AKWAABAA!!! A WARM WELCOME TO GHANA!!! You arrive at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana. Accra is situated on the Gold Coast of Western Africa. This is the start of what will be an amazing journey that will live with you forever. After passing through immigration, you proceed to collect your luggage before heading to customs. You will be met just outside of customs and transferred to your hotel in our private air-conditioned vehicle. Once you have checked in, our expert cultural guide, who will be accompanying you for the duration of your tour, will offer you Akwaaba (Welcome) and brief you on the exciting activities that await you here in Accra. 

Check in for stay at the Fiesta Royal Hotel, Accra.  Since your fight arrives in the morning, after a brief rest your driver will take you on a tour of Accra and to the grocery to pick up some items you may want life additional water, soda, snacks etc.  Lunch will follow and Dinner later at your own cost.

On your first full day in Ghana, after a sumptuous buffet breakfast at your hotel, we set off for the tour of Accra and the vicinity, passing through the economic and administrative districts. Visit the W.E.B. Du Bois Center honoring the life of one of the most prominent Pan-Africanists who chose to live and work in Ghana. 

• Independence Square where you will see the enclosed flame of African liberation, which was lit by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1961. And drive past the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum.
   
• James Town-one of Accra's most historic neighborhoods, where history resides on every comer. Best known for its lighthouses (the first of which was constructed in 1875 by the British) as a navigational aid for trading vessels sailing through the Gulf of Guinea. The original structure was ruined but a larger and more improved lighthouse completed in 1921 is still functioning today.
   
• You may visit "Brazil House" and learn about the seven Afro­ Brazilians families who returned to settle in Ghana in 1836. Familiar Brazilian/Portuguese last names such as De Souza, Palmares, Azumah, Amorin, Da Costa, Santos, De Medeiros, and Olympia are abundant in this section of Accra.
   
• End the day with a visit to Teshie Nungua. We will visit a local casket-making shop to see a collection of caskets carved in the shape of different objects, depicting traditional beliefs in life after death. The "Fantasy Coffins" of Teshie Nungua has been featured in National Geographic and can be found in museums and galleries worldwide.
  Overnight at the hotel. 

Meal(s) included: Breakfast 

After a good breakfast, visit Makola Market. Your guide will be available to assist you to practice your bargaining prowess. 

Continue to the University of Ghana which is the oldest and the largest of the thirteen (13) Ghanaian National Public Universities. 

As the premier university in Ghana and as a leader in tertiary education, the University has established several link agreements with universities in Africa, Europe, and North America for students, faculty, and staff exchange as well as collaborative research. 

After lunch, spend the rest of your day at leisure. 

Later in the evening, you will be picked up to the Black Star Line Event which was inspired by Marcus Garvey as indicated by Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa. 

Drop off and overnight at your hotel. 

 Following breakfast, we enjoy a scenic ride to Cape Coast with a stop at Assin Manso, the burial site of two former slaves from the U. S. and Jamaica whose remains were re-interred in August 1998 during Ghana's first Emancipation Day Celebration. You will see the "Slave River" where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave Castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean. 

This evening, visit Elmina Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1482. This castle was the first European structure built in sub-Saharan Africa. In the afternoon Visit Cape Coast Castle and the Castle Museum for a guided tour. Cape Coast Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was one of the departure points for Africans being sent into slavery in the Americas. The castle is home to the infamous "Door of No Return". 

Transfer or overnight at your hotel or resort. 

Meal(s) Breakfast 

 Today, we participate in the "Fihankra'' ceremony after breakfast. Fihankra is a ceremony that seeks to reconnect people of African descent, who have been lost due to the transatlantic slave trade, to the motherland. This ceremony reconnects returnees with the cultural and spiritual ties that had been denied them for centuries. The final part of Fihankra includes a naming ceremony.  

Continue to visit Kakum National Park. Kakum is one of Ghana's most famous parks. Take a brief walking tour on the forest floor; see birds, and butterflies and perhaps catch a glimpse of the forest's over 40 species of mammals including monkeys and the reclusive forest elephant. Proceed to the canopy walk. Kakum is home to Africa's only aerial walkway through the tree canopy, a 1000-foot-long and seven-bridge walkway with viewing platforms that reach heights of over 150 feet above the ground. 

Return to Accra. And check into your hotel. 

 Meal(s) Included: Breakfast  

 DEPARTURE I IN-FLIGHT 

After a hearty breakfast, enjoy your day at leisure and prepare for your onward flight. 

Depart Accra. 

Bye! Nante Yie (Safe Journey!) 

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast