• Drive through Makola Market
• Walk and explore Makola Market
• Drive to Agbogbloshie scrap metal site
• Walk and tour e-waste recycling site
• Learn about waste management and recycling

The experience

The tour starts with hotel pickup and a drive through Makola Market, where you pass the stalls of women traders in Accra's busiest outdoor shopping district. The colorful chaos of the market (vendors, shoppers, the noise and movement) gives you a sense of the city's commercial pulse before you move on to the main site. From there, the route takes you to Agbogbloshie, Ghana's largest center for electronic waste recycling and disposal.

At Agbogbloshie, you walk through the scrap metal site itself and see how young people in the community dismantle, sort and recycle e-waste into usable products. The guide walks you through the process and answers questions about where discarded electronics end up, how they're handled, and why responsible waste management matters. This is not a passive viewing: you're on the ground in the community, watching the work happen, and understanding the scale of electronic waste that flows into Africa and how it gets processed.

The tour runs two to three hours total and includes an air-conditioned vehicle for the driving portions, bottled water, snacks and WiFi on board. A knowledgeable English-speaking guide is with you throughout, and the pace mixes driving with walking, so you're not stationary the whole time. Infants can ride in a stroller, and the site is suitable for all fitness levels, though the walking sections are on uneven ground typical of a working scrap yard.

What’s included

• Bottled water and snacks during the tour.
• air-conditioned vehicle for transport.
• WiFi on board.
• hotel pickup and return.
• English-speaking guide throughout.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Youth (under 12)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Kwame Tours

Is this one for you?The tour involves walking through an active scrap yard on uneven ground, so wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for dust and heat. The two- to three-hour pace is steady but not rushed, and the guide controls the stops, so you can move at a comfortable speed and ask questions as you go.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (under 12).

What exactly happens at the Agbogbloshie scrap metal site?

Agbogbloshie is Ghana's largest e-waste recycling center, where young people in the community dismantle discarded electronics (phones, computers, cables, circuit boards), and sort the materials to recover metals, plastics and other usable components. The tour lets you see this work firsthand and understand how e-waste that's shipped to Africa gets processed and reused.

Do I walk the whole time, or is there driving too?

The tour combines driving and walking. You're driven from your hotel through Makola Market to Agbogbloshie in an air-conditioned vehicle, then you walk through the scrap metal site itself with the guide. The walking sections are on the ground where the recycling work happens, so you're seeing the operation up close.

What is Makola Market like?

Makola Market is Accra's largest outdoor market, a busy, colorful shopping district in the city center filled with women traders, vendors and shoppers. The tour passes through it on the way to Agbogbloshie, giving you a look at the market's energy and the range of goods sold there before you move on to the e-waste site.

Will the guide answer questions about e-waste and recycling?

Yes. The guide is knowledgeable and available throughout the tour to answer questions about electronic waste, how it's recycled, waste management practices and sustainability. The tour is designed to be educational and give you insights into what happens to discarded electronics and why responsible disposal matters.