Discover your heritage & find belonging on a transformative journey through Ghana’s cultural heart, crafted for African Diasporans aged 40+ scattered worldwide. If you’ve been yearning for an authentic connection to your roots, are fed up with media misinformation about African culture, are longing for spiritual connections, feeling disconnected from your heritage or are overwhelmed by work/life stress & burnout, this journey offers an experience like no other.
You'll be met at Accra International Airport by a member of our team & transported to your accommodation.
You'll travel through Accra, Elmina & Kumasi, where you’ll explore sacred sites, vibrant traditions & the warm embrace of Ghanaian hospitality. This tour is designed to relieve the pressures of everyday life, work stress & cultural isolation, offering a safe, accepting space to celebrate who you are. Move beyond mainstream travel experiences & discover the real Ghana, breaking through media misconceptions with genuine encounters & first hand insights into its rich culture & history.
Reconnect with your identity & experience the true power of belonging. Our tour offers the opportunity to overcome challenges providing a safe space to process your emotions & experiences, connecting with your roots in a supportive manner. With meaningful interactions, spiritual ceremonies & a community of like-minded travellers, you’ll gain renewed confidence, a deep sense of pride & a profound spiritual connection to Ghana.
Whether traveling solo, in a group or with a partner, you’ll return home inspired, rejuvenated & empowered by a journey that goes far beyond tourism.
This isn’t just a vacation, it’s a journey home, where every step brings healing, pride & community. Are you ready to reclaim your heritage & be a part of a life-changing experience?
Join us in Ghana, where your story, history & spirit are truly celebrated.
Pricing Disclaimer
Tour prices are based on land arrangements within Ghana unless otherwise stated.
International flights can be arranged for guests departing from the UK. Flight prices are subject to availability and airline fare changes until ticketed.
If you're unable to join our scheduled tours, we're happy to arrange personalised, bespoke tours for you. Drop us an email at Hi@withlovefromghana.com with your requirements or use our contact page.
3/4 * hotels in Accra, Kumasi & Cape Coast
Daily breakfast is provided throughout your trip
Tour guides will be available at sites
Your entrance fees to all listed sites are included
Ground transportation is provided throughout your trip in a vehicle with AC facilities
Your host will be available during the tour & on-call as needed
All fuel is included for all scheduled tours
You must apply for a Visa to visit Ghana if you have a British Passport. Please check Ghana High Commission for details of all countries
Please check current vaccination requirements with Ghana High Commission before you travel. Yellow fever is required & you must travel with your certificate
Daily breakfast, plus two dinners (on arrival & last night) are included
You must purchase your own drinks
Gratuities to hotel staff, tour guides etc
Personal telephone calls, laundry services etc
All payment fees & WeTravel fees are applicable at checkout
All guests must book their own return flights & inform us of the details ASAP. Internal flights are not included.
Akwaaba! Welcome to Ghana!
You will be met at Accra International Airport, welcomed by your host & transported with your luggage to your accommodation in Accra. You will check-in, have a brief orientation & a light evening meal. Then settle into your room.
After a night's rest at your accommodation, you'll explore Accra visiting Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum & Park, the Arts Centre, Independence/Black Star Square & experience Ghanaian cuisine at a local restaurant.
You will return to your accommodation to enjoy the facilities.
The itinerary is a guide to which we will attempt to adhere, but it may be necessary to alter it at short notice because of circumstances or events outside our control e.g., road conditions, adverse weather or any of those amounting to force majeure or due to the operating conditions imposed by any of our Vendors, facilities & transport.
Your itinerary will, however, be the same in content as far as reasonably possible, unless circumstances beyond our control make this impossible.
We'll need to leave early to journey from Accra to Kumasi, the Ashanti Kingdom. The trip takes around 5 hours. We'll make regular stops for you to stretch your legs, buy snacks & use public conveniences.
On arrival you'll check into your hotel & have lunch.
The afternoon will be spent visiting Manhiya Palace Museum, the seat of the current Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. It is also his official residence.
For the rest of the day, you will be free to explore Kumasi on your own or enjoy your hotel facilities.
