• On arrival at Kotoka International Airport, our expert cultural tour guide will meet, assist and transfer you to your hotel in our private air-conditioned vehicle. Once you’ve checked in, the guide will brief you on what to expect during your stay in Ghana. Other activities today will depend on your arrival time and preference.

Hotel: La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.

• Experience the bustling city of Accra today, a blend of modern buildings and old structures that existed during colonial times. This 120-year-old city has several historical things to offer as we embark on another full day of sightseeing of old and new towns: Ga Mashie, Jamestown area. 
• Visit the popular Aunty Muni’s Kitchen where “Waakye”, a familiar sight to most Ghanaians, is deliciously prepared and sold for some food tasting experience. “Waakye” is a simple but nutritious Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans with tomato sauce and hot pepper sauce (optional). 
• Drive past Independence Square, where Ghana host most of its national ceremonies. On our way to visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, the final resting place of Ghana’s first president, drive past Independence Square, where you will see the enclosed flame of African liberation, which was lit by Dr Kwame Nkrumah in 1961. The Memorial Park is set in attractive gardens and has a museum that contains photos, artifacts and an insight into Dr Nkrumah’s life. 
• Continue to Jamestown- one of Accra’s most historic neighbourhoods, where history resides on every corner. It is best known for its lighthouses and the Usher Fort (first constructed in 1871 by the British) as a navigational aid for trading vessels sailing through the Gulf of Guinea. The original structure was ruined, but a larger and more improved lighthouse completed in 1930 is still functioning today. 
• End the day’s exploration at the La Community to visit the Casket/Coffin Shop, where uniquely designed caskets are made, and this reflects the people’s belief in life after death. The shop was started by Seth Kane Kwei in the 1950s, almost by accident. He made palanquins, known as Litters or Sedan Chairs, to carry tribal chiefs at traditional festivals. One chief, who had ordered a palanquin shaped like a cocoa pod, died unexpectedly before the festival, so he was buried in the palanquin. Soon after that, his grandmother, who had planned her first overseas trip by flight, died before the trip, and she was buried in a coffin shaped like an airplane. The third fancy coffin was for a chief fisherman buried in a canoe. Thus, the fancy coffin industry was started.

Overnight in La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.

• After breakfast, explore Ghana’s culture and nature further east. Stop at TK Beads, experts in making beautiful traditional beads using ancient methods. Your guide will take you through the skilled process of making the beads. Beads are culturally a symbol of wealth and beauty in Ghana and are still used during traditional durbars and festivals.
• Admire and purchase a wide selection of beads in the onsite shop.
• Continue to the breathtaking Shai Hills Game Reserve. Observe the beautiful range of rocky hills amid extensive wooded grassland. Several cave systems embedded in the hills have played an essential role in the local history, culture & tradition of the Shai people. The reserve is home to 31 mammals, more than 175 species of birds, and 13 reptile species.
• Enjoy a picturesque drive to the famous Akosombo Dam for a scenic boat cruise to explore the famous Volta Lake for about 30-40 minutes. See a hydroelectric dam located within the Akosombo gorge on the Volta River. The dam construction resulted in the flooding of the Volta River Basin, which resulted in the creation of Lake Volta, the largest manufactured lake in the world, which covers about 3.6% of Ghana’s total land area.

Overnight at Volta Hotel.

• Wake up to the lake's calm and bask in the beauty of the mountain scenery and its surroundings. After breakfast, enjoy a scenic boat cruise to explore the infamous Volta Lake for 30-40 minutes.
• Upon return, check out from the hotel and depart to the Volta Region with a drive through Adomi Bridge, which is Ghana’s longest bridge that spans over the Volta Lake suspended by arch steel cables. Volta Ghana is an extraordinary scenic beauty with rolling hills and valleys, green vegetation, rocky outcrops overlooking Lake Volta and lagoons, and a waterfall.
• Witness the climax of the historical Hogbetsotso Festival of the “Anlos Ewes”, an ethnic group in the Volta Region. There will be a durbar of chiefs and the people, an essential aspect of this festival. Chiefs dress in very colourful regalia and sit in state to receive homage from their subjects. Take coverage of dancing, singing and general merry-making during this festival.

Overnight at Volta Hotel.

• Depart early for the Northern Volta after breakfast.
• Stop at Wli Waterfalls, the largest and highest waterfall in Ghana. Wli Waterfalls is divided into two sections with ice-cold water flowing from about 80 ft. En route, hike through the lush greenery of the Agumatsa Forest, where you will cross the same river eleven times before reaching the breathtaking falls.
• Early afternoon, continue to Nkwanta. Time permitting, visit Sharee village. Transfer to the hotel; check-in for overnight.

Overnight at Gateway Hotel.

• After breakfast, depart to Tamale in the Northern Region. You will explore more of Tamale before heading to Mole National Park. Get acquainted with the local traditional industry of Northern Ghana- Shea Butter on your visit to the Shea Butter Processing Centre (SeKaf Shea Butter Village). Shea Butter is essential to the local community and its people, and you will see and learn how it is obtained from the Shea nut and processed into butter for so many healthy uses.
• Also, visit the showroom of TAMA Products, where you will find products and raw materials like Shea nuts, Shea oil, handcrafted Shea butter, and Shea butter soap, among other products.
• Optional visit to a local textile center where you will see and learn the stages of weaving a smock (Fugu). This traditional textile is mostly used during festivals, weddings, and naming ceremonies in the country's northern parts. You can buy any of the textiles for yourself if you like.
• After lunch (on your own account), continue to Mole National Park

Overnight at Zaina Lodge.

