9 Days Private Black History Tour in Ghana

Day 1: AIRPORT TRANSFER - HOTEL CHECK IN

1. 1h
   Arrive in Accra, Ghana. You will be met at the airport by Landtours representatives who will assist you with your transfer from the airport to your hotel and assist with the hotel check-in process. Enjoy a welcome drink at the hotel and participate in an orientation session.

Day 2: ACCRA CITY TOUR — JAMES TOWN WALKING TOUR

1. W.E.B. DuBois Center
   1h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, experience the city’s highlights during this Accra orientation. The capital of Ghana since 1877, Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region. In addition, it’s the country’s most populous city.
   
   Travel through the administrative and economic districts of Accra. Also, see the Artists Alliance Gallery, the W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan-African Culture, and the Independence/Black Star Square.
   
   Learn about important events in Ghana’s history and the country’s first president who helped lead Ghana to independence.
   Continue your tour to The National Museum of Ghana is in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. It is the largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. The museum building was opened on 5 March 1957 as part of Ghana's independence celebrations.
   
   Visit the Arts Center, where participants can sharpen their bargaining skills to shop for goods from Ghana and West Africa in an open-air market.
2. James Town Lighthouse
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Afterward, visit Jamestown, the historic center of British Accra. You’ll love the bright colors, authentic tastes, and rich history of this charming district.
   
   Explore Jamestown’s architecture which has a unique blend of Eurocentric and Ghanaian influences, a reminder of the district’s history as the seat of British Colonial rule before Ghana’s independence. Take a picture of one of Ghana’s most famous buildings, Jamestown’s red and white lighthouse that overlooks the Gulf of Guinea.
   
   End the day’s tour at the Arts Center, where participants can sharpen their bargaining skills to shop for goods from Ghana and West Africa in an open-air market.
   
   On display, you will see fabrics of different materials, designs, colors, and textures to purchase from.
3. Center for National Culture
   1h · Admission ticket included
   End the day’s tour at the Arts Center, where participants can sharpen their bargaining skills to shop for goods from Ghana and West Africa in an open-air market. On display, you will see fabrics of different materials, designs, colors, and textures to purchase from.
4. Gallery 1957
   1h
   Delve into the creative expressions of resident artists in Ghana in Gallery 1957 located in the 5 star hotel Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City.
   
   Connect with talented artists themes, ideas and values important to them in their works.
5. Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, also known as the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) is the last resting place of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
   
   It is dedicated to him for his outstanding campaign to liberate Ghana (then Gold Coast) from colonial rule in 6th March, 1957.
6. Black Star Gate
   1h · Admission ticket included
   In 1957, the Ghanaian politician and revolutionary leader Kwame Nkrumah led the Gold Coast, now Ghana, to its independence from Britain.
   
   Nkrumah became the first prime minister and president of Ghana, and to celebrate the nation’s newfound autonomy, he commissioned the construction of a huge public square.
   
   We conclude the activities for the day and drop you off at the hotel to enjoy a relaxing evening

Day 3: VILLAGE NAMING CEREMONY

1. 6h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, depart for a scenic drive to a beautiful village located on the lower course of the splendid Volta River.
   
   Experience a traditional naming ceremony, one of the cornerstones of Ghanaian cultural heritage. You’ll take part in the naming ceremony, where you will be given a traditional African name and welcomed into the local community by the chiefs and townspeople. You’ll also enjoy authentic traditional drumming and dancing during the ceremony. Other activities include a demonstration of pottery making which is the main occupation of the women in the village.

Day 4: KAKUM NATIONAL PARK & CAPE COAST CASTLE

1. Kakum National Park
   4h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, depart early in the morning for a drive to Kakum National Park, one of West Africa’s surviving tropical rainforests.
   
   The most popular attraction is the Canopy Walkway which is made up of seven bridges extending 330m, hanging 30m (100 feet) above the forest floor.
   
   Enjoy a 2 km nature walk through this forest to discover the wide variety of exotic floral species and the medicinal values they offer.
2. Cape Coast Castle
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   Later in the day, visit the Cape Coast Castle which was built by the Swedes in 1653 and was later taken over by the British. Like Elmina Castle, Cape Coast Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a poignant memorial to the millions of Africans who were victims of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
   
   This castle also houses the West African Historical Museum established by the Smithsonian Institute in collaboration with the Ghanaian Government in 1994.

Day 5: ELMINA CASTLE & ELMINA FISHING VILLAGE WALKING TOUR

1. Elmina Castle
   6h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, check out of the hotel and depart for Cape Coast to embark on a tour of the Elmina Castle (also known as St. George’s Castle ) built by the Portuguese in 1482. Designated as an official UN World Heritage Site, Elmina Castle is an important symbol of the traumatic history of the Trans–Atlantic slave.
   
   Take a tour of the castle and learn how the legacy of the slave trade has shaped Africans and the African Diaspora for generations.
   
   The colorful harbor nestled below the Elmina Castle, full of pirogues preparing to go to sea offers one of West Africa’s greatest photo opportunities.

Day 6: ELMINA – ASSIN MANSO – KUMASI CITY TOUR

1. Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Travel from Elmina and visit Assin Manso, the location of “Donkor Nsuo”, a riverbank that served as a Slave market and final transit point for a large number of enslaved Africans during the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade. This is the final resting place for two ancestors whose mortal remains were returned from the USA and Jamaica and reinterred there.
2. Manhyia Palace Museum
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Continue your drive from Assin-Manso to Kumasi where you will visit Manhyia Palace Museum to obtain firsthand information on the legacies of the Ashanti kingdom. Enjoy a drive through the city with monuments dedicated to the memory of the great Ashanti people.
3. National Cultural Centre
   1h · Admission ticket included
   End the day’s tour at the National Cultural Center which features the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and various studios of the brass makers, potters and batik makers.

Day 7: ASHANTI CRAFT VILLAGES

1. 6h · Admission ticket included
   This day is devoted to visiting the three famous Ashanti craft villages. After breakfast depart for Ahwiaa, the woodcarvers’ village, Ntonso, the home of Adinkra cloth, and Bonwire, the Kente weaving village. You will have an opportunity to see how African crafts are made and to buy directly from the artisans who make them.

Day 8: KUMASI – BESEASE SHRINE - ACCRA

1. 6h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, depart to Accra. Enroute, visit the Besease shrine a UNESCO World Heritage site, and experience ancient customs of the traditional Ashanti religion.
   
   The Besease Shrine is a traditional fetish shrine, near the town of Ejisu. Each of these shrines is a home for a particular spirit, called obosom that mediates between mortals and the supreme god Nyame.
   
   Observe the unique architecture and experience the mode of ancestral worship to the ancient gods.
   
   Upon arrival into Accra, check into your hotel and enjoy the rest of your day at your leisure.

Day 9: FAREWELL - DEPARTURE

1. Accra
   12h
   Devote this day to doing some last-minute sightseeing and shopping. Later in the day, transfer to the airport for the final departure home.

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Kindly inform us of any health restrictions prior to your trip