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Ghana Heritage Tour

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Must Visit City
Accra
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DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN ACCRA, GHANA Arrive at Accra airport. Met, assisted, and transferred to your hotel (Hotel Check-in is at 3 pm). Meal(s) included: Breakfast Overnight: 3-Star Hotel in Accra or Similar DAY 2: ACCRA CITY . .
Country: Ghana
City: Accra
Duration: 11 Day(s) - 10 Night(s)
Tour Category: Heritage Tours
Departure Date: Thu 01 Jan '99
Package Itinerary

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN ACCRA, GHANA

Arrive at Accra airport. Met, assisted, and transferred to your hotel (Hotel Check-in is at 3 pm).

Meal(s) included: Breakfast

Overnight: 3-Star Hotel in Accra or Similar

DAY 2: ACCRA CITY TOUR

This morning, you would go on a city tour of Accra, Ghana’s capital city, visiting Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, National Museum, uniquely designed casket shops, and the Arts and crafts market.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight: 3-Star Hotel in Accra or Similar

DAY 3: ACCRA - KUMASI

Depart after breakfast to Kumasi. Drive past several scenic villages with fine examples of traditional Ghanaian buildings. Stop at Odumasi Krobo to visit Cedi’s Beads Factory to observe the intriguing bead-making process. Watch the centuries-old process of bead-making from start to finish. Continue to Kumasi and arrive by late afternoon. Check-in at your hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax in your hotel. Dinner in your hotel

Meal(s) included: Breakfast

Overnight: 3-Star Hotel in Kumasi or Similar

DAY 4: KUMASI

Depart after breakfast for a city tour of Kumasi visiting the Manhyia Palace Museum. The Museum was built by the British in 1925 to receive Asantehene (ruler of the Ashanti people) Prempeh I when he returned from exile in Seychelles to resume residence in Kumasi.

It now serves as a museum. Continue to visit the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and the Okomfo Anokye Sword. Drive past Kumasi Central Market, the largest open-air market in West Africa. Return to your hotel in the afternoon. The rest of the day is free to relax by the poolside of the hotel.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight: 3-Star Hotel in Kumasi or Similar

DAY 5: KUMASI

After breakfast, depart to visit a few Ashanti craft villages to observe craftsmen at work and to purchase souvenir gift items from the wide assortment of handicrafts on sale. This is a unique opportunity to purchase souvenirs or gifts.

Meal(s) included: Breakfast

Overnight: 3-Star Hotel in Kumasi or Similar

DAY 6: KUMASI - ELMINA

Depart Kumasi for Elmina in Ghana’s Central Region. Stop en route at Assin Manso to visit the “Slave River” where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave Castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean. Continue to the village of Mesomagor to see the Mesomagor Bamboo Orchestra at its musical best. The orchestra has revived the traditional art, by performing with bamboo percussion instruments to music and dance. This is a contagious dance performance you have not seen anywhere else.

Meal(s) included: Breakfast

Overnight: 3-Star Beach Front Resort in Elmina or Similar

DAY 7: ELMINA

In the morning, we will visit Elmina Castle; a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1482 by the Portuguese. This castle was the first European structure built in sub-Saharan Africa. Continue to visit Cape Coast Castle which houses the West Africa Historical Museum for a guided tour. Cape Coast Castle is another UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was built in 1652 by the Swedes. The castle is home to the infamous "Door of No Return". The rest of the day is free to relax on the beach.

Meal(s) included: Breakfast

Overnight: 3-Star Beach Front Resort in Elmina or Similar

DAY 8: ELMINA

Depart Elmina after breakfast to visit the Kakum National Park. Go on a morning walk on the “Kuntan Trail” with its countless trees with medicinal properties. For the young, at heart experience, the “Canopy Walkway” is suspended 100 feet from the forest ground for a panoramic view of the flora and fauna of the remaining vestiges of the rainforest. The rest of the day is free to relax on the beach.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight: Beach Front Resort in Elmina or Similar

DAY 9: ELMINA

This day is free to relax on the beach or explore Elmina/ Cape Coast on your own.

Meal (s) included: Breakfast

Overnight: Beach Front Resort in Elmina or Similar

DAY 10: ELMINA - ACCRA

This morning depart on a scenic drive to Accra, Ghana’s capital city. Stop briefly at the village of Abandze, the ancestral home of Louis Armstrong, the famous American jazz musician. Arrive in Accra by afternoon and the rest of the day is free for last-minute shopping.

Meal(s) included: Breakfast

Overnight: 3-Star Hotel in Accra or Similar

DAY 11: ACCRA - DEPART

This morning is free for last-minute shopping and packing. You will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

Overnight: N/A (B)

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