10 DAY EMANCIPATION PILGRIMAGE;
 featuring PANAFEST AND THE JOSEPH PROJECT

DAY 1 (Sun) AKWAABA ANYEMI – Welcome Brother / Sister
Arrive in Accra, Ghana. Ghana is an ancestral home for the Pan Africanism torch bearer. Arrive at your hotel for a rousing welcome. Receive orientation from your host company about the pilgrimage you are about to embark upon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Accra.

DAY 2 (Mon)    CENTRAL REGION/ THE DOOR OF RETURN AT CAPE COAST CASTLE
After breakfast at your hotel; you will embark on an emotional boat trip to the Cape Coast Castle. This trip will mark as a return trip for the one made 200 years ago when Africans were transported via slave ships to the Americas. On landing on the shore make your way to the castle and enter through the door that was the last door African ancestors passed through on their way to board the ships to the new world. At that time it was a symbol of hopelessness and was known as the Door of No Return. But to modern pilgrims it is a Door of Return, of hope and healing. Explore the grounds of this infamous castle with its slave dungeons. Every part of the castle has historical significance. This castle also houses the West African Historical Museum established by the Smithsonian Institute in collaboration with the Ghanaian Government in 1994. History will unfold the story of the slave trade whose impact is still being felt today, beyond the shores of Africa. Watch the film ‘Crossroads of People, Crossroads of Trade’. Overnight at your hotel in Elmina.

DAY 3 (Tue) MEMORIAL AT ELMINA CASTLE / EMANCIPATION VIGIL
This morning visit Elmina Castle. This is another infamous castle and slave dungeon. It was built by the Portuguese in 1482 and is also known as St. George's Castle. This castle was the first European structure built in Sub-Saharan Africa. Explore the grounds and rooms full of haunting history. Stroll down to the beach for a memorial ceremony where each pilgrim will throw bread into the waters in remembrance of ancestors. A wreath with a candle is solemnly pushed into the waters and a respectful one minute silence is observed in remembrance of those who died in the Middle Passage (before reaching the Americas).
After lunch, enjoy a tour of the colonial town of Elmina. Elmina’s rich history is captured in its buildings. They tell the stories of the people of Elmina and the interaction with those who came from outside. Visit the colorful and Asafo houses that were used as a place for warriors to prepare mentally and spiritually before going to war. They are wonderful examplse of how art is used in daily lives of Africans. After dinner depart for Cape Coast Castle to join other pilgrims for Panafest’s midnight vigil. Return for dinner and overnight at your hotel in Elmina.

DAY 4 (Wed)                    EMANCIPATION DURBAR AT ASSIN MANSO
After breakfast, check out of your hotel for a drive through a former slave route to Assin Manso. This was the final transit point for the Enslaved Africans before arriving at the dungeons and the final resting place for two ancestors whose mortal remains were returned from the USA and Jamaica and re-interred. Enshrine your place in history by signing the Returnees Memorial Wall the former Slave River and slave market. Pay “Tribute to the Returnees”. The Emancipation Day Celebration is opened with a Grand Durbar of Tradiitional. Chiefs. and people of the Central Region. Witness this grand, colorful and spectacular event that showcases the pomp and pageantry of Ghana's traditional rulers, dressed in rich Kente and adorned in glittering gold jewelry. Discover the African rhythm in you as you dance to the beat of the 'Fromtomfrom' drums.Continue to Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Empire. Return for dinner and overnight in Kumasi.

Lodging: 3 Star
Meals: B, D

DAY 5 (Thu)                                         TAMALE
After breakfast at hotel, check out of hotel and depart for an early morning drive from Kumasi to Tamale. Stop en route at Kintampo, Assin Bono. Both these areas were slave markets. Enjoy this scenic drive through the land where it all took place. Notice the change in climate and terrain, which has a direct bearing on the population of Africans that the slave trades targeted. On arriving in Tamale, check into your hotel and relax from your long trip. Enjoy dinner and overnight at your hotel in Tamale.

DAY 6 (Fri)       RECEIVE ATONEMENT AT SALAGA
After breakfast depart for a 2 hour drive to Salaga. Salaga was one of the major towns. Meet with the traditional leader and visit the site where the slave trade started in the Gold Coast known as “The Salaga Slave Market”. Here you will find families whose ancestors were slave raiders and the replicas are still available in some of the family homes. In honor of this special commemoration village elders will perform an atonement ceremony includes speeches and the symbolic slaughtering of a sheep. The leader of the African American group will acknowledge the atonement. The atonement will be sealed by the sharing of food. Drive back to Tamale for dinner and overnight.

DAY 7 (Sat)                                      TAMALE - KUMASI
After breakfast at hotel depart to the city of Kumasi, seat of the Ashanti Empire. Experience historical glory when you visit Manhyia Palace, the home and office of former Asante kings, Ghana National Cultural Centre and Adum - the Central Business District of Kumasi. A regal history is told with relics and artifacts that dates back to 1700, a period when slave trading was prevalent. Enjoy a drive through the city to see the many monuments dedicated to the memory of the great Ashanti people. After your tour check into your hotel and relax from your long trip. Enjoy dinner and overnight at your hotel in Kumasi.

DAY 8(Sun)                   CITY TOUR / CELEBRATION
After breakfast in hotel depart for Accra. Enjoy an afternoon of leisure at your hotel. In the evening attend a concert to commemorate your emancipatory pilgrimage in Ghana’s Pan African city of Accra. Return to your hotel in Accra for dinner and overnight.

DAY 9 (Mon)         DAY AT LEISURE / FAREWELL DINNER
After breakfast enjoy a day leisure or do last minute shopping. In the evening enjoy a Farewell dinner , wearing your African clothers. Overnight at your hotel in Accra.

DAY 10 (Tue)                       ACCRA, FAREWELL / DEPARTURE
After breakfast, prepare for your trip back home. Depart for airport transfer to board your flight back home. KO NA BRA ANYEMI (Come Again brother / sister )