Having enjoyed your first night in Accra, today is dedicated to an Accra city tour, first visit is W. E. B. DuBois and Pan African Center is a memorial place and a research center, dedicated into a great Pan Africanist who lived and died as a Ghanaian, he came to Ghana at the Age of 95 with 1,000 books to work on African Encyclopedia on invitation of Ghana’s first president. 

At the center we will visit African American Association of Ghana office and join other returnees to participate in some of the yearlong activities earmarked for the “Beyond the Return”. Ghana seeks to continue to invite home all and sundry kith and kin of African descendants on a pilgrimage journey to the motherland to reconnect with their ancestral roots, whilst commemorating 400 years of when the first enslaved Africans landed in America. We also honor our heroes and heroines for fighting for our emancipation and liberty. 

We continue to visit the garden adjoining the National Museum, which has sculptures and other artifacts which tells more about our customs and traditions which gives us excellent overview of Ghana and West African culture. Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant serving a selection of West African and continental dishes. In the afternoon we pass by Independence Square and view the enclosed flame of African liberation, which was lit by Kwame Nkrumah himself in 1961. We continue the short distance to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, final resting place of Ghana’s founder. Set in attractive gardens, there is an adjoining museum, which contains photos, artefacts and an insight into this incredible man’s life. Adjoining the park is the National Cultural Center, which is actually Ghana’s largest outdoor arts and crafts market selling traditional crafts from all over West Africa. After testing your bargaining skills we return to our hotel for our evening meal, the remainder of the evening is for leisure.

 The entire day is dedicated into hotel site inspection, having knowledge about hotels, so you better inform on selecting of best accommodations for your clients coming to Ghana. 

We depart for Boti falls in the Eastern Region on Ghana after breakfast, picturesque Boti waterfall (seasonal), great place to kick off our shoes for a refreshing paddle. Boti falls which is also known as twins falls, male and female falls, we will observe rushes down from high cliff, our adventurous clients usually step in to cool off, after a wonderful time at Boti falls, we continue to enjoy our lunch at a local restaurant. 

Aburi botanical gardens is the next, set in a beautiful location and founded by the British in 1890. The gardens are home to a wide variety of indigenous and exotic flora, offering outstanding views to Accra on a clear day. As we walk around the gardens our guide will identify the many trees and plants found here, some with medicinal properties and explain how they benefit the locals

Finally on our way back to Accra, we will stop at TK beads experts in making beautiful beads the traditional way. Your guides will talk you through the skilled process of making the beads. After the demonstration we have the opportunity to admire and buy a wide selection of beads that have been made here.

We will depart from our hotel, early morning and depart for Kumasi on internal flight ,Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti region to learn about the powerful Ashanti Empire and its people. We start the day visiting some traditional villages. Kumasi is regarded as cultural center of Ghana, with its many ancient craft villages within touching distance of the city. Remainder of the day is dedicated to visiting these traditional villages; our next stop is Adanwomasie famous as the birth place of Kente. Adanwomasie produces some of Ghana’s finest Kente cloths, many designs of cloth are woven here and some are exclusive only to this region. We will interact with the community, learning about the history behind the many designs. As we walk through the village, we see highly skilled locals weaving outside their homes. The machines that the weavers use have not changed in design for centuries. During our time at Adanwomasie, we have the opportunity to buy excellent quality cloth at very reasonable prices before setting off for the village of Ntunso.

The ancient village of Ntunso, is where Adinkra originates. Adinkra are traditional symbols with meanings, carved from calabash shells, and printed onto traditional cloth using natural dyes made from the bark of certain local trees. Adinkra cloth has been adorned by the Ashanti’s for more than 4 centuries and pre dates Kente cloth. Even today most Ashanti’s will wear Adinkra cloth for funerals, festivals and other important occasions. During our time here we have the opportunity to make our own strip of Adinkra cloth using symbols with personal significance. We will enjoy our lunch wonderful morning. 

Next after lunch is Manhyia Palace museum, which houses regalia, paraphernalia and real good ornaments which tells the history, tradition, continuality and customs of Ashantes. We continue to visit National Cultural Centre. The cultural center is found in one of the oldest suburbs of Kumasi. There is a wonderful craft market here and during our leisurely tour we have the opportunity to visit the Prempeh II Jubilee museum which offers an excellent overview of Ashanti history. 

Finally to Okomfo Anokye sword which has defied all human strength to pull it out, the sword was planted there by famous priest Okomfo Anokye who believed to have conjure the golden stool from the heaves. We willl also take embark on visit to some hotel facilities and restaurant during our time in Kumasi, before joining late flight back to Accra.

We checked out of our hotel, our final destination today is Cape Coast, we will first stop at Assin Manso, which was one of the major slave market during the slave trade, Ndonkor Nsuo (Enslaved African River). This river is where enslaved Africans were checked for fitness and bathed before being transported to Cape Coast for shipment to the Americas and Caribbean. At the Slave River, we will participate in “First Bath Of Return” ceremony. 

After our tour we continue to Cape Coast, we enjoy lunch upon arrival at a local restaurant overlooking the ocean before we continue to visit Cape Coast Castle also designated as a world heritage site by UNESCO. Built by the British in 1665 at the height of slavery and played a major role in holding enslaved Africans in awaiting of slave ships to ship them to the New World. We will walk through the Male and Female dungeons and the infamous “Door of No Return”. There is a historical museum inside, which explains the whole history of the castle and Cape Coast itself, as well as a souvenir shop which sells literature on all of Ghana’s forts and castles, as well as the cultural history and traditions of Ghana. 

  Lastly we will participate in ongoing Panafest Festival, (Pan African Historical Theatre Festival) a pan African festival which seek to promote and enhance unity, pan Africanism and the development of the African continent using theatre, drama, music, poetry among others as a vehicle of bringing African descent together. 

We will check into our hotel after a successful day. 

 We will have morning of relaxation and in the evening participate in Panafest Reverential night with candle processing through the principal street of Cape Coast to the Cape Coast Castle as we join in programs to proclaim Emancipation celebration inside the Male Dungeon of the Castle. 

After leisurely breakfast, we check out our hotel and depart for Assin Manso to participate in Emancipation Day Celebration, as we recount our forefathers and their bravery and resilient which ushers us into freedom and liberty with a lot of cultural activities. 

After wonderful time at Assin Manso we continue our journey to Accra, we check into our hotel upon arrival, with the reminder of the day at leisure, nightlife and farewell dinner

The entire is dedicated into beach and leisure. 

  Sadly, your final day with us in Ghana, after a leisurely breakfast and morning of relaxation we check-out of our hotel and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. If time permits we may have the opportunity to pick up any last minute souvenirs as we visit Ghana’s largest arts and crafts market. We then enjoy an early evening farewell dinner before your transfer to the airport and departure after an unforgettable 9-day tour with Torch Light Tours.