Introducing ghana-6 days 6 days/5 nights

6 Days | Accra, Ghana
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DAY 1ARRIVAL IN ACCRA

Upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport, proceed through immigrations, claim luggage and clear Custom procedures, exit and meet our expert Cultural Tour guide.

 **Depending on the time of arrival in Accra :

You may take a short tour of the beautiful and vast campus of University of Ghana, Legon in our private air conditioned vehicle and visit the infamous Oxford streets with its colorful African shops.

Continue to the hotel; after check-in, your guide, who will be with you throughout your stay, will brief you on what to expect during your stay in Ghana.

Meal (s) Included: None


DAY 2 ACCRA

Welcome to the bustling city of Accra which today is a blend of modern-day edifices and colonial days structures that give you a feel of a great experience

This 120 years old  city has a number of historical things to offer as you set off after a sumptuous breakfast at your hotel.

 Our first visit will be to W.E.B Du Bois Centre honoring the life of the prominent Pan-Africanist who chose to live and work in Ghana.

We shall continue to Independence Square where you will see the enclosed flame of African Liberation, which was lit by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1961. The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, final resting place of Ghana’s first president. Set in attractive gardens, there is an adjoining museum, which contains photos, artifacts and an insight into Dr. Nkrumah’s life.

Our day’s visit ends at Jamestown Community-One of Accra’s most historic neighborhoods where history resides on every corner. Best known for its lighthouses (the first of which was constructed in 1875 by the British) as a navigational aid for trading vessels sailing through the Gulf of Guinea. The original structure was ruined but a larger and more improved lighthouse completed in 1921 is still functioning today.

You may visit “Brazil House” and learn about the seven Afro-Brazilian families who returned to settle in Ghana in 1836. Familiar Brazilian/Portuguese last names such as De Souza, Palmares, Azumah, Amorin, Da Costa, Santos, De Medeiros and Olympio are abundant in this section of Accra

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Highlights:

  • W.E.B Dubois Centre
  • Independence/Black Square
  • The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
  • Jamestown Fishing Community
  • The Lighthouse
  • The Brazil House


DAY 3 ACCRA-KUMASI

After breakfast, drive through the forest zone to Kumasi, the seat of the Ashanti Empire to explore the legends of the famous Ashantis, whose legacies are still evident today.

Arrive early afternoon and visit Manhyia Palace, official residence of Ashanti Kings (Asantehene) until 1974, now a museum containing treasured items relating to the Ashanti Kingdom.

Continue to the Okomfo Anokye Sword site, 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.

Transfer to your hotel for your overnight stay; evening at leisure

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Highlights :

  • Manhyia Palace Museum
  • Okomfo Anokye Sword Site


DAY 4KUMASI-CRAFT VILLAGES

After breakfast, you will visit the 3 craft villages of the surrounding lush countryside of Kumasi.

Bonwire will be our first craft village where we’ll see how the famous Kente Cloth is handmade on looms in a time-honored tradition passed down through generations. See the Kente styles and the opportunity to make purchases. We may pay a courtesy call to the paramount chief of this community.

We will continue to 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; learn how the Black Dye is made in the village from the bark of trees and creates your own Adinkra sash to take home. You may also purchase large pieces of the Adinkra Cloth handmade in the village.

We proceed to the woodcarving Village of Ahwiaa, known for the talented craftsmen who fashion Royal stools, walking sticks and Fertility Dolls from wood; with the opportunity to purchase hand carved items of all kinds.

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

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast 

Highlights :

  • 3 craft villages of Ahwiaa, Ntonso and Bonwire
  • Kumasi Central Market


DAY 5KUMASI- ASSIN MANSO-ELMINA

After breakfast, drive to Cape Coast; with a stop at 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.

 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 “Door of No Return”.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Highlights :

  • Assin Manso Slave River
  • Cape Coast Castle


DAY  6 ELMINA-KAKUM NATIONAL PARK- ACCRA DEPART

After breakfast, visit Kakum National Park. Kakum is one of Ghana’s most famous parks. Take a brief walking tour on the forest floor; 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.

In the afternoon return to Accra: enroute visit the village of Abandze, the ancestral home of Louis Armstrong, the famous American Jazz Musician.

 Arrive in Accra late afternoon. In the evening, transfer to the airport for your onward flight

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Highlights :

  • Kakum National Park
  • Abandze Village




Useful informations

Details

Minimun of 2 participants is required
Available Languages
English
Strict: Partial refund if cancellation is within 1 week of booking

Good to know

CANCELLATION POLICIES

 

   - Cancellation made 45 days or more prior to the start of the tour will be charged a cancellation fee of 15% of tour cost with a minimum payment of $400 per traveler.

  -  Cancellations made 44 to 30 days to the start of the tour will be charged as a cancellation fee of 20% of tour cost with a minimum payment of $475 per traveler.

   - Cancellations made 29 to 17 days prior to the tour start date will be charged a cancellation fee of 25% of tour cost with a minimum payment of $700 per traveler.

    -Cancellations made 16 days or less prior to the tour start date will be charged cancellation fee of 100% of tour cost, No refund.

  - We reserve the right to impose additional penalties as imposed by hotels and other suppliers for peak periods such as but not limited to, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, New Year and such other periods which are high season for a particular destination or property.

 

Claims & Refund Policy

 - Except for verifiable documented extenuating circumstances, there are no refunds whatsoever, for any unused tour services, including, but not limited to, accommodations, meals, internal flights or sightseeing.

As our prices are based on contract rates, if the traveler cancels while the trip is in progress, there will not be any refund for the unused portion.


TOUR INCLUDES

         Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure

         Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers

         5 nights hotel accommodation in the indicated properties

         Transportation in private vehicle 

         Experienced tour guide

         Admission to listed sites

         Meals indicated (Breakfast daily)

         Assistance with visa application

 

TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE

         Flight to/from Ghana

         Cost of visa

         Meals not listed

         Travel Insurance

         Gratuity to driver and guide

         Personal items such as laundry, internet and telephone 


Meeting Point

Pick up at your hotel

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COMPANY PROFILE

West Africa is our backyard. No one knows this region better than our experienced, career staff.   From operation centers in Ghana, Senegal and Mali, together with a vast network of reliable associates, we serve as a strategic partner for corporate, cultural, government events/conferences, and travel management services throughout West Africa.  Our career staff including highly skilled and well-articulated Bilingual personnel is committed to a high level of professionalism and service that exceeds the most exacting expectations. Our vast experience throughout West and Central Africa, our professional staff in the MICE industry and our in-depth knowledge of the local cultures, languages and traditions, plus reciprocal and reliable partnerships makes us your most reliable partner providing unparalleled Meetings, Incentives and the full range of Destination Management Services across West & Central Africa. We go the extra mile for your clients and ours We Go The Extra Mile For Your Clients!!! 


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  • Cultural & Historical Tours
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