16-Day Ghana Wildlife Safari with Castles, Kakum and Mole

• Welcome upon arrival by a local representative at Kotoka International Airport (Terminal 3) in Accra.

• Transfer to accommodation by an air-conditioned 4x4 car, minibus, or coach bus depending on your number to explore Accra city.

Overnight at Afia Beach Hotel, a standard hotel in the area of Accra.

• Your outstanding tour will kick start today morning, waking up to see Africa`s sunrise with a visit to the beautiful Aburi Botanical Garden.

• Begin your day with rich history under the tall trees of Aburi Botanical Garden. 

• Visit Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, which honors Ghana’s first president, who helped lead the country to independence. The park contains Nkrumah’s mausoleum and a museum charting his life.

• Proceed to Art Center, the National Museum that celebrates Ghanaian culture.

• Further, explore Makola Market to experience the city’s vast, colorful bazaar.

Overnight at Afia Beach Hotel, a standard hotel in the area of Accra.

• Start the day at the Eternal Flame of African Liberation, First Lit by Nkrumah in Black Star Square; home to the Independence Arch and other monuments to Ghana's freedom. 

• See Osu Castle, also known as Fort Christiansborg, is located on the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea in Accra.

• Continue to James Town Lighthouse fishing community offers the best views over the sea and city.

• Finish the day with a visit to the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture includes the civil rights activist's former home and tomb with a research center.

Overnight at Afia Beach Hotel, a standard hotel in the area of Accra.

• Visit Shai Hills, the only protected wildlife reserve in Accra, where we have the opportunity to see monkeys, kobs, and birds.

• Learn the culture of the people of “Shai,” as well as visiting the “Cave” situated in the park where the people of Shai lived.

• Explore Ada Foah on the southeast coast of Ghana, where the Volta River meets the Atlantic Ocean. It’s known for palm-lined beaches and estuary islands. Marine turtles breed in the area.

• Move towards the seafront to find the traces of Fort Kongenstein, built by 18th-century Danish traders. Next to the old Presbyterian Church is a 19th-century missionary cemetery.

Overnight at Aquah Safari Hotel, a standard hotel in Ada.

• Have a canon ride adventure at the Avu Eco-Tourist site for fun this morning.

• Learn how the people of the Volta Region distil our Local Gin in Ghana.

• Visit Fort Prinzenstein, a fort located at Keta Ghana which was used for the slave trade. Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River.

Overnight at Wli Waterfall Inn, a standard hotel in Hohoe.

• Go to the highest mountains in Ghana, standing at an elevation of 885 meters. The mountain is located in the Agumatsa Range near Gbledi and Liati Wote's villages in the Volta Region of Ghana at the border with Togo.

• Experience the beauty of the area as well as visit Wli waterfalls in the area.

• Explore Tafi Atome, the Monkey Sanctuary, where you will encounter monkeys in their natural world.

Overnight at Adi Lake Resort, a standard hotel in Atimpoku.

• Start with a morning canoe ride adventure on the Volta River for sightings & relaxation. 

• Visit the biggest human-made dam in Africa Akosombo Dam.

• Scenic drive to Akaa Falls.

• Ascend Umbrella Rock for an amazing vista.

• Further, explore the Agomanya bead market.

Overnight at the Nasco Hotel, a standard hotel in Koforidua.

• Depart Agomanya and drive to Kumasi.

• Visit craft villages around Kumasi showcasing traditional crafts: Kente weaving at Adanwomase, Adinkra stamping at Ntonso, carving at Ahwiaa.

• Visit a cocoa farm to examine Ghana's main cash crop.

Overnight at Excelsa Lodge, a standard hotel in Kumasi.

• Today, see the Manhyia Palace, which is the seat of the Asantehene of Asanteman and his official residence. It is located at Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom in the Ashanti Region. Learn about the Tradition and Culture of Ashanti Kingdom.

• Visit Kofo Anokye of the Ashanti Kingdom, the man who commanded the Golden Stool of Asantehene, explore Prempeh II Jubilee Museum for History of Ashanti Kingdom.

• Jaunt through the open-air market in the city of Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti.

Overnight at Excelsa Lodge, a standard hotel in Kumasi.

• Commence the adventurous day of your trip to see monkey species in Africa at Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, where the black and white colobus monkey and mona monkey are very friendly and easy to see and photograph.

• Along the way to the North, visit Kintampo Waterfalls - one of the highest waterfalls in Ghana. Also known as Sanders Falls during the colonial days.

Overnight at Mole Motel, a standard hotel in Mole National Park.

• Enjoy full-day game drives in Mole National Park, which protects an area of savannah and forest in northern Ghana. It is home to elephants, leopards, antelopes, buffalos, monkeys, and different birds. 

• In the western part of the park, the Konkori Escarpment has panoramic views and overlooks waterholes where animals drink water.  

• Pass through the waterfalls along the Kparia and Polzen rivers. 

Overnight at Mole Motel, a standard hotel in Mole National park.

• Visit the Larabanga Mosque, built in the Sudanese architectural style in the village of Larabanga, Ghana.

• Explore the oldest mosque in the country and one of the oldest in West Africa. It has been referred to as the "Mecca of West Africa" and has undergone restoration several times since it was founded in 1421.

Overnight at Mole Motel, a standard hotel in Mole National park.

• Depart Mole this morning and drive to Bui National Park. 

• See hippopotamus population in the Black Volta. You will also spot the endangered black and white colobus monkey and a variety of antelopes and birds. 

Overnight at Excelsa Lodge, a standard hotel in Kumasi.

• Drive from Kumasi to the Slave River, where the slaves captured in Ghana and Africa had their “Last Bath” and was the first since they were captured into prison by the European traders and Portuguese.

• Visit Cape Coast Slave Castles, one of the largest commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. The Swedes originally built it for trade in timber and gold but later used it in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

• Encounter with crocodiles at Hans Cottage, where we will have the opportunity to touch crocodiles.

Overnight at Oasis Beach Resort, a standard hotel in Cape Coast.

• Proceed to the world's famous Kakum National Park on the coast of southern Ghana, in West Africa. 

• Enjoy the Canopy Walkway suspended 30 meters above the ground and stretched between seven strong forest trees with platforms that give you an outstanding treetop view of the incredible Rain Forest.

• Visit the Portuguese erected Elmina Castle in 1482 as São Jorge da Mina Castle, also known as Mina or Feitoria da Mina in present-day Elmina, Ghana. It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea and the oldest European building in the south of the Sahara.

Overnight at Kokrobite Beach Resort, a standard hotel in Kokrobite.

• Relax and enjoy at a popular seafront spot Kokrobite Beach which offers golden sand and high-energy nightlife.

• Swim and refresh for the day before you make your way to the airport to say goodbye to Ghana.