Ghana ITINERARY Dec 28, 2023 to Jan 8, 2024

•  4375.00 USD...Based on Double Occupancy--pay with Zelle sankofa.c@gmail.com

Day 1 - Departure from New York/Newark, NJ en route to Accra, Ghana. Meals on flight.

Day 2 - Arrive in the capital city of Accra, the largest city in Ghana with over 3 million residents. It’s a bustling city full of commerce, marketplaces, music and energy. Travel to Elmina by modern air-conditioned bus. Overnight in our hotel in Elmina. Dinner not provided. Let's go out for a hot meal before bed.

Day 3 - Visit Elmina Castle and the environs with salt mines in the morning after breakfast. This is the second largest of three castles on the coast of Ghana situated in the Central region of the country. Enjoy the beach, surf and people. Cape Coast Castle is the largest and most famous of the three edifices which housed captured Africans before they were transported across the Atlantic Ocean. Overnight in our hotel. B/D

Day 4Visit Assin Praso,the river crossing and path where our ancestors walked en route to the slave dungeons; visit Assin Manso where our Ancestors took their Last Bath before boarding the infamous slave ships. Visit Anomabo to see Fort William, a lesser known, but very important slave castle. Visit one of two hanging bridges of its kind in the world at Kakum Forest National Park. Overnight in our hotel. B/D

  
Day 5 -Western Region to Nzulezo. Village People on stilts Overnight in ourresort/hotel. B/D 

 Day 6 Full rest day in hotel/resort B/D

Day 7 - Early morning journey to Kumasi, the seat of the Ashanti Kingdom and the home of the kente weavers, where we will visit the museum of Okomfo Anokye (founder of the Ashanti Kingdom) and the sword he placed in the ground over 300 years ago to maintain the unity of the State. Visit the Kente Village near Kumasi. Overnight in our hotel 

l. B/D

Day 8 - Full day in Kumasi to visit the Arts and Crafts Village; the Manhyia Palace Museum; see the statue of Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother who successfully fought off a Portuguese invasion. In the afternoon, a visit to the natural lake. Overnight in our hotel. B/D

Day 9- - Drive back to Accra. Rest day. Overnight in our hotel. B/D

Day 10- Full day visit to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's Monument and the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan African Culture. Overnight in our hotel. B/D

Day 11 - Early departure for the US. Meals on flight. Arrive in Newark, NJ/NYC. B

B = Breakfast D = Dinner

                    Sign up for: Single Supplement Price per

person: Double (2   per room $4375.00 

Single (1   per room)  $4375.00  Plus  single supplement $725.00 = $5100.00

 Child (Age 2-11

sharing with 2 adults)

$3,850.00

NOTE: INITIAL DEPOSIT of $300.00 is

non-refundable. Payment schedule below is based on Double Occupancy.

1 April 15,2023 $300.00

   2. May 15, 2023  $582.15  

 3. June 15, 2023  $582.15

4. July 15, 2023 $582.15

        5. August 15, 2023  $582.15

                6. September 15, 2023 $582.15

         7.October 15, 2023  $582.15

                        8. November 15, 2023 Final Pymt

$582.15

A Visa is mandatory for travel to Ghana. Please secure visas prior to travel and make sure passport name and visa name correspond. For further info https://ghanaconsulatenewyork.org/gcn/VisaApplication. aspx

· Round trip International air fare: Newark/ NYC/Accra/Newark/NYC

· Modern and comfortable hotel accommodations based on twin-bedded rooms with bath. Single

Day 4Visit Assin Praso,the river crossing and path where our ancestors walked en route to the slave dungeons; visit Assin Manso where our Ancestors took their Last Bath before boarding the infamous slave ships. Visit Anomabo to see Fort William, a lesser known, but very important slave castle. Visit one of two hanging bridges of its kind in the world at Kakum Forest National Park. Overnight in our hotel. B/D

· 2 meals daily throughout (starting with day 3 of the tour

· All transfers with assistance and portage

· Sightseeing as per itinerary including entrance fees

· Domestic transportation in air-conditioned buses

· All service charges, hotel taxes

· English-speaking guides on site

· Prof. Crawford: Tour leader and organizer

We will do our best to match tour members with roommates, however, we cannot promise a share. Tour members must pay the single rate if no roommate is available or if your roommate cancels.

 B = Breakfast , L = Lunch, D = Dinner

1. (B & D are full meals served buffet-style) 

Dr. Crawford's  Ghana  Tour 2023-24

INCLUDES:

•  Round trip International air fare: New York/Accra/New York     
•  Double (2 adults per room)  Modern  and  5 star  hotels based on twin bedded rooms with bath
•   Single (1 adult per room) accommodations.  Single supplement extra 
•  2 meals daily throughout (starting day 3 of the tour)
•  All transfers with assistance and portage
•  Sightseeing as per itinerary including entrance fees
•   All services charges, hotel taxes, and tips
•  English-speaking guides
•  Prof. Crawford's as main guide and resident historian

TRAVEL VISA

A Visa is mandatory for travel to Ghana  for  US citizens (please obtain in  obtained in the US)

Ecowas passport holders get visa on landing if required. 

Non-US and US citizens should contact the nearest Ghanian  Consulate for Visa fees. 

Please secure visas prior to travel and make sure that passport name 

and visa name correspond.

INSURANCE  

 WE STRONGLY SUGGEST TRAVEL INSURANCE to safeguard your trip against severe penalties and cancellations.

You will receive insurance information once you submit your deposit. 

NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR COST:

AIRPORT EXIT TAXES

 BEVERAGES WITH MEALS / LUNCH

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS / BEVERAGES

PERSONAL SERVICES AND EXPENSES

TRAVEL INSURANCE

TRAVEL VISA

OPTIONAL NON-REFUNDABLE TOURS / EXCURSIONS  in Ghana