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Private 12 Days Atonement Pilgrimage Tour in Ghana
Private 12 Days Atonement Pilgrimage Tour in Ghana
Private 12 Days Atonement Pilgrimage Tour in Ghana
Private 12 Days Atonement Pilgrimage Tour in Ghana
Private 12 Days Atonement Pilgrimage Tour in Ghana

Private 12 Days Atonement Pilgrimage Tour in Ghana

By Citizen Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$6,689 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 12d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

This pilgrimage tour is an absolute must. It's an incredible opportunity to delve into the historical significance and reflect on the past. You'll be able to connect with the stories of those who were impacted by the transatlantic slave trade.

You will get the chance to visit the historic Assin Manso Slave River in Ghana. This significant site played a role in the transatlantic slave trade and serves as a powerful reminder of the past. It's a place where you can reflect on the history and pay tribute and reconnect with your ancestors and those who suffered.

You will also get the opportunity to visit one of the first sites of European settlement in West Africa which we will see the historical slave dungeon and the door of no return.

Activity location

  • Accra
    • Accra, Ghana

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Accra Mall
    • Spintex Road
    • Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

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Private 12 Days Atonement Pilgrimage Tour in Ghana
  • Activity duration is 12 days12d12d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$6,689.26 x 1 AdultAU$6,689.26

