Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Accra, Ghana

   • Arrive at Kotoka International Airport (Terminal 3) in Accra.

   • Explore Accra city, an air-conditioned 4x4 car, minibus, or coach bus will be available, depending on your number and time of arrival.

   Stay overnight at Afia Beach Hotel.

2. Day 2: Aburi Botanical Garden - Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum - Art Center - Makola Market

   • Wake up to see the sunrise in Accra.

   • Visit the beautiful Aburi Botanical Garden that has a rich history.

   • Explore the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, containing Nkrumah’s mausoleum, and a museum that charts his life. 

   • Afterwards, go to the National Centre for Culture (the Art Centre), and the National Museum of Ghana which celebrates the Ghanaian culture.

   • Further, stroll around Makola Market to experience the city’s vast, colourful bazaar.

   Stay overnight at Afia Beach Hotel. 

3. Day 3: First lit - Osu Castle - James Town Lighthouse - Dubois Centre

   • Start your day at the Eternal Flame of African Liberation, first Lit by Nkrumah in the Black Star Square; home to the Independence Arch and other monuments of Ghana's freedom. 

   • Visit the Osu Castle, also known as Fort Christiansborg or simply the Castle is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea in Accra. 

   • Drop by the James Town Lighthouse fishing community as it offers the best views over the sea and city. 

   • Explore the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture, including the civil rights activist's former home and tomb with a research center.

   Stay overnight at Afia Beach Hotel.

4. Day 4: Shai hills Reserve – Boshuban Shrine – Slave River

   • