10 Day Atonement Pilgrimage Tour
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Day 1                           ARRIVE IN ACCRA  
Ghana is an ancestral home for many and Pan Africanism torch bearer. You will be met at the airport by representatives of Land Tours and transferred to your hotel for a welcome drink and Cultural Performance.  Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Accra.

Day 2                           ACCRA CITY TOUR
After a hearty breakfast, depart for a sightseeing tour of Ghana’s capital city, Accra. Your drive will take you through the administrative and economic districts of the city capital. This 130-year-old city has a blend of colonial and contemporary architecture that symbolizes the cultural mix of the city.

Some points of interest during your tour are the W. E. B. Dubois Center for Pan African Culture – This is the center where Dr. Dubois (an academic and civil rights champion) spent the last 2 years working on a Pan-African encyclopedia under the invitation Dr. Nkrumah. You will be given a guided tour through his research library. The pinnacle point of the tour is the visit to the Independence Black Star/Square and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park – the square marks the point where three ex-military men tried to present grievances to the colonial governor and were shot during a peaceful demonstration; to the east of the square you will also get a view of the present presidential seat at the Osu Castle (formerly Christiansborg Castle). On the other hand the Nkrumah Memorial Park was created as a grand memorabilia of the founder of Ghana, pointing the way forward.

For lunch you will be given the opportunity to sample some local Ghanaian cuisine at one of our famous “chop bars” – local restaurant. A favorite for most tourists is the “fufu”, a starchy meal with a dough-like consistency.

After lunch, visit the Arts Centre – a large arts and crafts market where you can find handicrafts from all over Ghana and West Africa; here you will have the opportunity to use your bargaining skills.

Your tour will end with a visit to the Coffin Makers Shop at Teshie (a suburb of Accra). Here you will get the chance to see how different coffins are carved by hand into various forms, representative of the occupation, interest or hobby of the deceased. After your tour depart for a drive to Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Kingdom (Approximately 4 hours drive) Upon arrival at your hotel check-in and have dinner and rest after a long eventful day .

Day 3                          KUMASI - TAMALE
After breakfast at hotel, depart early in the morning from Kumasi to Tamale (approximately 6 hours drive).  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. Relax from your long trip. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Tamale.

Day 4           RECIEVE ATONEMENT AT SALAGA
Depart for the 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- 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.  The atonement will be sealed by the sharing of food. Drive back to Tamale for dinner and overnight.

Day 5                                                         TAMALE - KUMASI
Breakfast in hotel.  Tour the city of Tamale before departure to Kumasi, seat of the Ashanti Empire.  (approximately 6 hours drive). Dinner and overnight at hotel in Kumasi.

Day 6                                                 NAMING CEREMONY / KUMASI CITY TOUR
This day will be spent in celebration by reclaiming your real and true African name. You will be led in a procession to the Paramount Chief’s Palace grounds where the whole village has already assembled with the Paramount Chief ready to perform the special naming ceremony which begin after a round of hearty welcome and speeches. Participating in the naming ceremony are no less than a few hundred locals.

The naming ceremony, a spiritual and memorable experience begins with the drumming of the “frontomfrom” drums and dancing performed by the local-village dancers who will also extend an invitation to the group to participate in the unique cultural dance.

Afterwards explore Kumasi, the seat of the Ashanti Empire, pay a visit to the Manhyia Palace Museum – to get the sense of a day in the life of an Ashanti ruler (Asantehene), and to also obtain firsthand information on the legacies of the Ashanti kingdom - A regal history that dates back to 1700 is told with relics and artifacts.

Enjoy a drive through the city with monuments dedicated to the memory of the great Ashanti people.  Your next stop is the National Cultural Center; this features the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and various studios of the brass makers, potters and batik makers. Return to hotel for a rest after the days tour.

Day 7               ASHANTI CRAFT VILLAGES - ELMINA
After breakfast at your hotel check out and depart to visit the three famous craft villages.  Ahwiaa, the wood carvers’ village, Ntonso, the home of Adinkra and Bonwire, the Kente weaving village.  You will have an opportunity to see how African crafts are made and to buy directly from the artisans who make them. After lunch depart to Elmina (approximately 3 1/2 hour drive). Dinner and overnight at hotel in Elmina.   .

Day 8                           MEMORIAL AT ELMINA CASTLE
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 examples 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 overnight at your hotel in Elmina. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Elmina.

Day 9                 THE DOOR OF RETURN AT CAPE COAST CASTLE / ASSIN MANSO
After breakfast at your hotel depart for a visit to Cape Coast Castle where you will go by boat to Cape 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

DAY 10                                              ELMINA / ACCRA CITY TOUR / DEPARTURE
After breakfast, depart for a scenic drive to Accra (approximately 2 ½ hour drive).  After lunch visit the National Center for Arts. Here you will have an opportunity to use your skills as you bargain for artifacts from Ghana and West Africa. Early dinner before transfer to the airport for departure back to the United States.