Contact provider for price | 8 Days | Year-round |
Comfort accommodations
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Exertion level: 3
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Operator: Born Free Safaris |
12 people max
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Visit Historical Sites * Cultural Interaction * Guaranteed Departures and Limited Group Size * Accommodation in the Best Hotels Available * Transfers to and from Airports are included * Deluxe Vehicles * Entrance Fees and Most Meals are Included
Journey to the past... rich in deep rooted history, artistic abundance and the beauty of the human spirit. Immerse yourself into the culture of ancient cities, desert nomads & voodoo priests in this mysterious and exotic land. Presented here in segments which may be taken individually or used to create your own custom itinerary, the complete West African Mosaic's scheduled departure is to Senegal, the Gambia and Ghana with optional extensions to Benin and Mali.
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Locations visited/nearby
Gambia, Africa
Special information
- This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
Itinerary
Day 1 - ACCRA, GHANA
Meet at the airport, assist and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Accra.
Labadi Beach Hotel (Bed & Breakfast)
Day 2 - ACCRA CITY TOUR
We begin the tour today with a drive through the principal streets of Accra to the DuBois Memorial Center for Pan-African culture, and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park built in honor of Ghana's first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. From there we would continue to the Arts Center where we can shop for handicrafts and traditional African clothes, then to the National Museum where there are on display ancient as well as contemporary antiquities. En-route to the hotel we will stopover at an Art Gallery to admire some African art ware before returning to your hotel. Overnight in Accra.
Labadi Beach Hotel (Bed & Breakfast)
Day 3 - ACCRA to ELMINA CASTLE
Our tour today takes us to Elmina via the many fishing villages dotted along the coastline and among them is Abandze where the famous American Jazz Musician Louis Armstrong traces his ancestry to. On reaching Elmina, we would visit the first and largest of the slave forts and castles which was built by the Portuguese in 1482, and has numerous dungeons that were used during the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade. The rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Elmina.
Hotel (Bed & Breakfast)
Day 4 - KAKUM to CAPE COAST CASTLE
Today we leave the hotel early in the morning and head north of Cape Coast to the Kakum Nature Park a tropical rainforest in the heart of the Atandanso reserve for an adventurous and breathtaking walk on the 'Canopy Walkway', its composed of 350 meters of suspended bridge and six platforms at a height of 30 meters. From the Park we would continue to the Cape Coast Castle built in 1667 and used during the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade. Overnight in Elmina.
Hotel (Bed & Breakfast)
Day 5 - ELMINA to KUMASI
We leave Elmina for Kumasi where we would visit the Prempeh II Museum to see a replica of a chief's Palace and also witness the production of Ghanaian 'tye & dye' fabric by the local women. You would have the opportunity to participate and acquire some skills in the making of 'tye & dye'. Overnight in Kumasi.
Hotel (Bed & Breakfast)
Day 6 - KUMASI / CRAFT VILLAGE
We leave the hotel this morning for the craft villages of Ahwiaa, Ntonso and Bonwire for shopping in woodcarving, the Adinkra Cloth, and the world famous kente cloth. You will as well have the opportunity to witness the production of these handicrafts. We return to Kumasi. In the afternoon tour the Manhyia Palace Museum situated on the premises of the Asantehene Palace, (the Asantehene is the king of the Ashanti People) where you would see exhibits of authentic Royal relics and effigies of both past and present kings. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Kumasi.
Hotel (Bed & Breakfast)
Day 7 - KAMASI to ACCRA
We leave for Accra. The rest of the day at leisure. In evening there would on display traditional drumming and dancing to entertain you. Overnight in Accra.
Labadi Beach Hotel (Bed & Breakfast)
Day 8 - YOUR JOURNEY ONWARDS
Depart for home today or continue on to another segment of your custom itinerary.
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