Ghana first, planned by our team in Accra. Fifteen days along the West African coast through Ghana, Togo, Benin and Ivory Coast: Accra and Lomé, the stilt village of Ganvie, Cotonou and Porto-Novo with an Egungun masquerade, Cape Coast and Kakum, then Abidjan’s chocolate making, Yamoussoukro’s basilica and Grand Bassam’s lagoon. Discover how much these countries share. Tap Send request: no payment now, and we reply within one business day.

Day by day

Day 1, Accra, Arrival: A ZayVoyage by SARI representative meets you at Kotoka International Airport, takes you to your hotel, helps you check in and talks you through your itinerary. Overnight: Accra.

Day 2, Accra City Tour: After a late morning pickup, visit 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. Continue to Independence Square (Black Star Square), built in 1961, with the Independence Arc, the Monument of Liberation and the Independence Gate. End at the Fantasy Coffin making site, where coffins are shaped to celebrate the life of the deceased. Overnight: Accra.

Day 3, Lomé: Drive early from Accra to Lomé, the capital of Togo, and settle into your hotel. After lunch, visit the National Museum of Togo, then the nearby Independence Monument, built to commemorate Togo’s independence from France in 1960. Continue to the Grand Marché for colorful African fabrics, spices, tribal masks and crafts. Optional Lomé nightlife experience in the evening. Overnight: Lomé.

Day 4, Cotonou, Boat Ride and Village on Stilts: Leave Lomé for Benin. En route, stop at Ganvie on Lake Nokoue and take a boat ride to the village on stilts, home to about 20,000 people. Tour the lake town, the lovers’ lane and the floating market. Overnight: Cotonou.

Day 5, Cotonou City Tour: Visit the Marche Dantokpa, a market on the banks of the Dan Lagoon, the Etoile Rouge (Red Star), the Place des Martyrs museum, and the Monument Amazone, a 100 foot statue honoring the Dahomey Kingdom’s all female army. Pass the Monument Bio Guera at the Cotonou airport roundabout. Drive to Porto-Novo (about 55 minutes). Overnight: Porto-Novo.

Day 6, Porto-Novo: Visit the Jardin Place Jean Bayol, the city’s largest garden and public square, with its statue of King Toffa I. Continue to the Alexandre Senou Adande Ethnographic Museum, then the Royal Palace and former home of King Toffa I, who reigned from 1874 to 1908, now a museum. Spend the rest of the day with the Egungun dancing masks, powerful masquerades that emerge from the forest and process through the village streets. Overnight: Porto-Novo.

Day 7, Porto-Novo to Accra: Shop at the Arts and Crafts Village, then drive through the border formalities back to Accra. Overnight: Accra.

Day 8, Accra, Hotel Relaxation and Wellness Activity: Relax at the hotel, read, walk, visit the beach, enjoy a massage or spa session, or take part in any wellness activity you like. Overnight: Accra.

Day 9, Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Castle and Social Impact Activities: 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. Before leaving for Accra, visit the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and Blind as part of our social impact initiative, giving donations and talking with the students. Overnight: Accra.

Day 10, Abidjan, Arrival and Hotel Relaxation: Fly from Accra to Abidjan. A ZayVoyage by SARI representative meets you at Félix Houphouët Boigny International Airport, takes you to your hotel and helps you check in. Rest or enjoy a wellness activity of your choice, then experience Abidjan nightlife with contemporary music, good food and drinks. Overnight: Abidjan.

Day 11, Abidjan, Chocolate Making and Street Food Tour: Make your own chocolate bars in Abidjan, in one of the world’s leading cocoa producing countries, and take them home. Then hit the streets for Abidjan’s famous street foods, including attieke, alloco, choukouya, poulet piquet, banana braise and pain brochette. Overnight: Abidjan.

Day 12, Yamoussoukro, Traditional Dance and Weaving Experience and Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix: Drive from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro. Learn traditional drumming and dance moves from professional performers. Visit the weaving villages of Bomizambo and Siakere to learn how the Baoule cloth, a cultural symbol traditionally made by men, is woven. End at the Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix, the largest basilica in the world, completed in 1990 and able to host about 18,000 worshippers. Drive back to Abidjan. Overnight: Abidjan.

Day 13, Abidjan, Assinie and Bassam: Take a three hour boat ride on the Ebrie Lagoon, the country’s biggest, exploring the mangroves and small islands, and cross to the Old Town to learn about Ivory Coast’s colonial history and struggle for independence. Then relax on the beach in Grand Bassam. Overnight: Abidjan.

Day 14, Abidjan, Arts Market, Costume Museum and Social Impact Activity: Visit the Arts Market in Abidjan for dresses, shirts, carvings, paintings and Baoule fabrics. Then the Costume Museum in Grand Bassam, built as a palace in 1892 and made a museum in 1981, with costumes from the chiefs and kings of Korhogo to the social fashions of each era. Spend the rest of the day on community engagement in a village for a social impact activity, and rest at the hotel with a spa and massage, yoga or a book as you reminisce over your time in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Overnight: Abidjan.

Day 15, Abidjan, Departure: Time for last minute shopping and packing before your guide takes you to Félix Houphouët Boigny International Airport for your final departure.

Included
Airport and ground transfers, accommodation, guided experiences, support services, local flights where applicable, and invitation letters for your visa.

Not included, unless explicitly stated
International airfare, visa fees, travel insurance (mandatory and strongly recommended), meals not listed in the itinerary, personal expenses (laundry, room service, minibar, shopping), optional tours and activities, tips for guides and drivers, early check in or late check out unless arranged in advance, and extra nights caused by flight or schedule changes.