Learn some traditional Ghanaian craft and artwork skills. Visit a traditional village of Kente weaving in Ghana. Experience the real northern Ghana culture.
Day 1.
Arrival, Airport Pick-up & Hotel Check-Inn.
Orientation and relaxing time.
Overnight at Accra.
Day 2.
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Museum, Black Star Square, Artist Alliance Gallery & Fantasy Coffin Workshop.
8:30 am 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. Continue to the Independence Square and visit the Eternal Flame of African Liberation, lit by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah first President of Ghana. Depart to Teshie, one of the most populous settlements in Ghana. Stop at the Artist Alliance Gallery to see a whole building fully packed with art works. 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.
Overnight at Accra.
Day 3. 2.5 Hours Drive
African Art Museum & Traditional Salt Mining.
8:30 am depart Accra towards Ada Foah. Visit Nkyinkyim Museum to see a Terra coated heads telling stories of African origin. Stop at a sea salt mining field to see how salt are locally made in Ghana.
Overnight at Ada Foah.
Day 4.
Rum Production & Island Cultural Performance.
Tour the southern section of the Volta River to an Island where traditional rum is distilled. Engage in a traditional drumming and dancing of the local tribe on an island.
Overnight at Ada Foah.
Day 5. 3 Hours Drive
Pottery & Bead-making Factory.
8:00 am depart Ada Foah Visit a local pottery making village. Spent some time with this beautiful craft makers. Learn the various skills involved in pottery making. Stop at a local bead factory to learn how broken glass are used to make various kinds of beads.
Overnight at Koforidua.
Day 6. 4 Hours Drive
Kente Weaving & Adinkra Symbols Stamping Villages.
Early morning travel to Ashanti traditional craft villages. Visit a Kente weaving village. Take a tour of the village seeing the Kente craftsmen weaving pieces of Kente cloths with their wooden looms. Stop at an Adinkra cloth stamping village. See and learn the various stages of Adinkra symbols production.
Overnight at Kumasi.
Day 7. 6 Hours Drive
Drive Day To Tamale.
8:30 am travel from Kumasi to Tamale. Visit the perennial waterfalls in Kintampo. Descend the steep to the valley for clearer view of the cascade waterfall.
Overnight at Tamale.
Day 8. 2 Hours Drive
Local Leather & Shea Butter Factory & Afternoon Safari.
Visit a community where leathers are made from animal skins such as goats, cow, sheep etc. Listen to history of the factory from one of the tanners. Visit Shea butter production factory. Afternoon safari drive to see animals of the park such as buffaloes, water hogs, water bucks, antelopes and others.
Overnight at Mole Motel.
Day 9.
Morning Safari Walk/ Drive & Eco Village Tour.
Morning trekking with a ranger at Mole National Park for elephants, antelopes. Experience an 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 10. 5 Hours Drive
Drive Day To Kumasi & Techiman Yam Market.
Morning travel south to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Continue to Techiman Yam Market, largest food market in Ghana.
Overnight at Kumasi.
Day 11.
Prempeh II Jubilee Museum, Okomfo Anokye Sword Site & Manhyia Palace Museum.
9:00 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 300 years 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, an official residence of the Asantehene. Learn about the history of the Ashanti kingdom including the royal lineage, rituals and the struggles for Asante unity.
Overnight at Kumasi.
Day 12. 5 Hours Drive
Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River.
Early 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 13.
Elmina Castle & Batik Tye Dye Workshop.
Morning visit to Elmina Castle, an oldest colonial building in the Sub-Saharan African, built by the Portuguese in 1482. Learn some local tye dye skills.
Overnight at Elmina.
Day 14. 1.5 Hours Drive
Kakum National Park & Cape Coast Castle.
Visit Kakum National Park, a tropical rain forest of an area of about 375 square kilometers notable for nature and wildlife. Hike about 30 minutes ascending the steep hill to 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 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.
Day 15.
Departure!
Includes:
Accommodation at upscale, midrange & budget hotels (Standard A/C room with breakfast).
Pick up at Kotoka International Airport, Accra.
Entrance fees at all sites.
Tour guide services.
A private air-condition vehicle & fuel.
Drop off at Kotoka International Airport, Accra.
Excludes:
Meals.
International air flight.
Visa and visa fees.
Travel insurance and immunization.
TOTAL TOUR COST PER PERSON: $3,350.00
Always happy to customize the trip to suit your personal or group travel interest!