Itinerary
- Day 1
Accra
You'll arrive in Accra and get picked up from the airport for the drive to your 3-star hotel. After checking in, you'll have the rest of the evening to settle in and relax.
- Day 2
Accra
Breakfast comes first, then you'll join a traditional pottery making class where you hand-shape clay and paint your own pieces with artisans. From there, you'll walk through Accra's main attractions like the Artiste Alliance Gallery, W.E.B. Du Bois Center, and Independence/Black Star Square. Next you'll visit Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to learn about Ghana's first president and independence movement. Later in the afternoon, head to the Arts Center market to shop for West African textiles and crafts.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Traditional Pottery Making Class - hands-on workshop with skilled artisans to shape clay and paint creations
- Sightseeing tour of Accra with orientation of administrative and economic districts
- Visit to Artiste Alliance Gallery
- Visit to W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan African Culture
- Visit to Independence/Black Star Square
- Tour of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park including mausoleum, museum, personal residence, Eternal Flame of African Liberation, and landscaped gardens
- Shopping at Arts Center open-air market
Landmarks Artiste Alliance Gallery W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan African Culture Independence/Black Star Square Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park Arts Center 
- Day 3
Accra
After breakfast, you'll participate in a black soap making workshop learning traditional African skincare techniques and creating your own customized soap with essential oils and botanicals. Later, you'll check out contemporary art galleries including Gallery 1957 for modern African work and Artists Alliance Gallery for traditional African pieces.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Black Soap Making workshop - hands-on class learning traditional African skincare and indigenous soap-making techniques
- Visit to art galleries exploring contemporary and traditional African art
Landmarks Gallery 1957 Artists Alliance Gallery - Day 4
Accra
You'll have the full day to yourself. Stay at the hotel or wander around Accra at your own pace and check out whatever interests you.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 5
Accra to Cape Coast
After breakfast, you'll drive through the historic Denkyira Kingdom to reach Kakum National Park. Choose between a 2 km walk through tropical rainforest to see exotic plants and wildlife or a canopy walkway 40 meters above the forest. Grab lunch on your own, then head to Cape Coast Castle (built by the Swedes in 1653) to explore the dark dungeons and learn about the trans-Atlantic slave trade while visiting the West African Historical Museum. You'll drive back to Accra for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Drive through Denkyira Kingdom
- Visit to Kakum National Park - choice of 2 km nature walk through rainforest or 40-meter canopy walkway walk
- Tour of Cape Coast Castle built in 1653
- Visit to West African Historical Museum
- Tour of Forts, Castles, and Slave Dungeons of Ghana
Landmarks Kakum National Park Cape Coast Castle West African Historical Museum - Day 6
Accra to Aburi
After breakfast, you'll spend two hours in a batik-making class working with local artisans learning traditional wax and dye techniques to create your own colorful fabric patterns. You'll take home two yards of your finished piece. Have lunch on your own, then visit the Aburi Botanical Gardens from 1890 with plants and butterflies from around the world. You can rent bicycles to explore the mountain town at your own pace.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- African batik-making class - two-hour hands-on workshop learning traditional wax and dye techniques, creating custom fabric to take home
- Visit to Aburi Botanical Gardens
Optional Activities
- Bicycle rental for tours of Aburi mountain
Landmarks Aburi Botanical Gardens - Day 7
Accra
After breakfast, you'll have time for final shopping and packing. At noon you'll check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport for check-in and your flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
