10Days 9nights Detailed Ghana Cultural Heritage,food, Nature Tour

Day 1: Accra City Tour

1. Accra
   1h
   1st night to the next day
   Kwame Tours will make Guides available before arrival of travelers. After travelers check out, they are conveyed from the Airport by a comfortable vehicle to their Hotel with wifi on board to talk by their family of their arrivals... They relax in the bus and stay observant. Travelers can interact with the guide and relax while they comb through the first class streets of Accra... after they had checked in their hotel, travellers can take a walk out with the guide in the night if they want to have a feel of life in the evening or night. travelers would be guided through the streets of Accra from their location and back..charge for the next day activities..
2. National Museum of Ghana
   45m · Admission ticket included
   t is the largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board opened on 5th March 1957 by Duchess of Kent, Princess Marina. ..Objects in the archeology section range from the Stone Age period to the recent historical past. Those on permanent exhibition at the ethnography gallery include chief's regalia, indigenous Ghanaian musical instruments, gold weights, beads, traditional textiles, stools and pottery. There are also objects from other African countries acquired through exchange. Examples are Senufo masks from Ivory Coast, Zulu wooden figures and bead-ware from Southern Africa. In addition there are also ancient Ife bronze heads from Nigeria and Bushongo carvings from the Congo. Exhibits at the small but impressive art gallery consist mainly of contemporary Ghanaian paintings executed in oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolours and collages. Apart from these there are sculpture pieces in different media.
3. Independence Square
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The Independence Arch in Accra, Ghana, is part of the Independence Square which contains monuments to Ghana's independence struggle, including the Independence Arch, Black Star Gate, and the Liberation Day Monument...
4. Centre for National Culture, Accra
   45m
   Center for National Culture is the largest craft market in the country..you are allowed to shop for souvenirs amongst the stalls and bargain at the Centre for National Culture crafts market.. have some extra drum and other local instrumental lessons with the locals..
5. W.E.B. DuBois Center
   45m · Admission ticket included
   This is the home, library and final resting place of American-born crusader for social justice, William Edward Burghardt DuBois... The Du Bois Centre is a library to commemorate the late W.E.B DuBois. The centre consists of the museum which contains memorabilia and his personal library, the Open Air Theatre where intellectual seminars, lectures and workshops are held along with cultural events.
6. Artists Alliance Gallery
   20m · Admission ticket included
   The hugely respected Ghanaian artist Ablade Glover established this renowned arts venue, which has become one of the most important of its kind in Ghana. There are three expansive floors of art displayed in cool marble galleries. Some are by established artists... ancient strip-woven Kente cloths by the Akan and Ewe; African masks of the type that inspired Picasso; and intricately carved furniture. Also on show are full-sized coffins in the shapes of crabs, running shoes and eagles. Everything is for sale
7. Labadi Pleasure Beach
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Labadi Beach or more properly known as La Pleasure Beach is the busiest beach on Ghana's coast. It is one of Accra's beautiful beaches and is maintained by the local..a place to relax and sit after a sunny sweaty tour in Accra..this location offers different kinds of local, continental and international foods and drinks..this is where our tour ends.
8. Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is a site of memory dedicated to Ghana’s first Pan African, Prime Minister and President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah who lived from 21st September 1909 to 27th April 1972.
9. Makola Market
   1m · Admission ticket included
   Makola Market is a renowned local and multi indoors and open outdoors market place and shopping district in the centre of the city of Accra...we want to exposed you into a busy Day Trip Pass the women traders at Makola Market, Accra's largest outdoor market...as you enjoy the colorful and joyful hustles of the people..shop for something and enjoy everything that the local has to offer while you take pictures..

Day 2: Cape Coast and Elmina Castle. Kakum National Park

1. Cape Coast Castle
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The former slave castle at Cape Coast built 1555 is a UNESCO World Heritage site commemorating a sad history inflicted on Africa...you will be expose to the activities of the slave trade era and the effects it had on our culture, nations and humanity as a whole... Those of the African Diaspora may request a 'Door of Return' ceremony (extra fee).
2. Cape Coast Walk
   45m
   Enjoy a pleasurable oceanside lunch featuring some fresh Ghana food along the ocean. Interact with the locals along the Castle Beach..
3. Elmina Castle
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482. in present-day Elmina, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast). It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea. this attraction will as well expose you to the activities of the slave trade era and the effects it had on communities, nations and humanity as a whole. a walk down the local fishing market
   Elmina is also a picturesque fishing town along Ghana's coast,
4. Kakum National Park
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Visit Kakum National Park to enjoy West Africa's longest rain forest canopy walkway,...The prominent landscape of the park is tropical forest accounting for 90% of the park landscape. It is one of three places in Africa that features a canopy walk through the trees. It covers a distance of 1,150 feet (350 m) while connecting through seven different trees...

