The Year Of Return Ghana Experience

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Accra

Stop At: Kotoka International Airport, Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana
Arrival in Accra and transfer to your hotel
Duration: 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Crystal Palm, a 3 star hotel

Day 2: Accra City Tour

Stop At: Makola Market, Kojo Thompson Rd, Accra Ghana
Immerse yourself in the activities that takes place at the largest open market in Accra.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Accra Sempe School, Bannerman Rd, Accra, Ghana
Take an interesting walking tour here to discover its historic and cultural treasures.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, High St., Accra Ghana
Discover the man behind Ghana's independent and that of many other African nations voted in AD 2000 as the African of the Millennium.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Centre for National Culture, Accra, 28th February Road, High Street, Accra Ghana
Bring your bargaining skills to bear here as you shop for the best curious in the Ghana's largest craft market.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: W.E.B. DuBois Center, 1 Circular Road, Cantonments just few meters from the US Embassy and close to Ghana International School, Accra Ghana
Visit the Museum dedicated to the memory of a great Pan African figure in WEB Du Bois who together with Shirley Graham his wife spent their last years here.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Crystal Palm Hotel, a 3 star hotel

Day 3: Accra - Akosombo - Accra

Stop At: Akosombo Hydro Plant, Lake Volta, Akosombo Ghana
Tour the second largest dam in the world which is home to Ghana's largest hydro electric power source.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Somanya Secondary Technical, Ghana
Visit the Cedis Beads factory at Somanya to learn beads making and shop.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Shai Hills Resource Reserve, Akosombo-Tema Rd Ghana
Take a brief safari here to discover some wildlife such baboons, monkeys, zebras, ostrich, antelopes, bats and hike up a hill.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Crystal Palm Hotel, a 3 star hotel

Day 4: Accra - Kumasi

Stop At: Bonwire Kente Weaving Centre, Juaben, Ghana
Study and practice kente weaving and shop at the best price here.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ntonso Adinkra Craftsmen, Ntonso Road Ntonso, Kumasi Ghana
Learn and practice Adinkra clothe making
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: AHWIAA, Pankrono, Kumasi, Ghana
See wood carvers at work here and shop for wood carvings at the best rates around.
Duration: 45 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Miklin Hotel, a 3 star hotel

Day 5: Kumasi - Elmina

Stop At: Manhyia Palace Museum, Ahanti New Town Road off Antoa Road, Kumasi Ghana
Tour the Ashanti Museum of kings and culture
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Prempeh II Museum, Bantama High St, Kumasi Ghana
See the fake Golden Stool the Ashantis presented the British.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Okomfo Anokye Sword Site, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi Ghana
Discover the story behind Ashanti history here from the 1690's when the state was founded with the presence of an old unmovable sword fro m that era.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ancestral Slave River Park, Assin Manso Ghana
See the reverential site where enslaved Africans had their last ever bath in African waters before the Trans-Atlantic journey.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Coconut Grove Beach Resort, a 3 star hotel

Day 6: Elmina - Kakum - Cape Coast

Stop At: Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Ghana
Take an adventurous and breathtaking walk on the one-of-a-kind Canopy Walkway in Africa. Conquer all of its 7 walkways.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast Ghana
Visit the stark dungeons of this 1665 British built castle on a guided tour.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Elmina Castle, Elmina Ghana
Tour the largest slave castle in the world.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Coconut Grove Beach Resort, a 3 star hotel

Day 7: Elmina - Accra - Departure

Stop At: Kotoka International Airport, Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana
You will be transferred from Elmina to Accra to catch your departure flight.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.