10 Days Trip To Cape Coast And Elmina Castles From Accra
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9x Breakfast
9x Breakfast
9x Dinner
9x Dinner
Accommodation included: 9 nights
Accommodation included: 9 nights
โข Meeting and assistance upon...
โข Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
โข Round-trip airport/hotel transfers
โข Round-trip airport/hotel transfers
โข Hotel accommodation in the...
โข Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties
โข Transportation in private vehicle
โข Transportation in private vehicle
โข Experienced tour guide
โข Experienced tour guide
โข Meals (Breakfast daily)
โข Meals (Breakfast daily)
โข Bottled water per person...
โข Bottled water per person per day
Entry/Admission - Kwame Nkrumah Memorial...
Entry/Admission - Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
Entry/Admission - Prempeh II Museum
Entry/Admission - Prempeh II Museum
Entry/Admission - Manhyia Palace Museum
Entry/Admission - Manhyia Palace Museum
Entry/Admission - Elmina lagoon
Entry/Admission - Elmina lagoon
Entry/Admission - Kakum National Park
Entry/Admission - Kakum National Park
Entry/Admission - Elmina Castle
Entry/Admission - Elmina Castle
Entry/Admission - Assin Manso Slave...
Entry/Admission - Assin Manso Slave Camp
Entry/Admission - Kotoka International Airport
Entry/Admission - Kotoka International Airport
Not included:
โข Visas and Round-trip international...
โข Visas and Round-trip international Flights
โข Travel insurance
โข Travel insurance
โข Gratuity for driver and...
โข Gratuity for driver and guide
โข Meals not listed
โข Meals not listed
โข Personal expenses
โข Personal expenses
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Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival โ Accra
Pass By: Kotoka International Airport, Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana
Upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport, proceed through immigrations, claim luggage and clear Custom procedures, exit and meet our expert Cultural Tour guide for your transfer to your hotel in Accra.
This is the start of what will be an amazing journey that will live with you forever.
Upon arrival at the hotel and you have completed check in, our expert cultural guide who will be accompanying you for the duration of your tour, will offer you Akwaaba (welcome) and brief you on the exciting activities that await you here in Ghana
The rest of the day is yours to refresh and recharge.
Meal(s) Included: Dinner
Meals included:
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Best Western Plus Accra Beach Hotel
Day 2: ACCRA CITY TOUR
Stop At: Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, High St., Accra Ghana
Highlights:
โข The Independence/Black Star Square
โข The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
โข Jamestown Fishing Community- Lighthouse
โข The Brazil House
This morning after breakfast, there will orientation including a lecture/discussion on Ghanaian history, culture and customs. You will also learn about staying safe and healthy in Ghana.
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 Ghanaโs first president. Set in attractive gardens, there is an adjoining museum, which contains photos, artifacts and an insight into Dr. Nkrumahโs life.
Our dayโs visit ends at Jamestown Community-One of Accraโs 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 โBrazil Houseโ 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, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Best Western Plus Accra Beach Hotel
Day 3: ACCRA โ KUMASI
Stop At: Prempeh II Museum, Bantama High St, Kumasi Ghana
ACCRA โ KUMASI
Highlights:
โข National Centre for Culture
โข Prempeh Jubilee Museum
After a well deserving breakfast and check out, we depart to Kumasi, the seat of the Ashanti Empire, where legend is still evident today. The Ashanti forms the biggest Akan ethnic group in Ghana. For centuries they were the rulers in this region because of their well-organized society.
Upon arrival in Kumasi late afternoon, we will visit the National Cultural Center, which features the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and various studios of the brass makers, potters and batik makers. The Prempeh II Jubilee Museum, named for the former Asantehene (ruler of the Ashanti people). Exhibits include 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.
Check into your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Dinner
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Noda Hotel
Day 4: Kumasi
Stop At: Manhyia Palace Museum, Ahanti New Town Road off Antoa Road, Kumasi Ghana
Highlights:
โข The 3 craft villages of Ahwiaa, Ntonso and Adanwomase
โข Manhyia Palace Museum
Today you will visit Ashanti craft villages. Learn about woodcarving in the 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 a variety of hand-carved items.
Your next stop is the village of Ntonso, where artisanโs hand-stamp patterns on cotton cloth to make Adinkra textiles.
Later, visit Bonwire, where the famous Kente cloth is handmade on looms in a time-honored tradition passed down through generations. Observe the Kente weavers creating the traditional Kente cloth.
Late afternoon, we visit Manhyia Palace, official residence of Ashanti Kings (Asantehene) until 1974, now a museum containing treasured items relating to the Ashanti Kingdom.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Noda Hotel
Day 5: KUMASI โ CAPE COAST/ELMINA
Stop At: Elmina lagoon, Lagoon Street, Elmina, Elmina Ghana
Highlights:
โข Guided walk of Elmina Township
โข PANAFEST
Following breakfast and check out, we will complete the tour of Kumasi before departing late morning to Cape Coast. Kumasi has quite a collection of British colonial buildings and it is the heart of the Ashanti culture.