Day 3: Kumasi Kejetia, Manhiya Palace Museum,okomfo anokye sword site, Bonwire Kente

1. Manhyia Palace Museum
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Manhyia Palace Museum is a historical museum located in Kumasi, Ashanti. the Museum currently provides fair insight into the culture of Ashanti land and Ghana's cultural legacy from before its colonization by Great Britain. It primarily serves "to commemorate (the Ashanti people's) and generally features video presentations and key historical items pertaining to Ashanti land and Ghana's ancestry.
2. Okomfo Anokye Sword Site
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Situated on the grounds of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, is the Komfo Anokye Sword Site which is seminal in Asante history. An over 300 year old sword wedged in the rockface ..A tour of the site offers one great insight about the beginning of the Ashanti Kingdom. The landmark has been protected for future generations. This site is a historical landmark where the Legendary Okomfo Anokye Sword is cited.
3. Kejetia Market
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The newly refurbished Kejetia Market is the largest single market in West Africa.
   Everything from food, fabrics & footwear, gold & jewelry, pottery,
   household items, handcrafts, oils, soaps & spices and so much more!
   The market is divided into sections, so, for example, if you find yourself in the
   food section, you will need someone to assist you to find the beads section.
   Let your market guide know your interests
4. 30m · Admission ticket included
   Bonwire is the home of the famous Akan Kente cloth According to history, two friends from the town learnt how to weave by watching how a spider spun its web...a visit here will feature you into learning how the locals there start with the process from start to finish..
5. 2h
   Lake Bosumtwi is the only natural lake in Ghana..this location offers a natural rain forest. Sighting the whole of Kumasi up on the mountains from your car or bus.. a boat cruise on the fresh water (extra fee)..there is also a Horse ranch close by managed by a German. it offer a Horse ride through the forest to the 7 villages around the location (extra fee) ..a location with special beach swimming and relaxation after a lot of movement..
6. Pass by
   Centre For National Culture Kumasi...At the Craft Centre, visitors can observe artisans using traditional methods to craft kente cloth, brass items and pottery, while the neighboring gift shop sells many of these items at reasonable prices.

Day 4: Western Region of Sekondi-Takoradi - Nzulezo

1. Nzulezo Stilt Village Tour
   5h · Admission ticket included
   The name "Nzulezo" in the Nzema language means "water surface..Nzulezu was built over Lake Tadane. The settlement of Nzulezo consists of stilt-supported structures.
   One of the highlights of a visit to Nzulezu is certainly the journey to get there. Nzulezo is one part of the Amasuri Wetland, a ramsar site and the largest inland swamp forest in Ghana. This location will also expose you to the local people there..spend a night there and experience the life of the locals there and enjoy the breeze and local food..

Day 5: Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River

1. Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park was one of the largest slave markets for gathering people to sell into slavery during the infamous trans-Atlantic slave trade. It is especially worth seeing as a prelude to viewing Cape Coast slave castle since you will be following the route taken by the ancestors of many African Americans...Assin Manso served as the place where slaves had their last bath on their journey. It also has the site where the returned remains of 2 diasporans (Lady Crystal from Jamaica and Carson from New York) were re-buried

Day 6: Northern Ghana Tour to Tamale, Laranbanga mosque, Mole national Park

1. 1m
   Experience the cultural and historical city of Tamale. Explore the daily busy market of the city of Tamale, where communities all over the region and some neighboring countries come to trade with lots of everything to see to make your day interesting. You get to learn about the culture of people of Northern Ghana as you explore the various stalls that showcase the cultural and historical identity of the people of Ghana
2. Larabanga Ancient Mosque
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Built primarily from packed earth in 1421, Larabanga is Ghana’s oldest mosque, and one of the country’s most revered religious sites... The seventeenth century structure’s style was heavily influenced by western Sudanese architecture, characterized by the use of horizontal timber, pyramidal towers, buttresses, and triangular perforations over entry portals. It is one of only eight mosques in the country built in this manner, and has long been a pilgrimage site for Ghana’s Muslim population
3. Mole National Park
   4h
   Morning game viewing at Mole National Park, Mole is rich in biodiversity and home to some 742 vascular plant species, over 90 mammal species including 5 primatespecies, of which species of conservation and tourist interest include Elephant, Buffalo, Kob, Western Hartebeest, Roan Antelope, Defassa Waterbuck, Oribi, Bohor Reedbuck and Red-flanked Duiker. Rare and endangered species include the Yellow-backed Duiker, Black and White Colobus Monkey, Leopard and Lion. The Park is also home to 334 bird species, 33 reptiles, 9 amphibian species, and some 120 butterfly species.
4. Kintampo Falls
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Kintampo waterfalls is one of the highest waterfalls in Ghana, located on the Pumpum river, a tributary of the Black Volta, about 4 kilometers... it is formed by three (3) main drops where the longest drop measures 25 meters (82 ft) in height and after a number of steps, and cascades, the river falls about 70 meters (230 ft).

