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2012 Schedule

• March 21 - 27, 2012

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

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 Hotel. 

Overnight at Novotel Accra City Centre Hotel or Similar

Day 2 Accra

After breakfast, city tour of Accra; visit 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. The Independence Square, Accra's open-air ceremonial grounds where all national celebrations are held; The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and Museum, a tribute to Ghana's first president.

Overnight at Novotel Accra City Centre Hotel or Similar

Day 3 Accra / Kumasi

After breakfast, drive to Kumasi; visit the Prempreh II Jubilee Museum, named for the former Asantehene (ruler of the Ashanti people) Nana Osei Agyeman Prempreh II. Exhibits include what is said to be a replica of the famed Golden Stool, which is believed to have descended from the sky and is the spiritual symbol of the Ashanti people. In the afternoon; visit the 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 4 Kumasi

After breakfast, visit the 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 artisan’s 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. This evening you may visit the Kumasi Central Market (also known as Kejetia Market), the largest open-air market in West Africa, where more than 10,000 vendors sell their wares. Here you will find just about everything, food, fabric, beauty products, handmade crafts and even large animals.

Overnight at Miklin Hotel Kumasi or Similar

Day 5 Kumasi / Cape Coast

After breakfast, drive to Cape Coast; with a stop at the Gold mine town of Obuasi and Assin Manso, the burial site of two former slaves from the U. S. and Jamaica whose remains were re-interred in August 1998 during Ghana’s first Emancipation Day Celebration. You will see the “Slave River” where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave Castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean.

Overnight at Elmina Bay Resort or Similar

Day 6 Cape Coast

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

In the afternoon, visit Cape Coast Castle another UNESCO World Heritage Site, and was one of the departure points for Africans being sent to slavery in the Americas. The castle is home to the infamous “Door of No Return”.

Overnight at Elmina Bay Resort or Similar

Day 7 Cape Coast/Accra / Depart

After breakfast visit Kakum National Park, one of Ghana’s most famous parks; take a walking tour of the forest floor where you will learn how our ancestors lived in the forest. See birds, butterflies, and perhaps catch a glimpse of the forests 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 and seven-bridge walkway with viewing platforms that reach heights of over 150 feet above ground. Return to Accra; visit the popular Arts & Crafts Market if you like aggressive bartering, or the African Market in Osu (Ghana’s Soho)  if you prefer fixed prices; transfer to airport for flight back home.

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