CITY BREAKS

       FULL DAY ACCRA CITY COACH TOUR

       Activities in the itinerary include:

• Visit to the Independence Square. The Square is an official ground for holding important ceremonies in Ghana like the inauguration of Presidents, Independence Day Celebrations, etc. It was used as a durbar ground for President Clinton of the USA when he visited Ghana. It contains a monument dedicated to the Unknown Soldier in memory of the Soldiers who died in the struggle for Ghana’s Independence.
• Visit to the Centre for National Culture. The Centre is a sprawling market of traditional arts, crafts and paintings, where you can shop for your room decorations and souvenirs. The Centre will give you the priviledge to sharpen your bargaining skills.
• Visit to the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum. This is the final resting place of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana. The Mausoleum has been visited by many world dignitaries. It has a museum, mausoleum and a park.
• Catch glimpse of the Old Parliament House, the High & Supreme Courts, the Central Bank, James & Ussher Forts, Salaga Market, the Lighthouse, National Theatre and Makola Market, the central business district of Accra.
• Visit National Museum which houses Ghanaian modern and ancient culture.
• Visit the University of Ghana, the premier university in Ghana.
• Tour of Tema. Tema is an industrial town with important institutions like the Tema Oil Refinery, Tema Habour, Volta Aluminum Company, Nestle Ghana Limited, Uniliver Ghana Limited, etc.

       
       3 DAYS/ 2 NIGHTS TOUR OF THE WESTERN REGION
       Activities in the itinerary include:

• Tour of the Ankasa Rain Forest. The Reserve is one of the few tropical rainforest left in West Africa and has a diversity of species of forest animals and trees. The Reserve will make participants understand what goes on day and night in the forest and also get close to nature and provide a lasting positive impact on the life towards the forest. Activities at the Reserve include hiking, trails, webbing game; ceed’s needs game, rainbow game, smelly soup, soil making, etc. We will have the opportunity of viewing the famous bamboo cathedral. It is a cluster of bamboo trees, which has merge beautifully to form the cathedral and is simply breathtaking. The beauty of this can match any cathedral in the world.
• A visit to the Ghana- Ivory Coast border.
• Visit to the village of Nkroful. This is the birth place of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana to see the tomb in which he was buried when his dead body was returned from Congo where he died, before the body was exhumed and re-buried at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra.
• Tour of the Takoradi- Sekondi Municipalities.

       THREE DAYS/ 2 NIGHTS TOUR TO THE VOLTA REGION
       Activities in the itinerary include:

• Visit to Dr Naomesi’s Herbal Treatment Centre. The centre has found cure for several ailments which orthodox medicine has no cure for; for example, baldness, impotence, fertility, etc. Break for lunch in a restaurant.
• Visit the Tafi monkey sanctuary. In this sanctuary monkeys are considered sacred and are protected by the inhabitants.
• Visit the Grottos of the Catholic Church in Kpando, perhaps the biggest grottos in Africa. Some visitors go there for pilgrimage.
• Visit Kpando Torkor to view various rivers launches and ferries.
• Visit the Likpe Ancestral Caves where the people of Likpe are believe to have emerged from. There are still some relics of pot remains which are believed to have been used by their ancestors.
• Hiking at Mount Afadja. This is the highest mountain point in Ghana for some hiking and adventure. It is about 850 metres high. At the peak of the mountain you will see some parts of Togo and many towns in the Volta Region.
• Visit to the Wli Falls. This is the highest waterfall in West Africa. The falls is about 120 metres high.

        TWO DAYS/ 1 NIGHT TOUR OF THE ASHANTI REGION
        Activities in the itinerary include:

• Visit to the Manhyia Palace. This is the seat of the Asante King, and also houses the Royal Museum. The Museum will tell you much about the Asantes history and culture.
• Visit the Kumasi Centre for National Cultural Centre. At the Centre you will have the priviledge to shop some traditional items like kente, adinkra, wood carvings, leatherworks, etc. at an affordable price. The Centre will give you the priviledge to sharpen your bargaining skills.
• Visit the Okomfo Anokye Sword Site: in the premise of the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The Sword was embedded in the earth by the then High Priest, Okomfo Anokye, and nobody has been able to uproot it. It represents the strength of the Asantes. It is also where the Golden Stool was conjured from the sky in 1700 by the same Okomfo Anokye and represents the unity and collective soul of the Asantes.
• Visit to Bonwire and Ntonsu villages to see how Kente and Adinkra are produce. Kente and Adinkra are textiles prints usually with local symbols on them and are worn usually to important occassions. All these symbols have special meanings.
• A visit to Lake Bosumtwi. This lake is very picturesque, with many stories about its formation worth listening to.

       3 DAYS/ 2 NIGHTS VISIT TO THE BRONG AHAFO & NORTHERN REGION
       Activities in the itinerary include:

• Visit to Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary. The sanctuary is home to the Black and White Colobus Monkey Sanctuary. The monkeys are perceived to be sacred. They are well protected and live in harmony with the inhabitants. The monkeys can be easily found in the compounds of the villages.
• A visit to the Kintampo Waterfall to experience the cool invigorating atmosphere created by nature and to savor the breadth- taking view of the cascading waterfall.
• Tour of the Mole National Park. The park is Ghana’s premier park for game viewing. It houses about ninety species of animals notably elephants, buffalo, bush pig, etc. Occasionally you may come across hyena, leopards, and lions.
• A visit to the Larabanga Mosque. This is believed to be the oldest mosque in the country and it is about 400 years old.
• A view of the Larabanga Mystery Stone. This is a stone which couldn’t be moved to pave way for a road construction.
  
  
  FULL DAY TOUR OF THE CENTRAL REGION
  Places to be visited in the itinerary include:
  
  • Visit to a Posuban Shrine at Winneba or Mankessim. The Shrines are    monuments in the   Fante Lands for their warriors during the pre colonial era inter    tribal wars. The warriors usually   obtain their blessings from these shrines before    they embark on a war.
  • Visit to the Assin Manso Slave Market and River (“Donkor Nsuo”). The Slave River is the final   place where slaves are bath before being sold to the slave traders.
  • Tour of Kakum National Park. The park comprises of undisturbed virgin rainforest with many   flora and fauna and also the only tree top canopy walkway in Africa which you will love to   experience.
  • Visit the Elmina Castle. The Castle is the oldest, largest and the first European fortification   outside Europe built by the Portuguese in 1582. The Castle was used to house slaves before   being shipped to the New World during the Slave Trade era. Continue to your hotel for dinner   and overnight sleep.

  
  3 DAYS/ 2 NIGHTS TOUR OF CENTRAL REGION & THE WESTERN REGION

  • Visit to the Nzulezu village. This is a village on stilt in the middle lake Tadene where life goes on   normal for inhabitants. It is interesting listening to the stories concerning why these villagers   lives right at the middle of a lake. You will have the privilege of canoeing on the lake to the   village. You have the opportunity to visit Fort Appolonia at Benyin built by the English in 1768   with its unique history.
  • Tour of the Ankasa Rain Forest. The Reserve is one of the few tropical rainforest left in West   Africa and has a diversity of species of forest animals and trees. The Reserve will make   participants understand what goes on day and night in the forest and also get close to nature   and provide a lasting positive impact on the life towards the forest.
  • Visit to the village of Nkroful. This is the birth place of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first President   of Ghana to see the tomb he was buried when his dead body was returned from Congo where   he died before his body exhumed and re-buried at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra.