Ghana Historical Tour – 7 Days

After breakfast we go on a full-day tour of Accra .

Highlights will include:

Independence Square, see the enclosed flame of African liberation, which was lit by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1961.

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is the final resting place of Ghana’s first president. Set in attractive gardens, there is an adjoining museum, which contains photos, artifacts, and insight into Dr. Nkrumah’s life. Adjoining the park is the National cultural center, which is Ghana’s largest outdoor arts and crafts market selling traditional crafts from all over West Africa.

The “Brazil House” learns 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, Dinner

Overnight at Pelican Hotel

After an early morning breakfast, you will check-out and set of on a 5hr travel with stops to the Kakum National Park, 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 the ground. You may have lunch then visit Cape Coast Castle and the Castle Museum for a guided tour. Cape Coast Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was one of the departure points for Africans being sent into slavery in the Americas. The castle is home to the “Door of No Return”. You will then be taken to your hotel in Elmina to check-in and have dinner. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Lemon Beach Resort

After breakfast, drive to Kumasi; with a stop at Assin Manso, the burial site of two former slaves from the U. S. and Jamaica. Visit the “Slave River” where captured Africans bathed before being confined in the Slave Castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean. We then continue on a 3hr drive with stops to Kumasi. Reaching Kumasi, we will visit the Manhyia Palace Musuem, official residence of Ashanti Kings (Asantehene) until 1974, now a museum containing treasured items relating to the Ashanti Kingdom.

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.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Lancaster Hotel Kumasi

After breakfast, visit the Ashanti craft villages: The woodcarving village of Ahwiaa is 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. The Village of Ntonso where artisans hand-stamp patterns on a 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. The 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.

After lunch in central Kumasi, you will visits 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, and handmade crafts.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Lancaster Kumasi Hotel

After breakfast, we check-out and make our journey to Accra on a 6hr drive with stops. Reaching Accra, you will be checked into your hotel with dinner at the hotel and having the rest of day for rest from the long travel. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Pelican Hotel

Enjoy the morning at leisure! Later today, you will be transferred to the airport where you will say goodbye to your tour guide and leave with memories you will cherish for a lifetime.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast