10 DAY TROPICAL ADVENTURE TOUR

Day 1                                                           ARRIVE IN ACCRA
Arrive in Accra, Ghana. Transfer from airport to your hotel. Welcome drink and orientation. Dinner and overnight at your Hotel in Accra.

Day 2                                                          ACCRA CITY TOUR
After breakfast depart hotel for a sightseeing city tour of Accra. You will drive through the administrative and economic districts of Accra, the capital of Ghana. This128-year-old city has a blend of colonial and modern architecture that summarize her history.  You will visit the W. E. B. Dubois Center for Pan African Culture, Independence/ Black Star Square and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. After lunch in a local Ghanaian restaurant, you will end your tour at the Arts Centre where you will have an opportunity to use your bargaining skills to shop from an open-air market for artifacts from Ghana and West Africa. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Accra.

Day 3                                                 VOLTA RIVER BOAT CRUISE
Breakfast at hotel. Depart to Akosombo Port to cruise on the largest man-made lake in the world, the Lake Volta. 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. Lunch can be bought on board.  Return to Accra in late afternoon.  Dinner and overnight at hotel in Accra.

Day 4                                    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). Return to Accra. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Accra.

Day 5                                             CAPE COAST/ ELMINA CASTLES
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 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 the Elmina Castle 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.  The view of the colorful harbor nestle below the Elmina Castle, full of pirogues preparing to go to sea offers one of West Africa’s best picture perfect opportunities.  Dinner and overnight at hotel in Elmina.

Day 6              KAKUM NATIONAL PARK – ACCRA
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 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 (100 feet) 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. After lunch spend the remaindes of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Elmina. 

Day 7                          BUSUA BEACH RESORT     
Depart your hotel for a scenic drive to Busua Beach Resort in the Western Region. Check in at hotel and have lunch. After lunch spend the remainder of the day engaging in beach activities. Dinner and overnight at Busua Beach Resort.

Day 8                                                  BUSUA BEACH RESORT
Depart your hotel for a scenic drive to Busua Beach Resort in the Western Region. After lunch spend the remainder of the day engaging in beach activities. Dinner and overnight at Busua Beach Resort.

Day 9                                       BUSUA - ACCRA
After breakfast, 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. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Accra.

Day 10                                 FAREWELL/ DEPARTURE
After breakfast, spend the remainder of the day packing and taking care of any last minute shopping. After checking out of hotel, transfer to airport for check-in and final departure back home.