Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Arrival in Accra
Arrival in Accra- Start point
- Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana (Kotoka International Airport - Arrivals)
- Day 2
Accra City Tour
Accra City Tour- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided sightseeing tour of Accra
- Visit Artist Alliance Gallery
- Visit W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan African Culture
- Visit Independence/Black Star Square
- Tour Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park including mausoleum, museum, personal residence, Eternal Flame of African Liberation, and gardens
- Shopping at Arts Center open-air market
Landmarks Artist Alliance Gallery W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan African Culture Independence/Black Star Square Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park Arts Center - Day 3
Accra to Tamale
Accra to Tamale - Day 4
Salaga Slave Market and Naming Ceremony
Salaga Slave Market and Naming Ceremony- Meals
- Dinner (Healing feast including traditional food shared between descendants of slave raiders and enslaved Africans)
Included Activities
- Tour Salaga slave market site
- Meet with traditional leader
- Participate in foot-washing ceremony
- Lay wreath at grave site
- Traditional African naming ceremony
- Healing feast with traditional drumming and dancing
Landmarks Salaga Slave Market - Day 5
Tamale to Kumasi via Slave Trade Route
Tamale to Kumasi via Slave Trade RouteIncluded Activities
- Visit former slave markets of Kintampo and Assin Bono
- Visit Kintampo Waterfalls
Landmarks Kintampo Waterfalls - Day 6
Kumasi and Ashanti Empire
Kumasi and Ashanti EmpireIncluded Activities
- Guided city tour of Kumasi monuments
- Visit Manhyia Palace Museum
- Visit National Cultural Centre featuring Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
- Visit brass makers, potters, and batik makers studios
- Visit Ntonso Adinkra cloth village
- Visit Bonwire Kente weaving village
Landmarks Manhyia Palace Museum National Cultural Centre Prempeh II Jubilee Museum Ntonso Bonwire - Day 7
Kumasi to Elmina
Kumasi to Elmina- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 8
Elmina Castle and Reverential Night
Elmina Castle and Reverential Night- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Tour Elmina Castle
- Explore castle grounds and rooms
- Beach memorial ceremony with bread throwing
- Wreath and candle ceremony at sea
- Candlelight processions and vigil
- Re-enactment of slave passage through Door of No Return
- Midnight declaration of Emancipation Day
Landmarks Elmina Castle - Day 9
Assin Manso and Emancipation Day Celebration
Assin Manso and Emancipation Day CelebrationIncluded Activities
- Visit Assin Manso slave dungeons
- Visit final resting place of repatriated ancestors
- Attend Grand Durbar of Traditional Chiefs
- Experience Emancipation Day Celebration
- Dance to 'Fontomfrom' drums
Landmarks Assin Manso - Day 10
Assin Manso to Accra and Departure
Assin Manso to Accra and Departure- End point
- Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana (Kotoka International Airport - Departures)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Shopping at Arts Center open-air market
Landmarks Arts Center
