The Best Of Ghana - 12 Days

On arrival at Kotoka International Airport, our expert cultural tour guide will meet, assist, and transfer you to your hotel in our private air-conditioned vehicle.    We will have the chance to take a scenic tour through the beautiful, vast campus of Ghana’s premier university, the University of Ghana, Legon.  Have some time at the first Shopping Mall built in Ghana, which is the Accra Mall, to exchange money, and have lunch before transferring to your hotel. Once you have checked in, your guide will brief you on what to expect during your stay here in Ghana.  Overnight at Accra City Hotel or Similar

On your first full day in Ghana, after a sumptuous buffet breakfast at your hotel, we set off for a tour of Accra and its vicinity, passing through the economic and administrative districts. 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, 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.  James Town—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-Brazilians 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.  End the day with visit to Teshie Nungua. We will visit a local casket making shop to see a collection of caskets carved in the shape of different objects, depicting traditional beliefs in life after death. The “Fantasy Coffins” of Teshie Nungua have been featured in National Geographic and can be found in museums and galleries worldwide. There is the opportunity of enjoying nightlife in Accra this evening.  Meal(s) Included: Breakfast ,Dinner Overnight at Accra City Hotel or Similar

After breakfast and check out, we head out to Ho in Ghana’s Volta Region. Enroute, we make a stop at the Shai Hills Forest Reserve to explore the ancestral caves of the Krobo people. A walk through the cool dry evergreen forest to the caves offers you the opportunity to see the relics of old Shai settlements in the reserve. You may also spot some wildlife such as antelopes, bushbucks, baboons, birds of different species and other animals.   Learn about the historical significance of the ancestral caves which were used by the Shai King until the end of the 19th Century as fortress in times of war due to the abundance of great stone rocks, a tunnel-like openings and overhangs.  Continue to Akosombo and enjoy the scenic view of the Volta Lake and Akosombo Dam. The famous Akosombo Dam is the cradle of hydroelectricity in Ghana, located within the Akosombo gorge, on the Volta River. The construction of the dam resulted in the flooding of the Volta River Basin which resulted in the creation of Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in the world which covers about 3.6% of Ghana's total land area.  We proceed to Ho arriving early evening. Check in to your hotel and enjoy the rest of the evening at leisure.  Hotel: Volta Serene Meal(s) Included: Breakfast ,Dinner