For years, the town, 300 kilometres (186 miles) from Accra, Ghana's capital city, has coexisted with nature.
In Nzulezo, almost 500 people do everything from cooking to going to school on water.
Nzulezo ancestors were led to Lake Tandane in Ghana by their snail-like god.
David Blay, a local tour guide, says every family in modern Nzulezo has a street named after its head.
Akpeteshi, a raffia palm-based gin, draws travellers from around the world to the settlement on water.
Tourists arrived 20 years ago. Most Ghanaians travel to different towns and try the alcohol here.
Nzulezo, a potential cultural heritage site, is home to unique turtles, monkeys, and crocodiles.