---

Talk With An Accra Ghana Vacations Consultant At Our USA Affiliate Office
215.471.8555 • 800.683.7731
Or E-mail Us info@AccraGhanaVacations.com

Accra Ghana Vacations

Ghana Historical Tour, 7 Days

DAY 1	ARRIVE IN ACCRA Arrive at Kotoka International Airport, transfer and check in to hotel. Visit Independence Square (also known as Black Star Square), home of Independence Arch and the Flame of African Liberation. Continue to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, the mausoleum of Ghana’s first President. *NOTE: Afternoon arrivals will visit these sites on Day 7. Evening at leisure. Overnight at Novotel Accra City Centre Hotel Or Similar ^back to top
DAY 2	ACCRA Tour James Town, a part of Accra featuring colonial era architecture including a 30 km high lighthouse and Fort James. Continue to Usher Town, where you will see Fort Ussher, a former prison where Kwame Nkrumah was once held. See Osu Castle (also known as Christiansbourg Castle), constructed by Denmark in the 1600s and the seat of government from 1876 to the present. Continue to the National Theater to see a display of traditional instruments and carvings including "male" and "female" handcrafted drums. See the traditional crafts and other ethnographic displays at the National Museum. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Novotel Accra City Centre Hotel Or Similar ^back to top
DAY 3	CAPE COAST After breakfast, depart Accra for Cape Coast. Tour Elmina Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1482. This castle was the first European structure in sub-Saharan Africa. Continue to Cape Coast Castle and the Castle Museum for a guided tour. Cape Coast Castle is another restored UNESCO World Heritage Site, and was one of the departure points for Africans being sent to the Americas. The castle is home to the infamous Door of No Return. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Elmina Beach Resort Or Similar ^back to top
DAY 4	CAPE COAST / KUMASI After breakfast, depart Cape Coast. Visit the Ndonkor Nsuo (Slave River) in Assin Manso where captured Africans had their last bath before being confined to await their departure to the Americas. Arrive in Kumasi, where you will visit the Prempreh II Jubilee Museum, named for the former Asantehene (ruler of the Ashanti people) Nana Osei Agyeman Prempreh II. Exhibits include what is said to be a replica of the famed Golden Stool, which is believed to have descended from the sky and is the spiritual symbol of the Ashanti people. Later in the afternoon, continue to see the Okomfo Anokye Sword, an important symbol of Ashanti unity that marks the spot where the Golden Stool descended from the sky and has been in place for 300 years. Legend says the Ashanti Kingdom would collapse should the sword ever be removed. Visit Manhiya Palace, which remains in use by the Asantehene today and houses a small historical museum. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Sir Max Hotel Or Similar ^back to top
DAY 5	KUMASI After breakfast, visit Kumasi Central Market (also known as Kejetia Market), the largest open air market in West Africa where more than 10,000 vendors sell just about everything imaginable. Tour Kumasi Fort, completed by the British in 1897 and the site of the Ashanti Rebellion initiated by Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa in 1900. View a collection of weapons, photos, and memorabilia. In the afternoon, return to Accra. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Sir Max Hotel Or Similar ^back to top
DAY 6	ACCRA Today, visit the WEB Du Bois Center, the former home and burial place of WEB Du Bois now transformed into a research center and library. In the afternoon, visit the University of Ghana, home to a library filled with colonial era books and documents, and the Museum of Archeology where you will see displays on ancient crafts, human prehistory, Elmina Castle and more. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Novotel Accra City Centre Hotel Or Similar ^back to top
DAY 7	ACCRA / DEPART Visit Independence Square (also known as Black Star Square), home of Independence Arch and the Flame of African Liberation. Continue to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, the mausoleum of Ghana’s first President. *NOTE: Morning departures will have already visited these sites on Day 1. Afternoon at leisure. Depart to airport for onward flight. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast ^back to top

Tour Price Includes:

Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure, round trip airport to hotel transfer, assistance with airport departure formalities, hotel accommodation in double occupancy rooms, tours in modern air-conditioned vehicle, English-speaking tour guide, admission to all listed sites, luggage handling, meals indicated

Tour Price Does Not Include:

International flight to Ghana, travel insurance, visa fees, gratuities

^back to top

Special children and group rates available.

Request More Information About Ghana Tours

* All fields are required.

Tour	Ghana Historical Tour, 7 Days
First Name
Last Name
Phone
Email
Departure Country	Select your country United States Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua/Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herz. Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil Br. Indian Ocean T. Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Is Central African Rep Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Is Colombia Comoros Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Cook Island Costa Rica Cote D'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Is Faroe IsFiji Finland France France (Metro) French Guiana French Polynesia French Sou. Terr. Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard/McDonald Vatican Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (DPR) Korea (Republic) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Is Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Rep Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Neth Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island No. Mariana Is Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda St Kitts/Nevis St Lucia St Vincent/Gren. Samoa San Marino Sao Tome/Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leona Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Is Somalia South Africa S Georgia/Sand Is Spain Sri Lanka St Helena St Pierre/Miquelon Sudan Suriname Svalbard/J. Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad/Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks/Caicos Is Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emir. United Kingdom US Outlying Is Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Is (Br.) Virgin Is (U.S.) Wallis/Futuna Is Western Sahara Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe
Tour Date	January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2007 2008 2009
Number of Adults	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Please Select
Number of Children	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Please Select
Number of Rooms	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Please Select
Comments
Please enter code from the image below (not case sensitive)
Ñan`t read code