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Included

•  Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
•  Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers
• Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties
• Transportation in private vehicle 
• Experienced tour guide
• Admission to  listed sites and events
• Meals indicated by  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Not included

• Cost of visa
• Meals not listed
• Travel Insurance
• Gratuity to driver and guide 

Day 1 Accra, Ghana

Arrive Accra; meet assist and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight at Novotel Accra City Centre Hotel or Similar

Day 2 Accra

Photo: The National Museum - Traditional Instruments

City tour of Accra. Visit the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and museum, a tribute to Ghana's first President; the National Cultural Center, an Arts & Crafts Market; Independence Square, Accra's open air ceremonial grounds; the National Museum, featuring both historical artifacts and exhibits of modern life, the W.E.B. Du Bois Center honoring the life of one of the most prominent Pan-Africanists who chose to live and work in Ghana.

Overnight at Novotel Accra City Centre Hotel or Similar

Day 3 Accra / Kokrobite

After breakfast, drive to Kokrobite. In the early afternoon, arrive at Kokrobite Beach for lunch at Big Milly’s Backyard, famous throughout West Africa for its fresh fish, roasted vegetable dishes, and elevated dining area overlooking the beach.

After lunch, two exciting hours of drumming lessons with the experts at Kokrobite Drumming Center.

Overnight at Novotel Accra City Centre Hotel or Similar

Day 4 Kokrobite / Cape Coast

Photo: Eli and Emma's Batiking Workshop

After breakfast, depart Kokrobite for Cape Coast. Two of Cape Coast’s most talented batikers will guide you through the process of making African batik at their beach side workshop. You choose the patterns and the colors, they assist you in creating a beautiful cloth to bring home.

Clothing and other items created with this authentic handmade batik will be available for purchase, either at the workshop or at Global Mamas, the partner store.

Overnight at Elmina Bay Resort or Similar

Day 5 Cape Coast

Photo: Chicken Soup, Fante Style, with African eggplant, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger.

Weather permitting, travel to one of several villages just a few miles from Cape Coast and help the fishermen pull in their catch and learn how the fish is prepared. This tour is a unique way to experience one of Ghana’s oldest and most important trades.

Impress your friends and family for years to come with the traditional recipes you will learn in your Ghanaian Cooking Workshop. Learn to make fufu, ground nut soup, red red with fried plantains, palava sauce and yam. Complete your experience with a feast of all of the dishes you have created. (All dishes are made with purified water.)

Overnight at Elmina Bay Resort or Similar

Day 6 Cape Coast

Photo: Elmina Castle, by Nii Markwei

Tour Elmina Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1482. This castle was the first European structure in sub-Saharan Africa.

Continue to Cape Coast Castle and the Castle Museum for a guided tour. Cape Coast Castle is another restored UNESCO World Heritage Site, and was one of the departure points for Africans being sent to the Americas. The castle is home to the infamous Door of No Return.

Time permitting, have lunch at the Castle Restaurant (at own expense).

Overnight at Elmina Bay Resort or Similar

Day 7 Kakum National Park / Mesomagor / Kumasi

Photo: Mesomagor - The Nyamebekyere Kukyekukyeku Orchestra, by Nii Markwei

Early morning, visit Kakum National Park. Kakum is one of Ghana’s most famous parks. Take a brief walking tour on the forest floor where you will learn how our ancestors lived in the forest.

See birds, butterflies, and perhaps catch a glimpse of the forest's over 40 species of mammals including monkeys and the reclusive forest elephant. Proceed to the canopy walk.

Kakum is home to Africa’s only aerial walkway through the tree canopy, a 1000 foot long, seven-bridge walkway with viewing platforms that reach heights of over 150 feet above ground.

Before leaving Kakum, enjoy a refreshing drink from a fresh coconut opened just for you.

In the afternoon, visit Mesomagor village to see the Nyamebekyere Kukyekukyeku Orchestra play traditional music on handmade bamboo instruments.

Depart to Kumasi for overnight.

Overnight at Miklin Hotel Kumasi or Similar

Day 8 Kumasi / Ashanti Craft Villages / Kumasi

Photo: Ntonso - Creating traditional Adinkra Cloth, by Nii Markwei

Visit Ashanti craft villages starting with the woodcarving village of Ahwiaa, known for the talented craftsmen who fashion royal stools, walking sticks and fertility dolls from wood. You will have the opportunity to purchase hand carved items of all kinds.

Our next stop is the village of Ntonso where artisans hand-stamp patterns on cotton cloth to make adinkra textiles. Black-on-black and black-on-red adinkra cloth is worn for funerals and other solemn occasions. You will learn how the black dye is made in the village from the bark of trees, and create your own adinkra sash to take home. You may also purchase large pieces of adinkra cloth handmade in the village.

Our final village is Bonwire, where the famous Kente cloth is handmade on looms in a time-honored tradition passed down through generations. You will see the kente weavers in process of creating kente cloth in various styles, and have the opportunity to purchase souvenirs or gifts.

Overnight at Miklin Hotel Kumasi or Similar

Day 9 Kumasi / Kintampo / Baobeng Fiema / Kumasi

Photo: Baobeng Fiema - Colobus Monkey

Early morning, depart Kumasi for Kintampo Falls, a spectacular 80 foot waterfall. Your guide will take you on a brief hike through the forest explaining the mystique of the falls. After walking down 152 steps to reach the base of the falls, you will get close enough to feel a light mist on your face.

Continue to the village of Baobeng Fiema where Colobus and Mona Monkeys, considered sacred, live in harmony with the community. You will see the monkeys hopping through the treetops, eating, feeding their young or just sitting and passing the time in the village.

Return to Kumasi for overnight.

Overnight at Miklin Hotel Kumasi or Similar

Day 10 Kumasi

After breakfast, we will tour Kumasi. We will visit the Manhiya Palace. The Manhiya Palace was built by the British in 1925 to receive Asantehene (ruler of the Ashanti people) Prempeh I when he returned from exile in the Seychelles to resume residence in Kumasi. It was used by the Ashanti kings until 1974. It now serves as a museum, containing a range of items relating to the Ashanti Kingdom, particularly Prempeh I (ruled 1888-1931) and Prempeh II (ruled 1931-1970).  Visit the nearby Okomfo Anokye Sword, an important symbol of Ashanti unity that marks the spot where the Golden Stool "descended from the sky" and has been in place for 300 years. Legend says the Ashanti Kingdom would collapse should the sword ever be removed.

Overnight at Miklin Hotel Kumasi or Similar

Day 11 Kumasi / Mampong / Aburi / Accra/ Depart

After breakfast visit 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. Afterwards return to Accra, en route visit the Aburi Botanical Gardens. The garden overlooks the coastal plain at an elevation of 1,200 – 1,500 feet above sea level. Later transfer to the airport for onward flight.

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