-Day 1 Overnight flight to Accra
Day 2 Akwaaba Accra
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Details: Accra guided sightseeing tour
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, positioned on the country’s southern Atlantic coast. It has long been the political and administrative center of the nation and played a central role in Ghana’s independence movement, with historic sites, civic squares, and former colonial forts reflecting its importance in the country’s modern history.
Details: W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre visit
Explore the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, a memorial dedicated to the influential American civil rights leader and Pan-Africanist. Discover exhibits that trace his life, his scholarship, and his impact on global Black liberation movements. Step inside his preserved home and explore his personal library, which holds more than 5,000 books and manuscripts. Engage with the ideas and history that shaped his lifelong commitment to equality and Pan-African unity.
Details: Independence/Black Star Square
Independence/Black Star Square is a public square in Accra, Ghana, with a large black star on top of a monument that symbolizes African emancipation and the Pan-African movement. The square is surrounded by government buildings and landmarks, including the Independence Arch. It is a significant landmark in Ghana's struggle for independence and an important gathering place for national celebrations and cultural events.
Day 3 Accra
Details: Trashy Bags upcycling workshop
Explore Trashy Bags Africa during a hands-on upcycling workshop that showcases one of Accra’s most creative approaches to reducing plastic waste. Learn how the team collects discarded water sachets from across the city and transforms them into durable bags and accessories through sorting, cleaning, cutting, and stitching. Follow the full production process and try making a simple upcycled item yourself while gaining a close look at how local initiatives are addressing environmental challenges in practical, community-driven ways.
Details: Makola Market exploration
Explore Makola Market, Accra’s largest and most energetic open-air market, where stalls, vendors, and narrow alleyways create a constant flow of color, sound, and movement. Walk through its maze-like passages lined with textiles, produce, household goods, and handmade items, and observe the remarkable balance and skill of women carrying large bowls and bundles on their heads. Navigate this centrally located market with a local guide to reach its most interesting sections and discover excellent vantage points for photos.
Day 4 Accra--Cape Coast
Travel to Cape Coast
Details: Assin Manso Slave River Site visit
Assin Manso is a major historical site where enslaved Africans from inland regions took their “last bath” in the Donkor Nsuo River before being forced to the coastal forts for shipment across the Atlantic. The site also serves as a memorial, marking the return and re-interment of two ancestors whose remains were brought back from the United States and Jamaica. It stands today as a place of remembrance that connects Ghana’s landscape to the wider history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Details: Cape Coast Castle visit
Visit Cape Coast Castle, originally built by the Swedes in 1653 and later expanded under British control, to gain a clear understanding of how the trans-Atlantic slave trade operated along the West African coast. As you move through its courtyards, corridors, and dungeons, you will learn about the complex relationships between European traders and the African groups who participated in the trade, and see firsthand the conditions in which millions of Africans were held before being shipped across the Atlantic. Standing in the dim, crowded dungeons and looking out toward the “Door of No Return” offers a powerful encounter with the history that shaped the region and the wider world.
Day 5 Cape Coast
Details: Kakum National Park visit
Visit Kakum National Park, one of the last remaining tropical rainforests in West Africa, and experience its remarkable biodiversity firsthand. Once in the park, choose between a guided nature walk—where you’ll explore the forest’s diverse plant and animal life and learn about traditional medicinal uses of local species—or take on the canopy walkway, suspended high above the forest floor and offering sweeping views across the rainforest. Both options give your group an engaging way to appreciate the ecological importance and unique atmosphere of this protected landscape.
Details: International Stingless Bee Project visit
Visit the International Stingless Bee Project to see how this innovative conservation initiative is helping rural farmers build sustainable livelihoods through stingless beekeeping. Learn how Professor Peter Kwapong’s research uncovered the abundance of stingless bee species in Ghana’s forests and how the project now protects biodiversity, supports community income, and strengthens climate resilience. Tour the hives, walk through the surrounding rainforest to understand the wider ecosystem, and end with a tasting of their uniquely flavorful honey for a deeper appreciation of the craft and its impact.
Details: Elmina Castle (St. George’s Castle) visit
Tour Elmina Castle (St. George’s Castle), built by the Portuguese in 1482 and recognized as the oldest European structure in sub-Saharan Africa. Walk through its stark whitewashed courtyards and descend into the dark, airless dungeons where thousands of enslaved Africans were imprisoned before being forced onto ships bound for the Americas. Stand at the Door of No Return, a powerful and symbolic threshold that invites reflection on the human cost of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the resilience of those who endured it.
