🇬🇭 Journey to Ghana, Africa 🇬🇭
A 12-Day Cultural and Historical Experience
Departure
01- Depart from the United States
- Overnight flight
Arrival in Accra
02- Meet Torch Light Tours at Kotoka International Airport
- Morning of Service at Juvenile Prison (optional)
- Leisure time and hotel check-in
- Tailor fittings for custom traditional outfits
- Welcome dinner
Hotel: African Regent or Regency Coconut Grove | Meal: Dinner
Accra City Tour
03- Visit W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial and Pan African Center
- Stop at African American Association of Ghana & Diaspora African Forum
- Explore the National Museum and sculpture gardens
- Tour James Town and Brazilian Lane
- View Independence Square and the Flame of African Liberation
- Visit Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Museum
- Shop at the National Cultural Center (arts & crafts market)
- Evening leisure and optional nightlife
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Flight to Kumasi & Adinkra
04- Visit the home and shrine of Nana Yaa Asantewaa
- Tour Adanwomasie (birthplace of Kente cloth)
- Visit Ntunso village to learn Adinkra cloth printing
- Opportunity to create your own Adinkra cloth
Hotel: Lancaster Suites | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Kumasi Cultural Sites
05- Visit Manhyia Palace Museum (Asantehene’s seat)
- Explore Kejetia Market (one of West Africa’s largest)
- See the Okomfo Anokye Sword
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Leisure or Service Day
06- Rest and Relaxation
- Service opportunity at Wesley Kumasi Senior High School (optional)
- Women’s Prison (optional)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Cape Coast & Slave River Tour
07- Visit Assin Manso Slave River
- Lunch at oceanfront restaurant
- Tour Cape Coast Castle and the “Door of No Return”
- Explore the museum and souvenir shop
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Elmina Castle & Kakum Rainforest
08- Tour Elmina Castle (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Lunch at beachfront restaurant
- Visit Kakum National Park and walk the famous canopy bridge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Naming Ceremony & Return to Accra
09- Participate in a Traditional Naming Ceremony hosted by the Edina Traditional Council
- Receive naming certificate with drumming, dance, and libation rituals
- Return To Accra
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Volta Region Excursion
10- Visit the Outdoor Museum
- Optional evening at 233 Club or Skybar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Final Shopping & Farewell
11- Final shopping at arts and crafts market
- Pick up custom outfits and enjoy hair braiding
- Farewell dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Departure
12- Transfer to Kotoka International Airport (ACC)
- Departure to the United States