
Tour Overview
Ghana first, planned by our team in Accra. Already in Ghana? Three days of history and nature: Accra’s monuments and a social impact activity, Kakum’s canopy walk and Cape Coast Castle, then Aburi’s botanical gardens, the Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm and a wellness lunch at Peduase Lodge. Tap Send request: no payment now, and we reply within one business day.
Day by day
Day 1, Accra, City Tour: Visit the W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Centre, home of the Father of Pan Africanism, with his mausoleum. Then the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, where Ghana’s independence was declared, with its museum and mausoleum. Shop for dresses, shirts, carvings, paintings, kente and Northern smock fabrics at the Arts and Crafts Market, and finish at Independence Square (Black Star Square), built in 1961. After lunch, take part in social impact activities in Accra or a nearby community, through talks, donations and community development initiatives. Choose your initiative, or we pre design one for you. Overnight: Accra.
Day 2, Cape Coast, Kakum National Park and Cape Coast Castle: Drive from Accra to Cape Coast. Visit Kakum National Park, with a 20 minute hike to the canopy walkway, a 350 metre suspension bridge 11 to 40 metres above the ground. Then Cape Coast Castle, the youngest of Ghana’s three slave castles and the most significant in the history of slavery, where the diaspora is welcomed home through the door of no return. Drive back to Accra. Overnight: Accra.
Day 3, Aburi, Aburi Botanical Gardens, Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm and Wellness Activity: After breakfast, drive an hour to Aburi in the Eastern Region. Tour the Aburi Botanical Gardens, with trees planted by African heads of state and global leaders. Visit the Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm, the first cocoa farm in Ghana, in Akuapem Mampong, follow cocoa from sowing to drying, taste fresh cocoa and buy chocolate and locally made black soap. Enjoy lunch at Peduase Lodge, with a swim in its exotic pool or a massage and spa session. Tour ends in Accra.
Included
All entrance fees, daily hotel pick up and drop off, and a professional guide.
Not included
Accommodation, meals, items not listed in the inclusions, and tips.