Total
Price is AU$6,689.26

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottle water
  • What's includedWhat's includedDinner
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
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  • What's includedWhat's includedAccommodation
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Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arrival In Ghana
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Accra
Accra
  • 5h
After arrival at the Kotoka International Airport, you will go through airport formalities through the immigration system. You will be met at the arrival, get on our bus and drive straight to a restaurant for a welcome dinner/lunch (Depending on time of arrival). We wouldn’t spend much time on briefings and allow you to check in and settle for the night.
Day 2: Explore Accra
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Accra
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
We will explore Accra shortly after breakfast. We aim to see the Independence Square, the National Museum, the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum which is the final resting place of the first president of Ghana.
W.E.B. DuBois Center
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
We will visit W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Centre. This is the centre where Dr. DuBois (an academic and civil rights champion) spent the last 2 years working on a Pan African encyclopedia under the invitation Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. You will be given a guided tour through his historical research library.
Makola Market
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
After the tour we will visit Makola Market, the largest open market in Accra, you can talk with the women traders at the market and shop for cloth and local items. We will then drive to Art 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. We will head back to our hotel before dark and have a cool and relaxation. We will experience nightlife in the evening.
Day 3: Depart Accra to Kumasi
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Kumasi
Bonwire Kente Weaving Centre
  • 6h
  • Admission ticket included
This morning, we will have breakfast and depart from our hotel and head into Kumasi, one of Ghana’s largest cities (Approximately 5hrs’ drive). Enroute we will visit Adawomase Kente Villag, Kente is a colourful Ghanaian traditional fabric which is worn mostly on important occasions and celebrations. A lot of the Kente cloth that we see in Ghanaian markets actually comes from Kumasi. We will visit a Cocoa Farm where we will get to tour one of Ghana's oldest and finest cocoa farms. We will get to see the day-to-day practices of the farm and also see how rural folk in Ghana live. the food they eat and all, you also get to see some products made by this farm from cocoa that is not seen anywhere else in the world. We will check-in in our hotel and have a cool and relaxation there after a long and eventful day.
Day 4: Kumasi City Tour
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Kumasi
Manhyia Palace Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Today we will have breakfast and spend the rest of the day exploring the city. We will visit the historical Manhyia Palace Museum, the seat of the Asantehene of Asanteman, as well as his official residence.
Okomfo Anokye Sword Site
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
We will then visit the Cultural Centre, the Sword Monument of Okomfo Anokye and discover the world of modern art in a clean and comfortable museum setting.
Kejetia Market
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
After the tour, we will visit Kejatia Market, West Africa's busiest and largest open-air markets. You will get the chance to talk with the women traders at the market and shop for cloth and local items; here you will have the opportunity to use your bargaining skills. We will arrive in time before dark and have a cool relaxation at our hotel. In the evening we will go and experience night life in Kumasi.
Day 5: Depart Elmina to Elmina
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Elmina
Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park
  • 6h
  • Admission ticket included
Today we will depart early in the morning from our hotel in Kumasi and head into the small but historically significant coastal community of Elmina approx. 4hrs drive. One of the first sites of European settlement in West Africa. En route, we will visit Assin Manso Slave Market, where the slaves were being kept. It is less than hundred kilometres from where the slave ships were docked at Cape Coast and Elmina, the captives were encamped for their last bath with African water, in a river known as “Donko Nsuo”, Slave River. We will have a healing tour to reconnect with our ancestors. After the tour we will drive to our hotel chillax and reflex on today activities.
Day 6: Naming Ceremony
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Elmina
Elmina
  • 1h
Today we will visit a community in Elmina for the Naming Ceremony. We will call on the Chief and elders of the community who will welcome you by pouring libation (a traditional way of welcoming you to the community). You will be given a local Ghanaian name and become part of the community.
Elmina Castle
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
After the ceremony, We will visit Elmina and Cape Coast Slave Dungeon which we will see the historical slave dungeon and the door of no return.
Kakum National Park
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
We will visit Kakum National Park, The National Park protects an area of rainforest, home to endangered mammals such as forest elephants, bongo antelopes and primates like the Diana monkey. The park is rich in butterflies and birds, including African grey parrots and hornbills. The Canopy Walkway, suspended 30 metres above the ground, provides treetop views of the forest. We will head back to our hotel for a rest and relaxation. In the evening we will have dinner and enjoy an African drumming and dance performance by Akomapa dance group.
Day 7: School Visit
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Elmina
Elmina
  • 5h
Today we will depart from our hotel after breakfast and visit a Local School and have interactions with the pupils, present our donations and observe classes etc. After the school visit will have a Batik Tie & Die Workshop. This is a 2hrs session which involves being taught how to make your own tie and die fabric. You will actually design and make your own print and take away 1 yard material with you to make whatever you would like. We will spend the rest of the day relaxing at our hotel.
Day 8: Depart Elmina to Accra
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Accra
Accra
  • 5h
We will depart Elmina after breakfast to Accra. You have the rest of the day to yourselves; you can do whatever you want to do.
Day 9: Depart Accra to Wli
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Wli
Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary And Cultural Village
  • 5h
  • Admission ticket included
Today we will depart Accra very early in the morning and head to Wli in the Volta Region about 3hrs drive, Enroute, we will visit Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary to see the Mona monkeys. We will also learn about the community and how ecotourism has contributed to the development of this village. We will check-in at our hotel before dark and have a rest and relaxation there.
Day 10: Waterfall Visit
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Wli
Wli Waterfalls
  • 5h
  • Admission ticket included
We spend most of the day relaxing at our hotel today, we will visit Wli Waterfalls, West Africa's highest waterfalls later in the day and spend some time refreshing in the waterfall. We will head back to our hotel before dark, in the evening we will go for a drink down across the street in a local pub.
Day 11: Depart Wli to Akosombo
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Akosombo
Akosombo
  • 4h
This morning we will depart Volta Region and spend part of the day travelling to Akosombo shortly after breakfast. We will have lunch on the lake and go on a Boat Cruise on the world’s largest man-made lake based on surface area and the side view of Ghana’s hydroelectric Dam.
Akosombo
  • 2h
After the tour, we will check-in in our hotel and have a cool and relaxation there.
Day 12: Last Day in Ghana
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included
Accra
  • 4h
Today is your last day in Ghana, we will depart Akosombo to the airport depending on the departure time. You will also get the chance to shop.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAccra
    • Accra, Ghana

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAccra Mall
    • Spintex Road
    • Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

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