• Discover the true wildlife gem of the Mole National Park as you take a once-in-a-lifetime early morning drive safari. The Park is well known for being an excellent site for birding, with over 200 identified bird species, colourful butterflies, and magnificent reptiles.
• With your experienced and knowledgeable safari guide, you will enjoy the sights of the untamed but friendly African Bush Elephant, African Buffalo, Olive Baboon, Hyena, Red-flanked Duiker, Roan Antelope, standard Warthog, Vervet Monkeys, Hartebeest Bushbuck.
• In the afternoon, visit Mognori Eco-village, located about 15km from the Park. Explore the village on a community walk, drumming and dance performance or take a canoe safari on the Mole River.
• Enjoy the rest of the day by the pool, which overlooks the Park’s waterhole. You can have an icy dip in the fabulous pool at your Lodge or motel.

Overnight at Zaina Lodge

• Depart for Kumasi driving through the Gonja lands towards Kintampo for a visit to Kintampo Waterfalls. You may also have the chance to visit Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, an area of the forest home to Mona and Colobus Monkeys, considered sacred by the villagers.
• Upon arrival in Kumasi and time permitting, visit the central market, a major marketing center for several traders from all over the country, before you continue to your hotel for your overnight stay.

Overnight at Golden Tulip Hotel, Kumasi.

• Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast before setting out to explore the cradle of Africa’s authentic culture. First, visit the Manhyia Palace, the official residence of Ashanti Kings (Asantehene) until 1974, now a museum containing treasured items relating to the Ashanti Kingdom. Ashanti forms the most critical population group in Ghana, and for centuries they were the rulers in this region because of their well-organized society. At Manhyia Palace, disputes are still settled by centuries-old customs where the King has the final word.
• Then, continue to the three craft villages of the surrounding lush countryside of Kumasi as follows:
• The woodcarving Village of Ahwiaa is known for the talented artisans who fashion royal stools, walking sticks and Fertility Dolls from wood, with the opportunity to purchase hand-carved items of all kinds.
• In the village of Ntonso, artisans hand-stamp patterns on the cotton cloth to make Adinkra textiles. Black-on-Black and Black-on-Red Adinkra Cloth is worn for funerals and other solemn occasions; learn how the Black Dye is made in the village from the bark of trees and creates your own Adinkra sash to take home. You may also purchase large pieces of the Adinkra Cloth handmade in the village.
• Adanwomase, where you can see how the famous Kente cloth is handmade on looms in a time-honoured tradition passed down through generations. See the Kente styles and the opportunity to make purchases.
• After that, transfer to your hotel.

Overnight at Golden Tulip Hotel, Kumasi.

• After breakfast, depart to Cape Coast & Elmina. Enroute, visit Assin Manso, where the “Donkor Nsuo (Slave River) is located. See the burial site of two formerly enslaved people from the U.S. and Jamaica whose remains were re-interred in August 1998 during Ghana’s first Emancipation Day celebration. 
• See the ‘Slave River’ where captured Africans were washed before being confined in the Slave Castles to await shipment to the Americas and the Caribbean. This was the final transit point for enslaved Africans before being washed and stored in the slave castles to await shipment to unknown lands.
• Arrive in Elmina and visit the Elmina Castle, built by the Portuguese in 1482 and known as St. George’s Castle. This castle was the first European structure built in Sub-Saharan Africa. The colourful harbour nestled below the Elmina Castle, full of pirogues preparing to go to the sea, offers one of West Africa’s most fantastic photo opportunities.

Overnight stay at Coconut Grove Beach Resort.

• Early morning departure for a drive through the historic Denkyira Kingdom to Kakum National Park, one of West Africa's surviving tropical rain forests. Extending over 360 sq km, Kakum is the home to over 40 large mammals and 400 bird species and many species of butterflies, flora, and fauna. The most popular attraction is the canopy walkway, seven bridges extending 330m, hanging 30m above the forest floor. 
• Choose between a 2 km nature walk through this forest to discover the wide variety of exotic floral species and the medicinal values they offer, or take a walk on the canopy walkway.
• Return to Elmina with a stop at Cape Coast. Visit Esi's Kitchen to explore West African cuisine's fragrant and exotic flavours. Esi will introduce you to various new tastes and flavours as you learn how to create authentic Ghanaian dishes. Using African cooking techniques, during this workshop, you will create traditional dishes like Jollof rice (Rice cooked in tomato sauce), Red Red (Beans stew with fried ripe plantain), Ampesi (Cooked yam/plantain with palava sauce) or Peanut butter soup.

Overnight at Coconut Grove Beach Resort.

• Spend the morning at leisure.
• Depart to Accra early afternoon with a brief stop at Cape Coast, where you can embark on a tour of the infamous Forts, Castles and Slave Dungeons of Ghana. History will unfold the story of the slave trade, and the impact is still felt beyond the shores of Africa today. 
• Visit the Cape Coast Castle, built by the Swedes in 1653 and was later taken over by the British. This castle also houses the West African Historical Museum, established by the Smithsonian Institute in collaboration with the Ghanaian Government in 1994.
• Arrive in Accra late afternoon and drive through the Arts & Crafts Market, where you may test your bargaining and trading skills against the vendors.
• Depart for your return flight.