10-Day Ghana Culture, Heritage & Eco-Tourism Tour - 2

ARRIVE ACCRA

Activities

• •Flight arrives at Kotoka International Airport
• •Complete Customs and Immigration formalities
• •Meet tour guide and board tour bus
• •Check-in and Dinner at Movenpick Hotel

ACCRA CITY TOUR

Activities

• •Early breakfast
• •Visit Independence Square and Freedom Arch
• •Tour of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
• • - Learn about the role the first president of Ghana played in the struggle for Independence from Britain, the colonial ruler
• • - Also learn about his leadership role in the Pan African Movement
• •A visit to W.E.B Dubois Center for Pan Africanism
• •Shopping at Arts & Crafts center
• •Return to your hotel in the mid-afternoon
• •Welcome Dinner at the hotel restaurant included

ACCRA TO KUMASI

Activities

• •Early breakfast
• •Check out of the hotel
• •Depart for Kumasi the Capital City of the Ashanti Region
• •Early afternoon arrival in Ejisu, the hometown of Nana Yaa Asantewaa, the Warrior Queen
• • - It is also the site of the Ejisu Besease Shrine, a traditional Asante Shrine
• •Continue the road trip to Kumasi
• •Start the City Tour by driving through Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
• •Tour of Manhyiaa Palace Museum
• • - Learn about Ashanti (Asante) history and culture
• •Transfer to the hotel for check in

KUMASI

Activities

• •After breakfast, continuation of the Kumasi City Tour
• •Tour of Kumasi Cultural Center (Prempeh II Museum) and shopping at the Gift shops
• •Go on a tour of Kejetia Market, one of the largest in West Africa
• • - Get a feel of the hustle and bustle of a local market
• •Afternoon tour of and shopping at the 3 Craft Villages (Kente, Adinkra and Wood Carving):
• • - Bonwire for Kente Cloth
• • - Ahwiaa for Wood Carvings
• • - Ntonsu for Adinkra Cloth
• •Late afternoon transfer to your hotel

KUMASI TO CAPE COAST VIA ASSIN MANSO

Activities

• •Breakfast at hotel
• •Check out of the hotel
• •Depart on a road trip to the Central Region to Assin Manso
• •Upon arrival, tour the Slavery Memorial and the Slave River (Donko Nsuo)
• • - Take off your shoes and walk to the river
• • - Dip your feet/stand in the river as a sign of 'Reverence to the Ancestors'
• •After completion of this emotional experience, continue the road trip to Cape Coast
• •Afternoon tour of the Cape Coast Castle and Slavery Museum
• • - Go on an emotional tour of the Slave Dungeons
• • - Walk through the 'Door of No Return'
• •Tour the fishing village outside the castle walls
• •Transfer to your resort for check-in

ELMINA & TAKORADI

Activities

• •After breakfast, visit Elmina (St. George's) Dungeon for another emotional tour of its Slave Dungeons
• •Depart to the Bisa Abrewa Museum for Colonial to Independence History of Ghana in Takoradi

NZULEZU STILT VILLAGE

Activities

• •After breakfast, visit the Nzulezu Stilt Village on water
• • - Unique UNESCO site - entire village built on stilts over water
• •Return to resort

CAPE COAST TO ACCRA

Activities

• •After breakfast, depart Cape Coast for Accra
• •Mid-day arrival in Accra
• •Transfer to hotel for check-in

ACCRA - SHAI HILLS & AKOSOMBO

Activities

• •After breakfast, check out of the hotel
• •Start a road trip to the Eastern Region of Ghana
• •Your drive goes through Tema Motorway
• • - The first of its kind in the country built by the country's first president, Kwame Nkrumah
• •Visit Shai Hills Resource Reserve
• • - Interact with the Baboons that eagerly receive bananas given to them
• • - See a variety of animals including Zebras and Ostriches
• • - See different species of antelopes such as KOB, BUSHBUCK and DUIKER
• •Continue on to Akosombo in the Eastern region
• • - It is the location of the Volta Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world
• •Visit Akosombo Dam and Adomi Bridge

DEPARTURE DAY - ACCRA

Activities

• •After breakfast
• •Departure to the Airport at Morning or Evening