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 La Villa Boutique Hotel.
Day 2.
Accra City Day Tour.
8am 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 La Villa Boutique Hotel.
Day 3.
Fantasy Coffin Workshop, Artist Alliance Gallery & Trashy Bag.
9am 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.
Overnight at La Villa Boutique Hotel.
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 Volta Hotel.
Day 5. Aproximately 5.5 Hours drive time.
Wli Waterfalls.
7am travel to the Wli Agumatsa community. Hike through the thick semi deciduous forest to the lower section of Wli Waterfalls.
Overnight at Volta Hotel.
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 Golden Bean Hotel.
Day 7. Aproximately 3 Hours drive time.
Ashanti Craft Villages & Boabeng Fiema-Monkey Sanctuary.
8:30am travel to Ashanti traditional craft villages.
Visit Adanwomase 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 Ntonso an adinkra cloth stamping village. See and learn the various stages of adinkra production. Continue to Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Santuary in the Bono East Region of Ghana. 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 the Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary Resthouse.
Day 8. Aproximately 4 Hours drive time.
Zonga Tannery Factory & Centre for National Culture.
8:30am savanna travel to Tamale, the capital city of the Northern Region of Ghana. Visit the Tamale central market & Centre for National Culture and the Zonga Tannery factory to see hides of sheeps, goats and cows pinned down to dry in the sun. Listen to history of the factory from one of the tanners.
Overnight at Picorna Hotel.
Day 9. Aproximately 3 Hours drive time.
Wulugu Mud House, Former Slave Market of Saakpuli & Bolgatanga Craft Market.
8am travel to Bolgatanga in the Upper-East Region of Ghana. Stop at the unique style Zayaa mud house at Wulugu. Visit the former slave market of Saakpuli, see it small museum and the massive Baobab tree which slave were chained. Continue to the Bolgatanga craft village to see beatiful savanna traditional crafts display.
Overnight at Sirigu Women’s Art and Pottery Village Guesthouse in Bolgatanga.
Day 10.
Paga Crocodile Pond, Pikworo Slave Camp, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows & Cultural Performance.
Morning visit to the sacred crocodile ponds of Paga.
Former slave camp at Pikworo, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows unique mud-brick Cathedral. Enjoy drumming and dancing cultural performance in the evening.
Overnight at Sirigu Women’s Art and Pottery Village Guesthouse in Bolgatanga.
Day 11. Aproximately 6 Hours drive time.
Drive To Mole National Park.
Drive to Mole National Park for an afternoon safari drive.
Overnight at Mole National Park.
Day 12.
Walking Safari, Eco Village Walking Tour, Canoe ride & Afternoon Safari Drive.
Morning safari walk at Mole National Park. Experience an eco walking tour at the Mognori village and a canoe ride. Afternoon safari drive to see animals of the park such as elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, waterbucks, antelopes and others.
Overnight at Mole National Park.
Day 13. Aproximately 6 Hours drive time.
Larabanga Mud and Stick Mosque & Kintampo Waterfalls. Morning travel south to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Stop at Larabanga to see the ancient Sudanese style mud-and-stick Mosque, oldest Mosque in Ghana and the amazing mystic stone. Continue to Kintampo Waterfalls in the Bono East Region of Ghana to see the falls scenic flow.
Overnight at Golden Bean Hotel.
Day 14.
Prempeh II Jubilee Museum, Okomfo Anokye Sword Site & Manhyia Palace.
9:30am 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 Golden Bean Hotel.
Day 15. Aproximately 5.5 Hours drive time.
Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River & Kakum National Park.
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. Continue 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.
Overnight at Hans Cottage Botel.
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 Lou Moon Beach Resort.
Day 17.
Rest Day.
Overnight at Lou Moon Beach Resort.
Day 18.
Cape Coast Castle, Elmina Castle & Cultural Performance.
8am travel back to Cape Coast, capital town of the Central Region of Ghana. Visit 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. Enjoy a scenic coastal drumming and dancing performance in the evening.
Overnight at Lemon Beach Resort.
Day 19. Aproximately 4 Hours drive time.
Fort Amsterdam & Posuban Shrine.
Depart Elmina fishing community to Kokrobite beachfront village. Visit Anomabu’s seafront Fort Williams, built by the British in the colonia era. And Fort Amsterdam sited on a tiny hilltop in Abandze fishing village. Take a beautiful view of Abandze’s busy fishing beach. Continue to Posuban Shrine, a famous three storey shrine in Mankessim.
Overnight at Sankofa Beach Resort.
Day 20.
Orphanage Home & Departure.
Visit an orphanage home, spend sometime with special and needy children. Make a small donation of either clothing, food or cash to put smiles on the children’s faces. Make a small donation of either clothing, food or cash to support their daily upkeep. Say bye bye to Ghana and plan on visiting again in future.
Includes:
Upscale & midrange hotels (Double Occupancy).
19 Breakfast & 19 Dinner.
Entrance fees at all schedule sites.
A private air-condition 4×4 SUV & fuel.
Tour guide and driver 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: $4,883.
Always happy to customize the trip to suit your personal or group travel interest!