Explore Ghana

Arrive in Accra, Ghana. Transfer to hotel for check-in and welcome drink.                                                                                                                              Overnight in Accra.

Drive/walking tour of the old city of Accra, known as Jamestown. View the Ussher and James Forts built by the Dutch (1650) and British (1673), respectively, and also the Lighthouse. Visit the colourful Makola Market where you can find some very colourful African fabrics. Visit Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Museum, Black Star (Independence) Square, Osu Castle and the craftsmen at Teshie who make coffins in the shape of vegetables, fruits, cars, aircrafts, etc. After lunch visit Arts and Crafts market where you can pick up some unique souvenirs.                                                                                                      Overnight in Accra. Meals :Breakfast | Lunch 

Transfer to catch your domestic flight to Kumasi. Arrive and visit the Royal Manhyia Palace Museum, home and office of former Ashanti Kings. A regal history that dates back to 1700 is told with relics and artefacts. After which we will visit the Cultural Centre that features the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and various studios of brass makers, potters, drum carvers, and batik makers. This museum also depicts the numerous exploits of the Ashanti’s especially their wars with British colonial rulers. After lunch take a tour at the Ashanti craft villages to observe craftsmen at work and to purchase souvenir gift items. These villages are: - Ahwiaa: where woodcarvers produce Ashanti stools, fertility dolls & walking sticks, etc. - Ntonso: where Adinkra cloth is processed (Dyes are extracted from the bark of the tree called Badie) - Bonwire: where kente cloth is woven. Kente is a colourful cloth originally worn by people from the royal family. Late afternoon transfer to the airport for return flight back to Accra.                                                                                                                                      Overnight in Accra. Meals :Breakfast | Lunch