CULTURE AND HISTORY

7 day tour

Tour Ghana, West Africa

10 Days

10 to 15 explorers  

May 17 - May 23, 2020

Itinerary

DAY 1

Akwaaba ! Welcome! Be received by your ground handler and transferred to your hotel. Adjust to time zone change, orientation and welcome dinner. Overnight.

DAY 2

Visit Black Star Square, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, Dubois Center for Pan African Culture, Padmore Library, Art Centre, Presidential Palace. Tour to Aburi Gardens.

DAY 3

Depart to Ashanti Capital (Kumasi)Visit Bonwire (the Kente Village), Ahwia (the wood carving village), and see Adinkra Cloth made.

DAY 4

Ashanti Regional Capital (Kumasi)This day you will delve into Ashanti history by visiting the Manhyia Palace Museum, the Prempeh II Museum, and Ghana’s military Museum. End up in the central market (the largest in Ghana). It is a great experience to walk through this market.

DAY 5

Depart to Elimina. Check into One Africa Health Resort In route to Elmina visit Assin Manso & Last Bath and the Reverential Garden, located at the river where the enslaved were given their last bath before being marched to Cape Coast and Elmina Castle Dungeons.  The mortal remains of a Jamaican, Crystal from Jamaica, West Indies, who dedicated her life to fighting racism and Samuel Carson, an African American naval officer from the U.S.A. were both buried at  Assin Manso in August 1998 as a prelude to Ghana’s first Emancipation Day celebration.Visit Cape Coast Castle Dungeons where enslaved Africans were kept before being transported to the Americas and the Caribbean.  Thru the Door of Return Ceremony.  Candle light vigil in the Cape Coast Castle Dungeons.  Return to One Africa to complete ceremony with cleansing Spiritual bath in the Gulf of Guinea.  Welcome Buffet Dinner at One Africa with Cultural Drum & Dance Group Performance.

DAY 5

Depart to Elimina. Check into One Africa Health Resort In route to Elmina visit Assin Manso & Last Bath and the Reverential Garden, located at the river where the enslaved were given their last bath before being marched to Cape Coast and Elmina Castle Dungeons.  The mortal remains of a Jamaican, Crystal from Jamaica, West Indies, who dedicated her life to fighting racism and Samuel Carson, an African American naval officer from the U.S.A. were both buried at  Assin Manso in August 1998 as a prelude to Ghana’s first Emancipation Day celebration.Visit Cape Coast Castle Dungeons where enslaved Africans were kept before being transported to the Americas and the Caribbean.  Thru the Door of Return Ceremony.  Candle light vigil in the Cape Coast Castle Dungeons.  Return to One Africa to complete ceremony with cleansing Spiritual bath in the Gulf of Guinea.  Welcome Buffet Dinner at One Africa with Cultural Drum & Dance Group Performance.

DAY 6

Visit the Elmina Castle/Dungeons.  Walking tour of Elmina and Cape Coast towns.

DAY 7

Depart to Accra Airport

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN YOUR TOURS?

Airport Pickup

Tour Guide Services

Entry fees to Activities

Daily breakfasts 

Transport services

9 Nights Hotel/Guest houses

Visits to Historical/Cultural sights 


WHAT’S EXCLUDED IN YOUR TOURS?

Round-trip Airfare

Entry Visa

Travel Insurance

Drinks and beverages at meals 

Things of a personal nature like phone calls, laundry etc, tips for driver, guide and other service providers, any item or service not specifically listed in the itinerary as included.

Note: Itinerary and costs are subject to change.

Travel insurance is mandatory.