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The golden stool of ashanti


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Day 1:On your arrival in Ghana at the Kotoka International Airport, based on your requests you are either checked into a home or to a hotel in Accra.

Day 2: Insight offers a morning tour of Accra, Ghana's capital city and commercial heart. Discover the attractions of this bustling city, including the Independence Square, Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, The National Museum, The Du Bois Center and Makola Market. In the afternoon, Insight drives you to Aburi Botanical Gardens for you to relax amongst the shaded paths and walkways. Overnight in Accra

Day 3: Depart Accra for Cape Coast passing through several interesting coastal towns and villages along the way. In Cape Coast, visit Cape Coast Castle, one of the best-preserved castles and the 15th century Elmina Castle. Overnight Cape Coast. Elmina is an excellent town to explore on foot and be sure you don't miss the fishing harbor and the Dutch cemetery. Also in the town are the posuban shrines.

Day 4: Make an early morning trip to Kakum National Park; enjoy walking on the only canopy walkway in Africa, actually one of the only 3 in the world. A ground trail too is very insightful. Enjoy it. Overnight Cape Coast 

Day 5: Depart Cape Coast for the Western Region and the port city of Takoradi. About 30 km away is the Busua Beach resort. Let's enjoy a little bit of luxury. Overnight Busua beach resort.

Day 6: The well-preserved Fort Appolonia at Beyin is a site to visit. Beyin also is the start of point in getting to the " floating" village Nzulezu, a village on stilts in the middle of the Lake Tadane. It is worth seeing how the people live there.

Day 7 :The tour goes on to Kumasi the capital city of the Ashanti region, popularly known as the Garden City. It is the center of the Ashanti culture, so we could let's suggest the cultural center, the Asantehene's palace (Manhyia palace), the Kumasi Fort and the Kejetia Market, the largest in West Africa as some of the places to visit. Overnight Kumasi

 Day 8:An hour's drive outside Kumasi is Owabi Bird Sanctuary. The forest surrounds an artificial lake and abounds with birds and butterflies. The trails through the forest and along the water's edge, give you the opportunity of seeing some of the best of the migratory and indigenous birds found there. The afternoon, we take you through some of the villages where traditional craftsmen still work producing fine kente, Adinkra and the famous Asante stools. Overnight Kumasi

Day 9:  South of Kumasi is the Lake Bosomptwi, a quiet Crater Lake surrounded by forest-clad hills. The hillside is rich in animal and bird life, you can take a local trail around the lake visiting some of the small fishing villages that ring the waters. Overnight Kumasi.

Day 10:The road north of Kumasi to Mole takes us through Brong Ahafo, the agricultural basket of Ghana. A stop over for a break is at Kintampo Falls where the attractive cascades are hidden inside the forest. Continue to overnight Mole park

Day 11: Enjoy a peaceful day at the Mole park. Enjoy an evening Safari today, Overnight Mole National park.

 Day 12 : Enjoy a morning safari and leave for Kumasi today. Stop over at Larabanga mosque before continuing to Kumasi. Overnight Kumasi .

Day 13:We move you southwards back to Accra today to overnight Accra.

Day 14: We drive you through the rolling hills of the Eastern region to Akosombo to spend the morning enjoying the Volta Lake. We will bring you back to Accra early enough to check out and head for the airport for departure formalities.

 

Costs: Let us know how long you want to stay and where you want to go and we will compute a cost for you.

 

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The Ashanti King and Queen Elizabeth confer

All year round 11 day trip 

 

Day One- Arrival and meet up at Kotoka International Airport . Transfer to Dutch hotel in Accra 

 

Day Two- After breakfast, visit the independence square, Kwame Nkrumah mausoleum, the city centre and round it up by visiting the special coffins at Nungua. Overnight Accra Dutch Hotel .

 

Day Three- Leave Accra  to see Akosombo dam/Volta lake, have a tour of the dam site, Visit the Akosombo town and head back to Accra. Make a stop over at Aburi botanical gardens before getting back to Accra . Overnight Dutch Hotel Accra .

Day Four- Depart Accra for Tafo Cocoa research institute. Take a tour of the institute. Stop over at the Boti waterfalls. Overnight Accra - Dutch hotel.


Day Five -Leave Accra early for Cape Coast . Visit the Cape Coast and Elmina Castles . Enjoy both townships. Overnight Elmina  


Day Six - After breakfast visit Kakum National park to test your bravery on the canopy walkway and also enjoy the forest atmosphere. Leave to overnight Royal Basin resort   Kumasi


Day Seven- After breakfast. Visit the Manhyia palace and the craft villages of Ahwiaa, Ntonso and Bonwire. Overnight Royal Basin resort.  .

Day Eight -  After breakfast, visit the cultural centre and the Kejetia market. Leave to overnight Techiman at Premier Palace Hotel. 

Day Nine – Visit the Buabeng Fiema monkey sanctuary this morning, the monkeys come to the village in the mornings and late evening. See the Kintampo waterfalls and return to overnight Kumasi at Royal Basin resort. .

 

Day Ten-Leave Kumasi to end tour in Accra , overnight Dutch hotel

 

Day Eleven- Have a final day to buy more souvenirs, rest at the beach, depart to the airport in the evening for departure formalities.

 

Tour costs (exclusive of flight costs) for a group of ten is about $1400 per person. Get your friends together, book as a group and come experience Ghana.

 

Enjoy Ghana

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