10 Days Ghana Culture & Sightseeing Tour

Day 1 · Airport transfer and orientation

1. 1

   Accra

   one hour

   Pick up from Kotoka Airport to your hotel

Overnight at a midrange hotel in Accra.

Day 2 · Volta Region Tour.

1. 1

   Wli Waterfalls

   2 hours Admission included

   Walk about forty minutes from the visitor center through the semi deciduous forest to the lower section of the Wli waterfalls.

2. 2

   Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary And Cultural Village

   one hour Admission included

   Feed bananas to habituated friendly monkeys at Tafi sacred village.

Overnight at a Riverfront lodge.

Day 3 · Shai Hills Reserve, Local Bead Factory & Volta River Boat Cruise.

1. 1

   Odumase Krobo

   one hour

   Experience a traditional glass bead making.

2. 2

   Pont Adomi A Atimpoku

   one hour Admission included

   Experience a boat cruise on the volta river.

3. 3

   Shai Hills Resource Reserve

   1 h 30 min Admission included

   Visit the shai Hills Reserve to experience wildlife and adventure. See baboons, fenced (ostrich and zebra's) of the reserve.

Overnight at a Riverfront Lodge.

Day 4 · Ashanti Heritage Tour

1. 1

   Stop 1

   2 hours

   Experience a traditional kente weaving tour.

2. 2

   Ntonso Adinkra Craftsmen

   one hour Admission included

   Undergo an interesting Adinkra stamping workshop.

Overnight at midrange hotel in Kumasi.

Day 5 · kumasi City Tour.

1. 1

   Okomfo Anokye Sword Site

   one hour Admission included

   Seat on the traditional stool to listen to how the Ashantis become united and powerful.

2. 2

   Prempeh II Museum

   one hour Admission included

   Learn the Ashanti culture in a detailed manner.

3. 3

   Manhyia Palace Museum

   one hour Admission included

   Once served as homes to previous Asante Kings.

   Learn the Kingship and inheritance of the Asantes.

Overnight at a midrange hotel in Kumasi.

Day 6 · Slave River Tour.

1. 1

   Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park

   one hour Admission included

   Walk to the site of the river where slaves were mandated to take their last bath before taken to the castles.

Overnight at a beachfront hotel.

Day 7 · Slave Castles & Kakum Park.

1. 1

   Kakum National Park

   2 hours Admission included

   Hike about forty minutes up the hills of the Kakum Park.

   Experience Adrenaline during the canopy walkway in the suspended bridges.

2. 2

   Cape Coast Castle

   one hour Admission included

   Walk though the male and female dungeons to feel the atrocities the African ancestors went through.

3. 3

   Elmina Castle

   one hour Admission included

   See how a church was built on top of a slave dungeon.

Overnight at a beachfront hotel.

Day 8 · Batik tye Dye Workshop.

1. 1

   Elmina

   2 hours

   Enjoy a batik tye dye lessons from a local batik workshop.

Overnight at a midrange hotel in Accra.

Day 9 · Accra City Tour.

1. 1

   Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

   2 hours Admission included

   See the final burial place and some achievements of Kwame Nkrumah Ghana's first president.

2. 2

   James Town Lighthouse

   one hour Admission included

   Take a walking tour of Jamestown neighborhood to learn about real local life.

3. 3

   Independence Square

   one hour

   Learn about Ghana's independence at the Blackstars square.

4. 4

   Makola Market

   one hour

   Walk through Accra's largest market to shop for local items.

5. 5

   National Museum of Ghana

   one hour Admission included

   Learn about the various cultures and people of Ghana at the first museum built in Ghana.

Overnight at a midrange hotel in Accra.

Day 10 · Art Center & Drop off.

1. 1

   Center for National Culture

   2 hours Admission not included

   Shop for art and crafts as souvenirs home.