During October & November tours you'll spend the morning at the Akwasidae Festival, which is one of the most important events in the Ashanti calendar. This festival, occurring every 42 days & is a celebration of the Ashanti people's rich history, traditions, and their paramount chief, the Asantehene, who is currently, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II.
Akwasidae is a time for the Ashanti people to honour their ancestors, seek blessings for the community & pay homage to the Asantehene. The celebration involves traditional rites, spiritual ceremonies & colourful cultural displays.
The Asantehene, dressed in rich regalia, receives homage from sub-chiefs & the general public. This is a spectacular event filled with traditional music, dance & vibrant displays of the Ashanti culture.
After lunch, you will visit Bonwire Kente Weaving Centre, where you can try your hand at weaving or purchase beautifully crafted cloths. This is where the popular Kente cloth originates.
Kente is a local cloth made in strips of different patterns, colours & designs. It is then sewn together to make clothing, which is worn at special occasions, e.g. Weddings, Festivals, Naming Ceremonies; plus the enstoolment of Kings, Queens & Chiefs.
You'll return to your hotel for dinner & to enjoy the facilities.
After breakfast, we'll visit the Okomfo Anokye Sword Site, a sacred Asante site, where the Ghanaian High Priest, Okomfo Anokye, is said to have planted a sword known as “ the sword of unity and strength” to aid uniting Akans in Ghana.
We'll make a stop at Kejetia market, the largest single open-air market in West Africa, with more than 10,000 stores and stalls.
You'll then enjoy your road trip to your accommodation in Accra.
After the journey from Kumasi, you'll have a free/rest day to do as you wish!
Events, activities & sightseeing options will be suggested.
If you've booked a massage, it can be arranged for today!
After breakfast, we'll make an early start on our 3 hour road trip to Elmina. We will stop for lunch at a local restaurant, check-in to your hotel & visit Elmina Castle.
Elmina Castle, built in 1482 by the Portuguese & was originally a trading post for gold, ivory & timber. It was later developed into holding dungeons for enslaved Africans, who were captured & tortured by slave traders; in preparation for their cross Atlantic journey to the Americas & the Caribbean.
We encourage guests to dress in white clothing, as a respect to our ancestors. It isn't compulsory, the choice is yours.
The rest of the day is yours to explore your new environment.
After breakfast, we'll begin the day at Kakum National Park, with its nature reserve, rainforest, bird trail, treehouse & 40 m canopy walkway.
Are you brave enough to cross the 7 canopies?
Hans Cottage Botel is a peaceful lakeside retreat set within natural surroundings in Cape Coast. The property is known for its resident crocodiles, visible from safe viewing areas & offers comfortable rooms, a swimming pool, on-site restaurant, & a relaxed atmosphere.
The evening will be spent at your hotel, enjoying the surroundings & facilities.
After breakfast & check-out, we'll stop at Assin Manso.
Assin Manso is a sacred historical site marking the final bathing place of enslaved Africans before their forced journey to the coast. You can reflect at the Slave River, visit memorials honouring the ancestors & engage with the site’s deep spiritual & historical significance.
Naming ceremonies will be performed here for guests who booked the experience.
It remains a powerful place of remembrance, reflection & reconnection.
We'll return to Accra, arriving at your hotel in the early evening.
After breakfast, we'll visit Aburi Botanical Gardens, sky high in the mountains of Eastern Region. Its roles include plant introduction, teaching agricultural methods & as a botanic garden, research is undertaken in the fields of conservation of medicinal plants, plant multiplication & horticulture.
After lunch we head further up the mountain to Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm, where the first cocoa seeds were planted in Ghana. You can explore different varieties of cocoa & discover its history.
On our descent, we will make a mystery stop for you to enjoy a spot of shopping. We then drive back to Accra to prepare for your leaving dinner & cultural evening.
After breakfast the day is yours to explore as you wish.
Do you fancy spending time at the beach? Or last minute shopping? What about a massage?
The choice is yours.
We'll meet later in the day to check-out of your hotel, ready for your return trip to Accra International Airport, 3 hours before your flight back home.
Thank you for choosing With Love From Ghana Ltd - Hosted Tours. We hope to see you again.
