Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Accra
AccraIncluded Activities
- Airport transfer from airport to hotel
- Welcome drink at hotel
- Orientation session
- Cloth measurement and sewing service (optional participation)
Optional Activities
- Cloth sewing service for those interested in custom garments
- Day 2
Accra
Accra- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Sightseeing tour of Accra's administrative and economic districts
- Visit to W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan African Culture
- Visit to Independence/Black Star Square
- Tour of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park including mausoleum and museum
- Visit to Kwame Nkrumah's personal residence
- Visit to Eternal Flame of African Liberation
- Visit to Arts Center open-air market
Optional Activities
- Shopping for fabrics and goods from Ghana and West Africa at Arts Center
Landmarks W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan African Culture Independence/Black Star Square Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park Arts Center - Day 3
Accra to Cape Coast
Accra to Cape Coast- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Tour of Elmina Castle (St. George's Castle)
- Visit to slave dungeons at Elmina Castle
- Tour of Cape Coast Castle
- Visit to slave dungeons at Cape Coast Castle
- Visit to West African Historical Museum
Landmarks Elmina Castle (St. George's Castle) Cape Coast Castle West African Historical Museum 
- Day 4
Elmina
Elmina- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Meeting with local fishermen in Elmina
- Learn about fishing trade and daily challenges
- Demonstration of fish smoking stages by fish mongers
- Reverential Night candlelit processions
- Vigil to commemorate slave trade deaths
- Ceremony and re-enactment of slave passage through Door of No Return
- Midnight Emancipation Day declaration
Optional Activities
- Participation in Reverential Night activities
Landmarks Door of No Return - Day 5
Elmina to Kumasi
Elmina to Kumasi- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Drive through former slave route to Assin Manso
- Visit to slave dungeons at Assin Manso
- Visit to final resting place of repatriated ancestors
- Grand Durbar of Traditional Chiefs and Central Region people
- Experience traditional Fontomfrom drums
- Drive through forest zone to Kumasi
Optional Activities
- Dancing to Fontomfrom drums at the Grand Durbar
Landmarks Assin Manso - Day 6
Kumasi
Kumasi- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Manhyia Palace Museum
- City tour with monuments to Ashanti people
- Visit to Kejetia market
- Visit to National Cultural Centre
- Visit to Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
- Visit to brass makers studios
- Visit to potters studios
- Visit to batik makers studios
- Visit to Ahwiaa wood carvers' village
- Visit to Ntonso Adinkra cloth village
- Visit to Adanwomase Kente weaving village
Optional Activities
- Shopping for crafts directly from artisans in craft villages
Landmarks Manhyia Palace Museum Kejetia Market National Cultural Centre Prempeh II Jubilee Museum Ahwiaa Ntonso Adanwomase - Day 7
Kumasi to Accra
Kumasi to Accra- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Stop at Besease Shrine
- Visit to traditional fetish shrine
- Experience ancestral worship to ancient gods
Landmarks Besease Shrine - Day 8
Accra
Accra- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Courtesy call on village chief and elders
- Traditional drumming and dancing by villagers
- Naming ceremony with Ghanaian name and gift
Landmarks Volta River Village - Day 9
Accra to Lome
Accra to Lome- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- City tour of Lome
- Visit to Musée National (National Museum)
- Visit to Place de l'Independence
- Visit to Grand Marche (Grand Market)
- Visit to Marche des Feticheurs (Fetish Market)
Landmarks Musée National Place de l'Independence Grand Marche Marche des Feticheurs - Day 10
Lome to Cotonou
Lome to Cotonou- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Tour of temple dedicated to sacred Python
- Visit to sacred forest with shrines
- Visit to Port of No Return monument
Landmarks Temple of Sacred Python Sacred Forest Port of No Return - Day 11
Cotonou
Cotonou- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Ganvie floating village
- Canoe ride on waterways
- Shopping on floating market
Landmarks Ganvie 
- Day 12
Cotonou to Accra
Cotonou to Accra- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Stop in Lome
Optional Activities
- Lunch at beachside restaurant in Lome
- Day 13
Accra
Accra- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
