Ghana Culture, Landscapes & Coast

Itinerary Highlights

Head to Accra city to enjoy highlights like a Fantasy Coffins workshop
Enjoy a relaxing boat trip on the Volta River
Visit craft villages around Kumasi to experience Ashanti culture
Explore Kakum National Park for a fix of Upper Guinea forest
Spend some time at the beach near the lovely Lou Moon Lodge

What's Included

Flights
Accommodation Throughout
Travel Guide
Transfers

10 nights from £4,520 per person

Helen Kennedy

Travel Specialist

0203 131 5311

I'm here to tailor-make your perfect holiday. Give me a call and I'll use my expertise to create your personalised experience.

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This sample itinerary starts with a couple of nights in Accra, enabling culture and history enthusiasts to take in the many attractions of the vibrant Ghanaian capital.

Not least among these are the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and a Fantasy Coffins workshop. Travel inland with your private guide and driver to Akosombo for a boat trip on the White Volta River, en route visiting Shai Hills. A night in the very comfortable Royal Senchi Resort is followed by the road journey to Kumasi, Ghana's second largest urban centre, where you can take in historical attractions such as Manhyia Palace and the craft villages around the city. One such is Ntonso, where Adinkra cloth is made, and Adamwomase, where you'll see how beautifully patterned Kente cloth is made.

After a couple of nights in Kumasi, travel to Cape Coast for a night near Kakum National Park, stopping en route at Bonkro Village for a cooking lesson and cacao farm visit. An early morning visit to enjoy the canopy walkway in Kakum National Park - along with a good fix of Upper Guinea forest birds and butterflies, will be followed by a drive to Axim for a three-night stay at the lovely boutique Lou Moon Lodge, the only site along the Ghanaian coast where swimming is safe.

Itinerary

Day 1 | Fly UK to Ghana

Take the BA flight from London Heathrow to Accra, arriving at Kotoka Airport in the early evening. Your dedicated, private guide and driver will transfer you to La Villa Boutique Hotel in Accra for a two-night stay, with all meals included.

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Day 2 | Accra

After breakfast, your guide and driver will collect you from the hotel. Set off on a day of exploration in and around the capital. Stops made include the Independence Square, Jamestown Community, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a Fantasy Coffins workshop and the Artist Alliance Gallery. If you have an interest in birds, visit the brilliant Achimota Forest in Accra.

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Day 3 | Accra to Akosombo (Volta River)

After breakfast, depart Accra to the Shai Hills Resource Reserve and TK Beads workshop, continuing afterwards to Akosombo for an overnight stay in the Royal Senchi Resort. Enjoy a boat cruise on the White Volta River. All meals are included.

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Day 4 | Akosombo to Kumasi

This morning, depart for Kumasi, with stops at Aburi Craft Village and Aburi Botanical Gardens along the way. Stay for two nights at Ike's Cultural Village in Kumasi, with all meals included.

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Day 5 | Kumasi & Surrounds

Stops taken today include the Manhyia Palace, Kejetia Market and the nearby villages of Adanwomase and Ntonso, where it's possible to learn about how the famed Kente cloth and Adinkra cloth are made. You'll have the chance to make your own strip of Adinkra cloth after seeing how the plant-based dye is made.

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Day 6 | Kumasi to Kakum National Park

After breakfast, depart on the journey to Cape Coast region, stopping for lunch at Bonkro where you can enjoy a cooking lesson and visit a cacao farm. Continue to Jukwa for an overnight stay at Rainforest Lodge, with all meals included. If you have an interest in wildlife and wish to try for some interesting nocturnal species, such as Pel's anomalure, let us know and we can arrange a night walk at Kakum.

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Day 7 | Kakum National Park to Axim

After an early breakfast, a 15-minute drive will take you to Kakum National Park, where you enjoy experiencing the Canopy Walk for beautiful rainforest views and a spot of birdwatching. You should also see many butterflies and, if lucky, some lesser spot-nosed monkeys. Afterwards, drive to Axim on the coast and continue on to the stylish Lou Moon Lodge for a three-night stay in an ocean-view standard suite room, with all meals included.

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Day 8 | Lou Moon Lodge

Enjoy some down time at the lovely Lou Moon Lodge.

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Day 9 | Lou Moon Lodge

For your last full day in Ghana, take in some more relaxing time at Lou Moon Lodge, a wonderful choice for discerning travellers.

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Day 10 | Return to Accra and Flight Home

Enjoy the morning at Lou Moon Lodge. You'll then be transferred to Takoradi Airport to check in for the quick domestic flight back to Accra, where you'll be met on arrival and transferred by private car to La Villa Boutique Hotel. Here, you'll have a day/evening room and where dinner is included tonight. In the evening (time to be confirmed with you locally), you'll be transferred to Kotoka Airport to check in for the BA flight departing just before midnight back to London.

Helen Kennedy

Travel Specialist

0203 131 5311

I'm here to tailor-make your perfect holiday. Give me a call and I'll use my expertise to create your personalised experience.

Enquire

Pricing Information & Dates

10 nights from £4,520 per person

Helen Kennedy

Travel Specialist

0203 131 5311

I'm here to tailor-make your perfect holiday. Give me a call and I'll use my expertise to create your personalised experience.

Enquire

Price Includes

Return International Flights as per the itinerary
All airport taxes and security charges
Accommodation and meals as specified
Transfers as specified
Activities and excursions as specified
All entrace fees on sightseeing tours as specified

Price based on return economy class BA flights from London to Accra. For Lou Moon Lodge, the quote is based on a standard (bay view) suite. For upgrades to Island rooms, please call us.

Price Excludes

Travel Insurance
Any meals not specified in the itinerary
Tips and gratuities
Optional excursions

Exclusions: visa, items of a personal nature (drinks, tips, travel insurance, phone calls, laundry).

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