10 DAY SUN AND FUN TOUR (BEST VALUE)

Net Cost: $$ 1008.00
(Per Person Land Package Only)

Day 1  (Sun)                                             AKWAABA-WELCOME
Arrive in Accra, Ghana. Transfer from airport to your hotel. Welcome drink and orientation. Dinner and overnight at your Hotel in Accra.

Lodging: 3 Star
Meals: D
Day 2  (Mon)                         ACCRA CITY TOUR
After breakfast, depart for a sightseeing tour of Accra. You will drive through the administrative and economic districts of Accra, Capital of Ghana. It is a 128-year-old city that has a blend of colonial and modern architecture. You will visit the W. E. B. Dubois Center for Pan African Culture, Independence/ Black Star Square and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. After your lunch, visit the University of Ghana at Legon, the first university to be built in the country, where you will be given a lecture on African culture. Rest of the afternoon will be spent at the Arts Centre where you will have an opportunity to use your bargaining skills as you shop for artifacts from Ghana and West Africa. Dinner and overnight at Hotel, Accra.
 
Lodging:  3 Star
Meals: B
Day 3  (Tue)                        LEISURE TIME / EXPLORE CITY
Breakfast at hotel.
**Optional Add-on to visit Akosombo Cruise; lunch can be bought on board the boat.
Overnight at hotel in Accra.
Lodging:  3 Star
Meals: B

Day 4  (Wed)                        LEISURE TIME / EXPLORE CITY
Breakfast at Hotel.
** Optional Add-on to visit Ada Beach; lunch can be bought at the beach front.  
Overnight at hotel in Accra.

Lodging: 3 Star
Meals: B

Day 5  (Thur)             CASTLE TOUR / KAKUM NATIONAL PARK
Depart for a drive to the Central Region to tour the infamous Forts, Castles and Slave Dungeons of Ghana. History will unfold the story of the slave trade which the impact is still felt beyond the shores of Africa today. Visit one of Ghana’s renowned Slave Castles 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.  After lunch, visit Kakum National Park, one of West Africa’s surviving tropical rainforests. Extending over 360sq km, Kakum is the home to over 40 large mammals and 400 bird species as well as many species of butterflies, flora and fauna. The most popular attraction is the Canopy walkway which is made up of seven bridges extending 330m, hanging 30m (100ft) 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. Drive to Takoradi to overnight at your hotel on the Busua Beach.

 
Lodging: 3 Star
Meals: B

Day 6 (Fri)                                           BUSUA BEACH RESORT
Breakfast at hotel.  Spend the remainder of the day engaging in beach activities. Overnight at Busua Beach Resort.

Lodging: 3 Star
Meals: B
Day 7 (Sat)                                              BUSUA BEACH RESOR
Breakfast at hotel.  Spend the remainder of the day engaging in beach activities.  Overnight at Busua Beach Resort.
Lodging:  3 Star
Meals: B

Day 8 (Sun)                             BUSUA - ACCRA
After lunch, check out and depart for a scenic drive to Accra. Check into your hotel and have lunch. After lunch, spend the remainder of the day at leisure soaking up the African sun or pack in preparation towards your journey back home. Overnight at hotel in Accra.

Lodging:  : 3 Star
Meals: B
Day 9  (Mon)                       DAY AT LEISURE AT ACCRA 
Breakfast at hotel.  Spend the remainder of the day engaging in beach activities.   Depart for Farewell Dinner and return to hotel for overnight in Accra.
Lodging: 3 Star
Meals: B, D

Day 10    (Tue)                                  FAREWELL / DEPARTURE
Day at Leisure and last minute shopping. Transfer to airport for check-in. Final departure back home.

Meals: B

**OPTIONAL ADD-ON DAY TOURS
Akosombo Cruise: Depart to Akosombo Port to cruise on the largest man-made lake in the world. Aboard the “Dodi Princess” you will dance to the sweet sounds of live highlife music played by the cruise boat resident band. Enjoy the calm of the lake and bask in the beauty of the mountain scenery and surrounding.

Ada Beach: Depart for a scenic drive to Ada on the Eastern fringes of the Greater Accra Region.  Visit the village of Azizanya on the estuary of the Volta River . The Elders of the village will take you through their fishing culture and explain how they are able to navigate the estuary which has an under current of over seven knots.  Spend the remainder of the day engaging in any of the following: canoeing, jet skiing, pedallo, or a range of water sports on the Volta River or simply relax and enjoy the view. (Rates for water sports are not included in package price).


** DISCLAIMER: The Cost of package will increase if hotels and transportation cost increases. Quote will be reviewed 3 months before your tour begins; and you will be notified accordingly .