Experience Ghana the local way. Learn about the Ghanaian culture. Meet new friendly people. Experience wildlife and nature.
Day 1.
Arrival, Airport Pick Up & Hotel Check-In.
Orientation and relaxing time.
Overnight at Accra.
Day 2.
Accra City Day Tour.
8:00 am pick up in a private air-condition vehicle. Visit W.E.B. Du Bois Center, take a guided tour of the museum and listen to history of the Father of Modern Pan-Africanism. Continue to the Independence Square and visit the Eternal Flame of African Liberation, lit by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah first President of Ghana. Visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Mausoleum, dedicated to Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah for his struggle for Ghana’s independence. Listen to history of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah and his vision for Ghana. Stop at Makola Market, Accra’s largest open market overflowed with goods, people, scents and sounds to see how local Ghanaian market operates.
Continue to Jamestown, a fishing community as well as one of the historic old towns of Accra. Take a guided tour of its interesting sight and learn new things.
Overnight at Accra.
Day 3.
Fantasy Coffin Workshop, Artist Alliance Gallery & Orphanage Home/School.
9:00 am pick up in a private air-condition vehicle. Depart to Teshie, an Accra coastal town and one of the most populous settlements in Ghana. Visit a fantasy coffin workshop. Learn the history and tradition behind these unique funerary boxes as locally called in Ga as”Abebuu Adekai, meaning proverbial boxes or coffins” from one of the artist craftsmen. Coffins here are made according to the profession or aspirations of the deceased while he or she was alive. Proceed to the Artist Alliance Gallery to see a whole building fully packed with art works. Visit an orphanage home or school and spend sometime with special and needy children. Make a small donation of either clothing, food or cash to support their daily upkeep.
Overnight at Accra.
Day 4. Aproximately 2 Hours drive time.
Aburi Botanical Gardens, Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm & Shai Hills Resource Reserve.
Visit Aburi Botanical Gardens, see the famous ficus tree and the carved tree narating our worldly life journey. Learn about the different species of indigenous and exotic plants and their medicinal uses. Continue to site of the Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm, first cocoa farm in Ghana. Take a guided tour of the cocoa farm and listen to history of how cocoa came to Ghana, making Ghana the world’s second largest cocoa producer after Cote d’ivoire. Learn how cocoa is planted and picked.
Overnight at Akosombo.
Day 5. Aproximately 5.5 Hours drive time.
Wli Waterfalls & Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary.
7:00 am travel to the Wli Agumutsa community. walk through the thick semi deciduous forest to the lower section of Wli Waterfalls. See a natural environment with habituated monkeys. Walk through the monkey trails and listen to history of the sanctuary. Learn about the Colobus and Mona monkeys of the sanctuary.
Overnight at Akosombo.
Day 6. Aproximately 5.5 Hours drive time.
Volta River Boat Cruise & Bead Factory.
Enjoy a boat cruise of the Volta River After breakfast. See Ghana’s main source of Hydro-electric Power Station. Stopping at a bead factory to see how traditional Ghanaian beads are crafted.
Overnight at Kumasi.
Day 7. Aproximately 4 Hours drive time.
Ashanti Craft Villages.
8:30 am travel to Ashanti traditional craft villages.
Visit a kente weaving village. Take a tour of the village seeing the kente craftmen weaving pieces of kente cloths with their wooden looms. Stop at an adinkra cloth stamping village. See and learn the various stages of adinkra production.
Overnight at Kintampo.
Day 8. Aproximately 4 Hours drive time.
Shea Butter Factory.
9:30 am savanna travel to Tamale, the capital city of the Northern Region of Ghana. Visit a local Shea butter factory. See how the Shea nuts are processed into Shea butter cream.
Overnight at Tamale.
Day 9. Aproximately 4 Hours drive time.
Former Slave Market of Saakpuli, Paga Crocodile Pond & Pikworo Slave Camp .