Day 6 Cape Coast
Details: Global Mamas batik-making workshop
Discover the art and beauty of African batik as you step into the workshop of a local artisan and work side-by-side during this hands-on three-hour class. Learn traditional wax-and-dye techniques used to create vibrant patterns, and design your own one-of-a-kind two-yard fabric to take home. End the experience with a deeper appreciation for the skill, creativity, and cultural heritage behind this cherished craft.
Details: Auntie Esi’s Ghanaian cooking class with lunch
Explore the fragrant and vibrant flavors of West African cuisine as you step into Auntie Esi’s kitchen for a hands-on cooking experience. Learn how to prepare authentic Ghanaian dishes such as jollof with chicken or fish while Esi introduces you to the ingredients, techniques, and cultural traditions that shape everyday cooking in Ghana. After mastering the recipes, sit down together to enjoy the feast you’ve helped create, gaining both new skills and a deeper appreciation for the region’s culinary heritage.
Day 7 Cape Coast--Accra
Travel to Accra
Details: Coffin Makers’ Workshop visit
Visit the Coffin Makers’ Workshop in Teshie, a coastal suburb of Accra, to see how master craftsmen carve wooden coffins into striking, symbolic designs that reflect the profession, passions, or personality of the deceased. Watch artisans shape, paint, and finish these imaginative creations—ranging from fish and airplanes to tools and everyday objects—and gain insight into a unique Ghanaian tradition that celebrates life through artistry.
Details: Jamestown Heritage walk
Visit Jamestown, the historic heart of British-era Accra, and take in the bright colours, bold street life, and rich cultural heritage that define this coastal district. Explore its distinctive architecture, where Eurocentric designs blend with Ghanaian influences—a reminder of Jamestown’s role as the seat of British colonial administration before independence. Capture a photo at the iconic red-and-white lighthouse overlooking the Gulf of Guinea, one of Ghana’s most recognizable landmarks and a symbol of the community’s enduring maritime history.
Day 8 Flight home from Accra
-Day 8 Start extension to Kumasi
Travel to Kumasi
Details: Kumasi guided sightseeing tour
Kumasi is a major city in south-central Ghana and the historic capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, known for its royal traditions, bustling markets, and deep cultural heritage. Set within a lush forest belt, it has long served as a key commercial crossroads and remains one of Ghana’s most vibrant urban centers, often called The Garden City for its greenery and enduring connection to Ashanti identity.
Details: Manhyia Palace Museum visit
Manhyia Palace Museum offers a clear window into the heritage of the Ashanti Kingdom, housed in the former royal residence built in 1925 for Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I after his return from exile. It preserves royal regalia, photographs, furniture, and ceremonial artefacts that trace the political, spiritual, and cultural story of the Ashanti people, making it one of the most important places to understand the kingdom’s legacy.
Details: Kejetia Market visit
Kejetia Market is a huge, lively trading center at the heart of Kumasi, where thousands of traders sell everything from food and fabrics to tools and handmade goods. Its energy, colour, and constant movement make it one of the best places to experience everyday Ashanti life.
Details: National Cultural Centre visit
The National Cultural Centre in Kumasi is a peaceful cultural complex where Ashanti history and artistic traditions are showcased through museums, craft studios, and live workshops. It offers an easy, authentic way to experience the region’s heritage in one place, from royal artefacts to brass casting, pottery, woodcarving, and batik making.
Day 9 Kumasi--Accra
Travel to Accra
Details: Ashanti craft villages excursion
Spend the day exploring three of the Ashanti region’s most celebrated craft villages. In Ahwiaa, watch skilled woodcarvers shape intricate stools, masks, and sculptures by hand. Continue to Ntonso, where artisans create traditional Adinkra cloth using symbolic stamps and natural dyes. End in Bonwire, the birthplace of Kente weaving, to see master weavers produce the vibrant, patterned strips that have become a symbol of Ghanaian identity.
Day 10 Flight home from Accra
Tour Includes:
- Return-trip airfare
- 8 overnight stays (10 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
- Breakfast daily except on arrival day
- Lunch daily except on arrival and departure day
- Dinner daily except on departure day
- Full-time services of a professional tour director
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
- Visit to select attractions as per itinerary
- Tour Diary™
- Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
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