Amazing Ghana

Amazing Ghana

Amazing Ghana as this tour is known is designed for the person with limited time in Ghana but have a week to explore much of Ghana. This offers you the highlight of Ghana’s tourism experience and offers tours to the most intriguing places in Accra such as the memorial site of Ghana’s first president, the W.E.B. Dubois Centre and other places as well as the heartland of the infamous slave trade in Elmina and Cape Coast. Others include the culturally renowned Ashanti Kingdom, the Akwapim Kingdom, the one of a kind Canopy Walkway in Africa at Kakum etc.    

DAY 1 | ARRIVAL

Arrival in Ghana and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Accra

DAY 2 | ACCRA CITY TOUR

Take a tour of Accra to the memorial site of Ghana’s first president and the African of the 20th century, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the W.E.B. Dubois Centre for Pan African Culture and shop at the Arts Centre. Overnight in Accra

DAY 3 | ACCRA/KOFORIDUA

Visit the Aburi Botanical Garden en route. Established in 1890 by the British, it has a large variety of subtropical trees some of which were planted by some world leaders such as Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in 1960. Also visit the Boti waterfalls, the umbrella rock and the three headed palm tree. Overnight in Koforidua.

DAY 4 | KOFORIDUA/KUMASI

Departing Koforidua, you will visit the traditional building of Ashanti at Ejisu Besease. Visit Bonwire renowned for being the originating place of the world famous kente woven textile, Ntonso which is popular for the Adinkra traditional textile and Awhiaa Township for woodcarving. Overnight in Kumasi.

DAY 5 | KUMASI CITY TOUR

Visit the famous Okomfo Anokye Sword site from 1697, the Prempeh II Museum, the Manhyia Palace which has served as the seat of the Ashanti monarchy since 1924 and the Military Museum. Overnight in Kumasi.

DAY 6 | KUMASI/ELMINA

Depart for Elmina via the Assin Manso Slave River site where the enslaved Africans had their last bath in African waters before being taken to the castles in wait for the Trans-Atlantic journey. Tour the Elmina Castle which is the oldest European building in Sub-Sahara Africa and one of the largest slave dungeons in the world built by the Portuguese in 1482. Overnight in Elmina.

DAY 7 | ELMINA

Visit the Kakum National Park which is a virgin forest spanning 357km2. It boast of the only Canopy Walkway in Africa and offers an excellent walking tour through the forest to see much of Ghana’s indigenous plant life which has medicinal as well as sociocultural values. The Cape Coast Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site built by the British in 1665 will also be toured before retiring for the day.Overnight in Elmina.

DAY 8 | ELMINA/ACCRA/DEPARTURE

You will be transferred to Accra for final shopping and departure.