Black History Tour - Back to Your Roots (Accra to Assin to Cape Coast to Elmina)

4.8 (4 reviews) Accra, Ghana
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Duration2 days
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LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

This tour portrays you to the 'Black History' and connect you to your roots. It makes more emphasis on culture and heritage. Our travel leaders/guides are very professional with a very good communication skills.

What's included

  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Gratuities

What to expect

Day 1: Explore Assin Manso Slave Market & River
  1. Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park
    2h · Admission ticket included
    We will drive from Accra to Cape Coast, enroute we will visit the Assin Manso Slave Market. This is the final and the last point of the slaves where they had their last bath before they travel through the virgin forest for 3 weeks to the castles and are shipped to the unknown world. We will learn about the slave journey. Over here we will connect to our ancestors at the salve river where they took their last bath.
  2. Cape Coast Castle
    2h · Admission ticket included
    After the tour we will proceed to Cape Coast and have lunch. We will visit the Cape Coast Castle. Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese "feitoria" or trading post, established in 1555. However in 1653 the Swedish Africa Company constructed a timber fort there.
Day 2: Explore Elmina
  1. Elmina Castle
    3h · Admission ticket included
    Today we will wake up in Ghana's top most historical town. We will visit the Elmina Castle, the oldest European building in existence below the Sahara, the fort Jago, and the salt mining village. We will do a walk through the town pass the ancient historical buildings, the 17th Century Dutch Cemetery. We will take time to learn about some of the historical and very old buildings of Elmina during the days of slavery. There will be an immersion into the culture and the tradition of the people of Ghana. If there is time we will visit homes in the communities to see the way of life of the people and have a deeper insight on the everyday life of the local people.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Your travel leader will be in a Freelancenana Tshirt with name of guide written boldly on it.

End point

Your travel leader will be in a Freelancenana Tshirt with name of guide written boldly on it.

Pickup details

Your travel leader will be in a Freelancenana Tshirt with name of guide written boldly on it.

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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