Check into your hotel and relax. Overnight at Golden Tulip Kumasi Hotel (B, D)

Day 8 › Kumasi (approx. 4hrs, 191km) Kintampo (approx. 3hrs 9min, 223km) Mole After breakfast, check out of your hotel and depart to Mole. En route, stop at the former slave markets of Kintampo and Assin Bono. Enjoy this scenic but haunting drive through the land where the slave trade took place. Notice the change in climate and terrain, which has a direct bearing on the population of Africans that the slave traders targeted. Visit the Kintampo Waterfalls to experience the cool, invigorating atmosphere created by nature and savour the breath-taking view of the cascading waterfall Continue the drive to Mole. Overnight at Zaina Lodge (B, D)

Day 9 › Larabanga Mosque – Afternoon SafariAfter breakfast, visit the Larabanga Mosque, which is thought to be the oldest mosque in Ghana and West Africa. The afternoon safari begins at 3:00 pm and lasts for an hour, in

order not to disturb the animals unduly. An armed guide in a rental jeep escorts tourist on this adventure, which is booked for at the Information Centre. Tourists have the choice of viewing the animals from the roof of the jeep or from the inside, as most of the rental jeeps have rooftop seating. Some of the animals that visitors may see on this safari are buffaloes, hyenas, roan antelopes, leopards, elephants and hartebeest. Overnight at Zaina Lodge (B, D)

Day 10 › Morning Jeep Safari (approx. 2hrs 45min, 168km) – Tamale – Accra After breakfast, depart for an early morning safari. The drive safari involves a drive through the Park. Afterwards, check out of your hotel and depart to Tamale. Upon arrival, drive to the Tamale airport for check in and fly to Accra. Overnight at Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel (B, D)

Day 11 › Travel Home After breakfast, transfer to airport for check-in and final departure back home.

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Day 1 › Akwaaba-Welcome Arrive in Accra, Ghana (Flight Details - TBC). Transfer from airport to your hotel. After checking in your guide will brief you on what to expect during your stay in Ghana. Overnight at Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel (D)

Day 2 › Accra City Tour After breakfast, depart from your hotel for a sightseeing tour of Accra visiting the National Museum of History and Ethnography,

Independence Square, Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and Museum. Your tour will end at the Arts Centre where you will have an opportunity to use your bargaining skills to shop from an open-air market for artefacts from Ghana and West Africa. Overnight at Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel (B, D)

Day 3 › Village Naming CeremonyAfter breakfast, check out of your hotel and depart for a scenic drive to a beautiful village

Per Person Based on Double Occupancy

Single Supplement $990

• Round trip air JFK – Accra on Delta Airlines

• Domestic flight from Tamale to Accra

• Baggage Handling at Hotel and Airport

• Meet and Greet upon arrival at hotel

• Transportation in an air conditioned vehicle

• Experienced English speaking Tour Guide

• All entry fees as stated in the itinerary

• 4 Nights Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel – Accra

• 2 Nights Coconut Grove Hotel, Elmina

• 2 Nights Golden Tulip Kumasi Hotel

• 2 Nights Zaina Lodge, Mole

• Breakfast Daily

• 10 Dinners

• Travel Protection Insurance

• Souvenir Gift

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located in the Volta Region. You will have the opportunity to pay a courtesy call on the paramount chief and elders amidst traditional drumming and dancing by the villagers and also participate in a naming ceremony, where you will be given a traditional African name. Overnight at Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel (B, D)

Day 4 › Kakum National Park – Cape Coast CastleAfter breakfast, check out of your hotel and drive to Kakum National Park, one of West Africa’s surviving tropical rain forests. 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.

Afterwards, embark on a tour of the infamous Forts, Castles and Slave Dungeons of Ghana. History will unfold the story of the slave trade which the impact is still felt beyond the shores of Africa today. Visit the Cape Coast Castle built by the Swedes in 1653 and was later taken over by the British. This castle also houses the West African Historical Museum established by the Smithsonian Institute in collaboration with the Ghanaian Government in 1994. Overnight at Coconut Grove Beach Resort. (B, D)

Day 5 › Elmina Castle and Elmina Walking TourEarly morning after breakfast, depart hotel and visit the Elmina Castle built by the Portuguese in 1482 and also known as

St. George’s Castle.

The colourful harbour nestled below the Elmina Castle, full of pirogues preparing to go to sea offers one of West Africa’s greatest photo opportunities.

Later in the afternoon, embark on a guided walking tour of Elmina. Overnight at Coconut Grove Beach Resort (B, D)

Day 6 › Elmina – Slave River – Kumasi City TourAfter breakfast, check out of your hotel and drive through the forest zone to Kumasi, the

seat of the Ashanti Empire to explore the

legends of the famous Ashanti people, whose legacies are still

evident today. Stop at the former slave in

Assin Manso. Visit the site of “Donkor Nsuo”, the former Slave River and market, as well as the final transit point for a large number of enslaved Africans. This is the final resting place for two ancestors whose mortal remains were returned from the USA and Jamaica and re-interred there.

Afterwards, continue to Kumasi where you will visit the 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. Overnight at Golden Tulip Kumasi Hotel (B, D)

Day 7 › Ashanti Craft VillagesAfter breakfast, check out of your hotel to visit the three craft villages: visit Ahwiaa, the wood carvers’ 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. Afterwards, depart for a scenic drive through the forest region of Ashanti to Accra.