Tour Overview
Do you wonder what to do while already in Ghana? Worry less!!
Here is a three-day package for you to explore the City of Accra, Cape Coast, and Aburi for some history and nature experiences. In addition to exploring these sites, you will participate in some wellness activities and give back to some communities in Accra as part of our Social Impact Initiative. We look forward to having you on this experience.
Day 1 - Accra
Accra City Tour
On your first day with ZayVoyage, you will be embarking on a city tour of Accra
Your first stop will be the WEB DuBois Memorial Centre, the home of the Father of Pan Africanism. Dr. W.E.B. DuBois was invited by the first president of Ghana to edit the Encyclopedia Africana. He completed just four episodes for eight African countries before his death. The site contains his personal belongings, gifts he received, books he authored, and the ones he brought to Ghana. There is a Mausoleum for him and his wife on the site as well.
Your next stop is the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, where the first president of Ghana, Osagye Dr. Kwame Nkrumah stood to declare the independence of Ghana. The site has a museum which houses his personal belongings; from the items he used while in School, gifts he received, items he used during his presidency, and some books he authored. The site also houses the mausoleum where he and his wife were buried.
You will make a stop at the Arts and Crafts Market to purchase some Ghanaian-made and inspired arts and crafts to take as souvenirs back home. You will get some already-made African dresses, shirts, wood-works and carvings, paintings, traditional fashion accessories, some Ashanti Kente and Northern Smock fabrics, among many other things. The sellers will be persuasive in their bid to get you to look at the wares since there are various stalls with similar items.
Your final visit will be the Independence Square, also known as the Black Star Square. It is a vast area built for national gatherings in 1961 by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, that can host about 30,000 people. It has other monuments like the Independence Arc, the Monument of Liberation, and the Independence Gate. This site is bordered by the ocean, Accra Sports Stadium, and the Osu/Christiansborg Castle.
After lunch, you will get busy with some Social Impact Activities in Accra or the surrounding community. You will engage select communities in some talks, donations, and community development initiatives, all in our quest for a sustainable tourism impact. You will have the opportunity to select what impact initiative you will want to carry out, or we have that pre-designed for you.
Overnight Stay in Accra
Day 2 - CapeCoast
Kakum National Park & Cape Coast Castle
On this day, you will make a drive from Accra to Cape Coast for a history and nature experience
You will first visit the Kakum National Park, the second largest national park in Ghana, home to various plant and animal species. Here, you will take about a 20-minute hike through the national park towards the Canopy walkway constructed in 1995 by 2 Canadians and 6 Ghanaians. You will take a 350-meter-long walk on a suspension bridge, 11 to 40 meters above the ground. You will see the forest from above and appreciate nature amid chirping birds and some butterflies.
From there, your next visit is to the Cape Coast Castle, the youngest of the three slave castles in Ghana, yet the most significant in the history of slavery. It was built at the peak of slavery to accommodate more slaves who were taken through the door of no return to the “new world”. This is a very significant site in the Emancipation Day celebration, as the remains of two descendants of our ancestors who were taken through the door of no return were brought back symbolically through that door of no return. This is to signify the welcome of all diasporans to Ghana and the continent of Africa on behalf of our ancestors who did not get the chance to.
After, you will drive back to Accra
Overnight Stay in Accra
Day 3 -Aburi
Aburi Botanical Gardens, Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm & Wellness Activity
After breakfast, you will drive an hour from Accra to Aburi in the Eastern Region.
Your first stop will be the Aburi Botanical Gardens. Your tour guide will walk you through the gardens to learn about some plant species, their origin, and their specific uses. You will be taken through the history and the various lawns of the park as you get to connect with nature. Some of the trees were planted by some African heads of state and global leaders.
You will also visit the Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm, the first Cocoa Farm in Ghana, located in Akuapem Mampong, a town in the Eastern Region. You will learn about the history of Cocoa, how it got to the shores of Ghana, and be taken through the plantation process from sowing, harvesting, fermentation, and finally to drying. You will taste some fresh cocoa and also purchase some finished products from the cocoa plant, like the chocolate and locally made black soap.
From there, you will have lunch at the Peduase Lodge, where you will engage in some wellness activities, either swimming in their exotic pool to relax or having a massage and spa sessions.
Tour Ends in Accra
