Cultural Ghana Trip

Arrive at Kotoka Airport. You will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel for a welcome drink and check-in. (Note that check out is at 10 am for 4 & 5star hotels and check-in at 2 pm so your rooms may not be ready when you arrive on a morning flight) Overnight in Accra.

This morning, take a tour of the century old capital of Ghana, Accra. Start the day with a visit to the DuBois center for Pan African culture, a house where Dr. Dubois lived and died. Then take a drive/walking tour of the colonial section of Accra (Jamestown). Drive through the main street of the colonial section of the city and view the Ussher and James Forts built by the Dutch (1650) and British (1673) respectively and also the Light House which used to guide ships to the Accra Harbour in colonial days. Visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and museum, a monument dedicated to Ghana’s first post-independence President. Visit the Independence Arch and then continue to visit Osu Christiansborg Castle. After this visit the intriguing craftsmen at Nungua who make fantasy coffins in the shape of vegetables, fruits, cars, etc. usually depicting the profession of the deceased. For example, a fisherman might be buried in a coffin in the shape of a giant fish. After lunch visit the Arts and Craft market where you will find items from all over Ghana and West Africa.                                                                                                            Overnight in Accra. Meals :Breakfast | Lunch 

Depart Accra via the forest belt to Kumasi, the seat of the Ashanti Empire, which was built on a similar basis as the Dahomey Empire, i.e. through wars. Upon arrival visit the Cultural Center that features the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and various studios of brass makers, potters, drum carvers, and batik makers. Then take a tour of 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 and Bonwire, where kente cloth is woven. Kente, very colorful fabric is usually worn on festive and very important occasions like marriage ceremonies, child naming, etc.  Overnight in Kumasi. Meals :Breakfast | Lunch