Day 7: Volta Region,- Wli Falls,Tagbo Falls,Moutain Afadjato,Mountain Gemi,Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary

1. Wli Waterfalls
   2h · Admission ticket included
   According to archaeologists’ previous study, the Wli Waterfall is the highest waterfall in Ghana and the tallest in all of West Africa...The fall includes both a lower and upper deck, making it quite appealing to anyone’s eyes...one can also enjoy a swim here after walking through a typical rain forest to the location
2. Afadjato (Mount Afadjato)
   2m · Admission ticket included
   Afadzato is the name given to Mount Afadja by the Ewe people..the tallest mountain in all of Ghana, rising to a height of 885 meters into the skies..
3. Odumase Krobo
   1h
   A trip to this plant will teach you how glasses are transformed into lovely beads that adorn our bodies.
   Watch as the glasses are crushed into a fine powder and placed into a clay mold. Examine how it is cooked by burning crushed palm kernels at an incredibly high temperature to achieve the required result.
   
   You’ll be surprised at how easy traditional technology is employed to generate a temperature of around 600°C from palm kernels. Visit this bead factory to learn how to create them, and don’t forget to purchase some beads for souvenirs – and gifts!
4. Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary And Cultural Village
   1h · Admission ticket included
   For the past 200 years, the Mona monkeys inhabiting the tropical forest surrounding the small village of Tafi-Atome have been protected because it was believed they were messengers to the gods. In 1996, the village began broader efforts to protect their forest and monkeys, as well as to offer tours for visitors. As a result of these efforts, the monkey population has increased to about 200 and the forest, with its many species of birds and butterflies, has been preserved. The playful monkeys are wild but often come down very close to visitors when one can offer them Bananas...
5. Atimpoku
   2h
   A stop over at Atimpoku for a refreshing view of the Volta Lake...Since we will leave the city early for this experience, we can stop over at the beautiful Bridge View Hotel for a breakfast (customer pays for their breakfast) Cruise on the Volta lake at Adomi…This experience continues to the inner of the Volta Region of Ghana with uncountable beautiful landscapes and waterfalls.

Day 8: Aburi Botanical Gardens,Tetteh Quashie Cocoa Farm

1. 1h
   Ever wondered where chocolate comes from? Well, we’ll take you to the very beginning of chocolate – the cocoa tree. At the Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm, you learn a bit of the history of Cocoa in Ghana.. At the cocoa farm we will learn about the first cocoa farm in Ghana, life span of cocoa and socio-economic benefits to the country. We will have the chance to taste cocoa and get a feel of how natural cocoa is like...
2. Aburi Crafts Village
   1h · Admission ticket included
   point is Aburi Crafts Village...The craft village of Aburi is one of the most creative communities in Ghana and this tour allows you to explore the different craft workshops, learn about carvings and perhaps carve your very own key chain...since this location will be the last of the many African craft shops..you may want to shop for souvenir..
3. Aburi Botanical Gardens
   1h · Admission ticket included
   We will visit the Aburi Botanical Gardens, a popular place with birds and butterflies. Here we will have a guided tour where we learn the history and the local trees and plant species Tour around the gardens to know about the origin, age and medicinal properties of plants in the gardens.
   The main entrance welcoming with the palm walk comprising of an avenue of elegant palm
   The Bush House,
   The Rock Garden,
   The Pergola or Lovers lane,
   The Ficus tree,
   The retired helicopter
   School of horticulture.
4. Aburi
   3h
   last supper time at Hillburi Resort .. Have dinner at one of the hidden gems on the mountain and enjoy the breathtaking views over the evergreen valley and plains of the surrounding mountains @ Hillburi Resort https://hillburi.com/ ..here we will have a close discussion of our trip with the tour guides and the driver and interact,.. ask questions and get answers of some of the experiences we have had traveling for a whole 8 days in Ghana..

Day 9: Ada and Keta

1. Nkyinkyim Museum
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Explore how an artist depicted the stories of the infamous Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade at the Nkyinkyim Museum, and learn about the contributions of famous African heroes to African development.
2. 3h · Admission ticket included
   Meet Me There Eco-Lodge Relax-Unplug-Reset

Day 10: Drive back to Accra and have Lunch, drop off

1. 4h · Admission ticket included
   "Buka is an African restaurant that offers specialties mainly from Ghana, Nigeria, and occasionally from Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Senegal, as well as foreign dishes. Here, you can relax, review our trip, ask questions, and get answers. Drop off at any preferred location."

Pickup details

If you don't require pick up from your hotel, you can meet us at Accra Mall Car park or call our contact number.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels