Three Nations, One Journey
Private Touring
- Flexible Dates
- 24-Hour Local Assistance
- Flexible Itinerary
- Upgrade Accommodation
- Local Guide Service
- Modern Airconditioned Vehicle
Itinerary
Arrival into Kotoka International airport, meet your English Speaking Guide and transfer to your hotel. Later, meet your English Speaking Guide, and drive by the Osu Castle (Christiansborg), which was originally built by the Danes, proceed to the Independence square to the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum (the final resting place of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President). End the day with a welcome dinner at the Rehab Beach Club.
Hotel/Other Details: Accra City Hotel or similar - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Only Dinner
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out, meet your English Speaking Guide and depart for the Central Region along a coastline marked with forts. Travel along a coastline of forts to the Kakum National Park comprising undisturbed virgin rainforest. We have the option of a walking tour through the forest trails or to experience a walking tour on the longest and highest canopy walkway in West Africa. Also visit the Cape Coast Castle a fortress that was built by the Swedes in 1653, seized by the Danes and later conquered by the British.
Hotel/Other Details: Coconut Grove Beach Resort or similar - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out, meet your English Speaking Guide and start the day with a visit to the Elmina Castle, founded by the Portuguese in 1482. Also visit the nearby fishing harbour and fish market. Depart for the Ashanti region through Assin Manso, where slaves were kept, had a last bath in the "Donko Nsuo" before shipment to the New World. End the day with a visit to the Kumasi Cultural Centre, which offers a good account of the rich Ghanaian culture, It houses the Prempeh II Jubilee museum, which provides a fascinating collection of Asante’s history.
Hotel/Other Details: Lancaster Kumasi Hotel or similar - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your English Speaking Guide and start the day with a visit to the Manhyia Palace, seat of the Ashanti Kingdom. Witness the Akwasidae festival, a grand durbar of Chiefs and Elders paying homage to the Asantehene. In the afternoon, visit the crafts villages of Ntonso, famous for adinkra design and Ahwiaa for carving and the village of Adanwomase (Kente). Also visit the Asante. Traditional Buildings including the Asemaso Traditional Shrine.
Hotel/Other Details: Lancaster Kumasi Hotel or similar - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out, meet your English Speaking Guide and transfer to the airport for your flight back to Accra. Arrival into Kotoka International airport, meet your English Speaking and transfer to the Artists Alliance Art Gallery for contemporary African art. Continue to the coffin makers who make coffins to reflect a person’s affiliation. In the evening, visit the Osu Night Market – loaded with local street food including kenkey and fish, kelewele (spicy fried plantain) and kebabs. This market is open all day and all night, with a different set of vendors for sunrise and sunset.
Hotel/Other Details: Accra City Hotel or similar - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out, meet your English Speaking Guide and set off for Togo with a stopover at the Nkyinkyim Museum. On arrival we visit the Grand Marche – the realm of the famous “Nana Benz” then to the Art Street with its craft vendors. Also visit the Akodesséwa fetishes market, where one can find magic remedies and local voodoo charms used by local sorcerers.
Hotel/Other Details: ONOMO Hotel Lomé or similar - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out, meet your English Speaking Guide and depart for Benin through the village of Akodeha to witness the Zangbeto ceremony. Continue to Ouidah, where we visit the Sacred Forest and the Temple of the Pythons, both important voodoo shrines. Continue trip to Cotonou.
Hotel/Other Details: Golden Tulip Le Diplomate Hotel or similar - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Early morning visit to Ganvie, the “Venice” of the Continent, a 500-year-old village on water. Set off for Porto-Novo named by the Portuguese in the 1500s. Many Afro-Brazilians settled in Porto Novo following their return to Africa after emancipation in Brazil. We will visit the vibrant market and Ethnographic museum, and the Grand Mosque, formerly a church designed in Brazilian style and the 300 year-old Palace of King Toffa, which retraces the history of Porto-Novo.
Hotel/Other Details: Golden Tulip Le Diplomate Hotel or similar - Standard Room
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Later transfer to the airport for your onward flight services. End of services.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Inclusions
- Accommodation as specified in itinerary
- Meals as specified in itinerary
- Transfers as specified in itinerary
- English Speaking Driver as specified in itinerary
- English Speaking Guide as specified in itinerary
- Services of an experienced English-speaking driver-guide
- All entrance fees and guided excursions as described in itinerary
- All park fees
- Bottled water on all excursions and transfers
- Domestic Flight KUMASI > ACCRA
Exclusions
- International Flights and Airport Taxes
- Visa Fees (if applicable)
- Medical & Travel Insurance
- Incidental tips to hotel/lodge staff
- Gratuity to tour driver/guide
- All expenses of personal nature
- Any entrance fees and guided excursions not included in the above itinerary
- Early Check In & Late Check Out
Notes
Rate mentioned are “starting from” rates and may change based on the actual travel dates and due to the increase in fuel rates, entrance fees as well as cost of meals at restaurants.
Itinerary and journey times are close approximations and are subject to change without prior notice.
Light Aircraft Flights:
- Baggage allowance is normally restricted between 15kg to 30 kg (depending on country, aviation supplier and seat class chosen) per passenger, inclusive of hand luggage in soft bags. Excess baggage will be charged at prevailing rates and only carried subject to space availability.
- Timings in remote areas such as national parks may vary from day to day. It is very important that your clients ask their tour guide or lodge manager to reconfirm flights 24 hours before departure. This reconfirmation process will give the departure and arrival details for the flight(s) the following day and will save unnecessary waiting time and discomfort. Charter companies reserves the right to change departure times or carrier when so required for operational, weather or safety reasons.
- Passenger weights limits apply for light aircraft flights and additional seats may be required if exceeding the weight limit. However, please let us know in advance if this is likely to apply so we can do whatever is possible to minimize the likelihood of this becoming an issue.
All quotes are subject to availability and change due to airfare increases, hotel rate increases, currency exchange fluctuations and any other unforeseen circumstances all without prior notice.
