After breakfast at our hotel, we set off for our tour of Accra.  You will visit historical sites and learn about the historical beginnings of Ghana as an independent country. Gain insight into Ghana’s visionary leaders and relate their goals with the current impacts of the country’s most influential leaders.  

We will visit the W. E. B. DuBois and the Pan African Center which serve as a memorial place and  research center.  At the center we will visit the African American Association of Ghana office and join other returnees to participate in some of the yearlong activities earmarked for "Beyond the Return”

We explore James Town next, which is lone of the oldest settlements in Ghana. James Town which is a fishing community with a lot of vibrant tourist activities notably - the recent Street Festival “Chale Wote” with a lot of fascinating street art.

During our Accra tour we will also visit Independence Square and view the enclosed flame of African liberation, which was lit by Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president 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, artifacts and an insight into this incredible man’s life. Adjoining the park is the National Cultural Center, which is Ghana’s largest outdoor arts and crafts market selling traditional crafts from all over West Africa.  

The remainder of the evening is for leisure.

After breakfast we depart for Kumasi - capital of the Ashanti region to learn about the powerful Ashanti Empire and it's people.  

We will embark on city tour of Kumasi, with a visit to Manhyia Palace museum which houses regalia, paraphernalia and real good ornaments which tells the history, tradition, continuity and customs of the Ashantes. We also visit the National Cultural Centre.  The cultural center is found in one of the oldest suburbs of Kumasi.

We start the day exploring the traditional home of Nana Yaa Asantewaa= a great female warrior who led the Ashante's in the 1901 war against the British, she was also the Queen Mother. We visit her Spiritual Shrine where she fortified herself during the war. Kumasi is regarded as cultural center of Ghana, with its many ancient craft villages within touching distance of the city.  

Today we visit the Villages of the Ashanti Kingdom. Adanwomasie famous as the birth place of Kente. Adanwomasie produces some of Ghana’s finest Kente cloth. Many designs of cloth are woven in the village and some are exclusive only to this region.  We will interact with the community, learn about the history behind the many designs as well as see locals weaving in their homes.  The machines that the weavers use have not changed in design for centuries. 

The ancient village of Ntunso is where Adinkra originates.  Adinkras are traditional symbols with meanings, carved from calabash shells and printed onto traditional cloth using natural dyes made from the bark of 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 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. 

Today begins our Sankofa Journey. This morning after breakfast we head to Elmina stopping at Assin Manso, known as one of the major slave markets 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. 

We continue our journey to Cape Coast to visit the Slave Dungeon built by the Portuguese in 1482 which is the oldest European building in Sub Saharan Africa. This Dungeon is steeped in history and played a prominent part during the tragic transatlantic enslaved African trade era.

This is a emotionally heavy journey. This Dungeon held enslaved Africans in waiting of slave ships to transport them to the New World. We will walk through the Male and Female dungeons and the infamous “Door of No Return”.

Today we head to our host Ghanaian village. Here we will pay our respects to Village Chiefs and Queen Mothers. By tradition, we will start by pouring of libation, and the Right to Return: Atonement & Rituals Ceremony to officially restore you to the Cultural and spiritual connections that were denied and stripped from us  during the transatlantic slave trade. The highlights at the village is our Sankofa ceremony which includes traditional naming rites ceremony and families’ integration. The entire village will come and welcome you home with a lot a ceremony full of traditional drumming and dancing. We will also present our adopt village with our donation. This evening is our Farewell event,

Sadly your final day with us is here. You may have the opportunity to pick up any last minute souvenirs. Today we enjoy our farewell meal and celebrate a unforgettable Home coming journey with us.

Here at Green Book Travel its never goodbye, we like to say, " We meet to meet again." Today concludes your Ghana Culture experience. thank you for allowing us the opportunity to host your Homecoming. Today we will usher you to the airport for your departure.  

Until Next time family.