9-Day Ghana Culture, Heritage & Eco-Tourism Tour

ARRIVE ACCRA - WELCOME TO GHANA

Activities

• •Arrival at Kotoka International Airport
• • - United Airlines Fl# UA996 – 9:05 A.M.
• • - Delta Airlines Fl# DL156 – 6:45 A.M.
• •On arrival – Concierge welcome service
• •Clear Immigration & Customs
• •Currency exchange
• •Visit T. K. Beads Factory and Boutique
• •Independence Square and Freedom Arch/Black Star Gate
• •Accra neighborhoods on way to hotel
• •Check-in and Dinner at Movenpick Hotel

ACCRA CITY TOUR

Activities

• •Tour coverage:
• • - National Museum or Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum (if reopened)
• • - Arts & Crafts center
• • - Visit by Tailors and Seamstresses for local made Ghanaian design wear

ACCRA

Activities

• •Check-out hotel and depart (3-4 hrs with stops) to Accra
• •Tour coverage:
• • - W.E.B Dubois Center
• • - GA community
• • - Shopping (arts and crafts)

ACCRA TO KUMASI - ASHANTI REGION

Activities

• •Check-out hotel and depart (5 hrs with stops) to Kumasi
• •Tour Coverage:
• • - Ejisu Besease is the hometown of Nana Yaa Asantewaa the Warrior Queen
• • - Unique and traditional Asante Shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• • - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
• • - Manhyiaa Palace Museum
• • - Ntonsu, the center of Adinkra Cloth production in Ghana
• •Check-in – overnight and dinner at Lancaster Kumasi City Hotel

KUMASI - NAMING CEREMONY

Activities

• •Tour Coverage:
• • - Ahwiaa, the Wood Carving Village
• • - Bonwire, a major production site of Ghana's rich and colorful Kente Cloth
• • - Kumasi Cultural Center (Prempeh II Museum) to learn about Ashanti (Asante) history and culture
• • - Naming Ceremony witnessed by a Chief, Queen Mother and invited guests
• • - Learn your Asante Day Name and Surname
• • - Have it woven on a Kente strip
• • - Receive a certificate with your Asante name inscribed on it
• • - (Dress in White clothes)
• •Opportunity to view and shop various arts, crafts, souvenirs
• •Dinner and overnight at Lancaster Kumasi City Hotel

KUMASI TO CAPE COAST VIA ASSIN MANSO & ELMINA

Activities

• •Check-out hotel and depart (3-4 hrs with stops) to Cape Coast
• •Transfer to your resort for check-in after visiting Assin Manso & Elmina
• •Tour Coverage:
• • - Assin Manso in the early afternoon for a tour of the Slavery Memorial and Slave River (Ndonkor Nsuo)
• • - Journey southwards towards the coastline
• • - Elmina (St. Georges) Castle for a tour and walk through of the Slave Dungeons
• •Dinner and Overnight: Coconut Grove Beach Resort

CAPE COAST

Activities

• •Tour Coverage:
• • - Cape Coast Castle and Slavery Museum
• • - Slave Dungeons and the Door of No Return
• • - University and village tour
• • - Scenic Cape Coast tour
• •GHANA COOKING WORKSHOP – OPTIONAL
• • - Intimate opportunity to learn how to prepare some Ghanaian meals
• •Dinner and Overnight: Coconut Grove Beach Resort

CAPE COAST TO ACCRA - DEPARTURE (United Airlines)

Activities

• •Morning at leisure
• •Check-out hotel and depart (3-4 hrs with stops) to Accra
• •Tour coverage: After lunch drive to Accra
• •Meet with tailors/seamstress near airport area
• •Any last-minute shopping near airport if needed
• •Dinner near airport
• •7:45 PM - DEPARTURE to airport
• •To IAD – UNITED AIRLINES FL #UA 997 – 11:20 P.M

DEPARTURE DAY - ACCRA (Delta Airlines)

Activities

• •Early Morning (box take away breakfast)
• •6:00 A.M. departure from Hotel to the Airport
• •TO JFK – Delta Airlines Fl# DL157 – 9:00 A.M.