8:30 am travel to Bolgatanga in the Upper-East Region of Ghana. Visit the former slave market of Saakpuli, see it small museum and the massive Baobab tree which slave were chained. The sacred crocodile ponds of Paga. And the former slave camp at Pikworo.
Overnight at Sirigu Women’s Pottery Association Guesthouse.
Day 10. Aproximately 5.5 Hours drive time.
Orphanage Home/School.
Visit a needy children’s home. Make a small donation of either clothing, food or cash to support their daily upkeep.
Overnight at Mole Motel.
Day 11.
Morning Safari Walk & Afternoon Drive.
Morning safari walk and afternoon safari drive at Mole National Park.
Overnight at Mole Motel.
Day 12.
Eco Village Walking Tour & Larabanga Mud and Stick Mosque.
Experience an afternoon eco walking tour at the Mognori village. Stop at Larabanga to see the ancient Sudanese style mud-and-stick Mosque, oldest Mosque in Ghana and the amazing mystic stone.
Overnight at Mole Motel.
Day 13. Aproximately 6 Hours drive time.
Kintampo Waterfalls.
Morning travel south to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Continue to Kintampo Waterfalls in the Bono East Region of Ghana to see the falls scenic flow.
Overnight at Kumasi.
Day 14.
Prempeh II Jubilee Museum, Okomfo Anokye Sword Site & Manhyia Palace.
10:30 am visit to the National Cultural Center a few meters away from the Kejetia market. Tour Prempeh II Jubilee Museum, which provides a fascinating collection of Ashanti history and treasures. Visit the Okomfo Anokye Sword Site to make a sightseeing of the sword Okomfo Anokye buried into the ground about 300years ago, exact place where Okomfo Anokye conjured the Golden stool unto the laps of king Osei tutu I, founder of Ashanti Kingdom. Continue to Manhyia Palace, a then official seat and recidence of the Asantehene. Learn about the history of the Ashanti kingdom including the royal lineage, rituals and culture.
Overnight at Kumasi.
Day 15. Aproximately 5.5 Hours drive time.
Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River.
Morning travel to Elmina stopping at Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Site, see where slave captives were made to take their last bath before transported to the America’s.
Overnight at Elmina.
Day 16. Aproximately 4 Hours drive time.
Nzulezu Stilt Village & Fort Appolonia.
Early morning visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Nzulezu Stilt Village in Amansuri Wetlands. An Architecturally fascinating and unique village accessible by a canoe ride only. Visit Fort Appolonia, last fort built by the British in 1770 on the Gold Coast now Ghana.
Overnight at Beyin.
Day 17.
Rest Day.
No driving or activities for this day.
Overnight at Beyin.
Day 18.
Cultural Performance.
Enjoy a scenic coastal drumming and dancing performance.
Overnight at Elmina.
Day 19.
Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Castle & Elmina Castle.
8:30 am travel to Kakum National Park, a tropical rain forest of an area of about 375 square kilometres notable for nature and wildlife. Hike the Canopy Walkway suspended between 11-40 meters high above sea level and 350 meters long. Experience nature and the beautiful view of the forest in a secured series of nets and wires. Continue to Cape Coast Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as one of the largest slave-holding sites during the infamous Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. Return to Elmina Castle, an oldest colonial building in the Sub-Saharan African, built by the Portuguese in 1482.
Overnight at Accra.
Day 20.
Departure.
Say bye bye to Ghana and plan on visiting again in future.
Includes:
Accommodation at upscale, midrange & budget hotels (Standard A/C room with breakfast).
Entrance fees at all schedule sites.
A private air-condition vehicle & fuel.
Tour guide services.
Pick up and drop off at Kotoka International Airport.
Excludes:
International air flight.
Visa and visa fees.
Travel insurance and immunization.
TOTAL TOUR COST PER PERSON: $4,400.
Always happy to customize the trip to suit your personal or group travel interest!