Arrive Accra; meet assist and transfer to hotel.

Meal(s) Included: No

Overnight at Travel Express International Hotel or Similar

After breakfast go on a full day tour of Accra; visit Independence Square (also known as Black Star Square), home of Independence Arch and the Flame of African Liberation. Continue to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, the mausoleum of Ghana’s first President. Visit the WEB Du Bois Center, the former home and burial place of WEB Du Bois now transformed into a research center and library. Continue to the National Museum, featuring both historical artifacts and exhibits of modern life.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight at Travel Express International Hotel or Similar

After breakfast drive to Kumasi. You will visit Manhyia Palace which was built by the British in 1925 for the Asantehene Prempeh I (King of the Ashanti people). It was used by the Ashanti kings until 1974. It now serves as a museum, containing a range of items related to the Ashanti Kingdom. Visit the nearby Okomfo Anokye Sword, an important symbol of Ashanti unity for over 300 years.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight at Royal Basin Resort or Similar

After breakfast, visit the Ashanti craft villages starting with the woodcarving village of Ahwiaa, known for its 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 onto 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 made in the village.

Our final village is Bonwire, where the famous Kente cloth is made on looms in a time-honored tradition passed down through generations. You will see the weavers creating Kente cloth in various styles, and you will have the opportunity to purchase souvenirs or gifts at the village. In the 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, including food, fabric, beauty products, and handmade crafts.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight at Royal Basin Resort or Similar

After breakfast, drive to Cape Coast; stop at Assin Manso Slave Mausoleum, the  burial site of two former slaves from the U. S. and Jamaica and the "Slave River" where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave Castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean. Arrive Cape Coast in time for lunch; in the afternoon, visit Cape Coast Castle  a 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".

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight at Elmina Bay Resort or Similar

After breakfast visit Elmina Castle, another UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1482. This castle was the first European structure built in sub-Saharan Africa. In the afternoon return to Accra to transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

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
• Breakfast daily

Not included

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