We enjoy a drive through the city with monuments dedicated to the memory of the great Ashanti people and also drive pass the most dynamic marketplace in West Africa- the Kejetia Market.
This evening, you will embark on a guided tour through the ancient town of Elmina. At the harbor, you will see colorful fishing canoes getting ready to go to sea for another nightโs task of fishing. This is a picture-perfect opportunity for the photographers in the group.
Attend scheduled PANAFEST activities accompanied by your guide.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 6: CAPE COAST โ KAKUM โ CAPE COAST
Stop At: Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Ghana
After breakfast, you will have a choice of the following two activities:
1. Relax at your hotel pool or take a dip in the ocean.
2. Visit Kakum National Park which is one of Ghana's most visited parks. Here you can take a walking tour on 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. The highlight of the visit to Kakum is a walk on the canopy walkway- this is a 1000-foot-long, seven-bridge walkway with viewing platforms that reach heights of over 150 feet above ground.
This evening, we attend any scheduled PANAFEST activities accompanied by your guide.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 7: CAPE COAST
Stop At: Elmina Castle, Elmina Ghana
CAPE COAST
Highlights:
โข Elmina/St. Georgeโs Castle
โข Memorial Ceremony
โข PANAFEST
This morning you will visit Elmina Castle, originally known as St. George's Castle. This castle was the first European structure built in Sub-Saharan Africa. Explore the grounds and rooms full of haunting history. Stroll down to the beach for a memorial ceremony where each of us will throw bread into the waters in remembrance of our ancestors. A wreath with a candle will be solemnly cast out to sea and a respectful moment of silence will be observed in remembrance of those who died in the middle passage.
Attend any scheduled PANAFEST activities accompanied by your guide.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 8: CAPE COAST-ASSIN MANSO- CAPE COAST
Stop At: Assin Manso Slave Camp, Mankessim - Kumasi Rd, Ghana
Highlights:
โข Assin Manso Slave River Site
โข PANAFEST
This morning, we will visit Assin Manso. See the burial site of two former slaves from the U.S. and Jamaica whose remains were re-interred in August 1998 during Ghanaโs first Emancipation Day celebration. You will see the โSlave Riverโ where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean.
This was the final transit point for enslaved Africans before being washed and stored in the slave castles to await shipment to unknown lands.
Attend scheduled PANAFEST activities accompanied by your guide.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 9: CAPE COAST (EMANCIPATION DAY)
Stop At: Assin Manso, Assin Manso, Central Region
Highlights:
โข Emancipation Day
This morning we will again visit Assin Manso.
Join others in the opening of Emancipation Day Celebration with a Grand Durbar of traditional chiefs and people of the Central Region. This will be a grand, colorful and spectacular event that showcases the pomp and pageantry of Ghanaโs traditional rulers, dressed in fine ceremonial traditional clothing adorned in glittering gold jewelry and traditional beads.
You will feel African rhythm in you as you dance to the beat of the โfontomfromโ drums. The evening is capped off with a farewell dinner at your hotel.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 10: Accra โ Depart
Stop At: Kotoka International Airport, Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana
After breakfast, check out of your hotel and say goodbye to your new found friends as you return to Accra. Arrive in Accra early afternoon. Your driver and guide will assist you with last minute shopping including collecting your custom-made outfits. You will have a day-room to relax before you are transferred to the airport for your flight home.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Arrival โ Accra
Pass By: Kotoka International Airport, Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana
Upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport, proceed through immigrations, claim luggage and clear Custom procedures, exit and meet our expert Cultural Tour guide for your transfer to your hotel in Accra.
This is the start of what will be an amazing journey that will live with you forever.
Upon arrival at the hotel and you have completed check in, our expert cultural guide who will be accompanying you for the duration of your tour, will offer you Akwaaba (welcome) and brief you on the exciting activities that await you here in Ghana
The rest of the day is yours to refresh and recharge.
Meal(s) Included: Dinner
Meals included:
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Best Western Plus Accra Beach Hotel
Day 2: ACCRA CITY TOUR
Stop At: Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, High St., Accra Ghana
Highlights:
โข The Independence/Black Star Square
โข The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
โข Jamestown Fishing Community- Lighthouse
โข The Brazil House
This morning after breakfast, there will orientation including a lecture/discussion on Ghanaian history, culture and customs. You will also learn about staying safe and healthy in Ghana.
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 Ghanaโs first president. Set in attractive gardens, there is an adjoining museum, which contains photos, artifacts and an insight into Dr. Nkrumahโs life.
Our dayโs visit ends at Jamestown Community-One of Accraโs 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 โBrazil Houseโ 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, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Best Western Plus Accra Beach Hotel
Day 3: ACCRA โ KUMASI
Stop At: Prempeh II Museum, Bantama High St, Kumasi Ghana
ACCRA โ KUMASI
Highlights:
โข National Centre for Culture
โข Prempeh Jubilee Museum
After a well deserving breakfast and check out, we depart to Kumasi, the seat of the Ashanti Empire, where legend is still evident today. The Ashanti forms the biggest Akan ethnic group in Ghana. For centuries they were the rulers in this region because of their well-organized society.
