Meal(s) Included: No

International flight arrives in Ethiopia’s capital where you will be welcomed, assisted and transferred to your hotel.

Meal(s) Included: No

After breakfast take a city tour of Addis Ababa including visits to: the National Archaeological Museum which houses the 3.6 million years old skeleton of LUCY, Mount Entonto Merkato – the largest open-air market in Africa.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at 3-star hotel

Fly to Bahar Dar and transfer to your hotel. Drive to the majestic Blue Nile Falls before you take a boat trip on Lake Tana to visit the 13th century monastery of Ura Kidane Mihres and Kibhran Gabriel.

                                                       Photo: Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Fly to Lalibela and visit the first group of rock-hewn churches which were built between 800 & 1200 AD and are still active places of worship.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at 3-star hotel

Fly to Axum to visit the coronation yard, Queen of Sheba’s Palace ruins, Axum Tsion repository of the ‘Ark of Covenant’ and much more.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Addis Ababa; in the afternoon; go on a Tour of Addis; in the evening; you will have a special farewell dinner party in one of the Ethiopian traditional restaurants with live folkloristic dances from different regions.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Flight arrives Accra, Ghana. Upon arrival, you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. Orientation. The remainder of the day at leisure.

Kwame NKrumah Statue - Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Depart to Kumasi the realm of the Ashanti Kingdom, arriving at noon. We pass through Obouasi, the location of the Ashanti Goldfields—one of the richest mines in the world. In the afternoon, take an excursion to the village of Bonwire, the locale where the famous Royal Kente Cloth is made.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Visits to the craft villages of Pankrono (pottery), Ahwiaa (woodcarving), and Ntonso (adinkra) cloth. Visit the Kumasi Cultural Center and lunch at the Kentish Kitchen with Ghanaian cuisine. In the afternoon, an excursion to the Kumasi Central Market—the largest in West Africa, followed by a visit to Manhiyia Palace for an audience with the Ashanti King or members of his Royal Court.

Photo: Bonwire - Kente cloth weaving, Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Depart for Cape Coast. Tour Elmina Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site built in 1482. This castle was the first European structure in sub-Saharan Africa. Vist the historic village, Elmina.
Later, visit the Cape Coast Castle, a restored UNESCO World Heritage site. Once the seat of the British Colonial administration, this castle is home to the infamous Door of No Return, one of the most vivid reminders of the colonists' slave trade.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

fter breakfast, depart Cape Coast for Accra. En route, visit Kakum National Park, one of West Africa's surviving tropical rain forests. Extending over 360sq km, Kakum is the home to over 40 large mammals and 400 bird species as well as many species of butterflies, flora and fauna. The most popular attraction is the Canopy walkway, which is made up of seven bridges extending 330m, hanging 30m (100 feet) above the forest floor. Choose between a 2 km nature walk through this forest to discover the wide variety of exotic floral species and the medicinal values they offer, or take a walk on the canopy walkway.
After, continue to Accra.

Kakum National Park - Ghana - Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Today, depart for the Mampong Centre for Scientific Research into plant Medicine. The center conducts research in the use of plant medicine in the cure of various ailments. Have lunch at Aburi Botanical Gardens. The garden overlooks the coastal plain at an elevation of 1,200 to 1,500 feet above sea level.  Later, visit the woodcarvers.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

City Tour of Accra to see the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, Independence Arch, National Theater and the W.E.B. Dubois Pan African Center. Visit the craft markets where you may test your bargaining skills on the local vendors.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Today decide on your and activities with the assistance of your driver and guide, Early morning departure for onward flight.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Arrive home with pleasant memories.

Meal(s) Included: No

Tour Cost Includes:
• Meeting and assistance upon arrival
• International flights from Dulles Airport (IAD)
• Roundtrip airport to hotel transfers and luggage handling
• Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties
• Transportation in private vehicle
• Experienced tour guides
• Meals indicated (15 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 13 dinners)
• Admission to sites listed
• International & Domestic flights in Ethiopia

Tour Cost Does Not include:
• Travel insurance
• Cost of Visa
• Gratuities for driver and guide