Upon arrival in Kumasi late afternoon, we will visit the National Cultural Center, which features the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and various studios of the brass makers, potters and batik makers. The Prempeh II Jubilee Museum, named for the former Asantehene (ruler of the Ashanti people). Exhibits include 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.
Check into your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Dinner
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Noda Hotel
Day 4: Kumasi
Stop At: Manhyia Palace Museum, Ahanti New Town Road off Antoa Road, Kumasi Ghana
Highlights:
โข The 3 craft villages of Ahwiaa, Ntonso and Adanwomase
โข Manhyia Palace Museum
Today you will visit Ashanti craft villages. Learn about woodcarving in the 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 a variety of hand-carved items.
Your next stop is the village of Ntonso, where artisanโs hand-stamp patterns on cotton cloth to make Adinkra textiles.
Later, visit Bonwire, where the famous Kente cloth is handmade on looms in a time-honored tradition passed down through generations. Observe the Kente weavers creating the traditional Kente cloth.
Late afternoon, we visit Manhyia Palace, official residence of Ashanti Kings (Asantehene) until 1974, now a museum containing treasured items relating to the Ashanti Kingdom.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Noda Hotel
Day 5: KUMASI โ CAPE COAST/ELMINA
Stop At: Elmina lagoon, Lagoon Street, Elmina, Elmina Ghana
Highlights:
โข Guided walk of Elmina Township
โข PANAFEST
Following breakfast and check out, we will complete the tour of Kumasi before departing late morning to Cape Coast. Kumasi has quite a collection of British colonial buildings and it is the heart of the Ashanti culture.
We enjoy a drive through the city with monuments dedicated to the memory of the great Ashanti people and also drive pass the most dynamic marketplace in West Africa- the Kejetia Market.
This evening, you will embark on a guided tour through the ancient town of Elmina. At the harbor, you will see colorful fishing canoes getting ready to go to sea for another nightโs task of fishing. This is a picture-perfect opportunity for the photographers in the group.
Attend scheduled PANAFEST activities accompanied by your guide.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 6: CAPE COAST โ KAKUM โ CAPE COAST
Stop At: Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Ghana
After breakfast, you will have a choice of the following two activities:
1. Relax at your hotel pool or take a dip in the ocean.
2. Visit Kakum National Park which is one of Ghana's most visited parks. Here you can take a walking tour on 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. The highlight of the visit to Kakum is a walk on the canopy walkway- this is a 1000-foot-long, seven-bridge walkway with viewing platforms that reach heights of over 150 feet above ground.
This evening, we attend any scheduled PANAFEST activities accompanied by your guide.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 7: CAPE COAST
Stop At: Elmina Castle, Elmina Ghana
CAPE COAST
Highlights:
โข Elmina/St. Georgeโs Castle
โข Memorial Ceremony
โข PANAFEST
This morning you will visit Elmina Castle, originally known as St. George's Castle. This castle was the first European structure built in Sub-Saharan Africa. Explore the grounds and rooms full of haunting history. Stroll down to the beach for a memorial ceremony where each of us will throw bread into the waters in remembrance of our ancestors. A wreath with a candle will be solemnly cast out to sea and a respectful moment of silence will be observed in remembrance of those who died in the middle passage.
Attend any scheduled PANAFEST activities accompanied by your guide.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 8: CAPE COAST-ASSIN MANSO- CAPE COAST
Stop At: Assin Manso Slave Camp, Mankessim - Kumasi Rd, Ghana
Highlights:
โข Assin Manso Slave River Site
โข PANAFEST
This morning, we will visit Assin Manso. See the burial site of two former slaves from the U.S. and Jamaica whose remains were re-interred in August 1998 during Ghanaโs first Emancipation Day celebration. You will see the โSlave Riverโ where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean.
This was the final transit point for enslaved Africans before being washed and stored in the slave castles to await shipment to unknown lands.
Attend scheduled PANAFEST activities accompanied by your guide.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 9: CAPE COAST (EMANCIPATION DAY)
Stop At: Assin Manso, Assin Manso, Central Region
Highlights:
โข Emancipation Day
This morning we will again visit Assin Manso.
Join others in the opening of Emancipation Day Celebration with a Grand Durbar of traditional chiefs and people of the Central Region. This will be a grand, colorful and spectacular event that showcases the pomp and pageantry of Ghanaโs traditional rulers, dressed in fine ceremonial traditional clothing adorned in glittering gold jewelry and traditional beads.
You will feel African rhythm in you as you dance to the beat of the โfontomfromโ drums. The evening is capped off with a farewell dinner at your hotel.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Ridge Royal Hotel
Day 10: Accra โ Depart
Stop At: Kotoka International Airport, Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana
After breakfast, check out of your hotel and say goodbye to your new found friends as you return to Accra. Arrive in Accra early afternoon. Your driver and guide will assist you with last minute shopping including collecting your custom-made outfits. You will have a day-room to relax before you are transferred to the airport for your flight home.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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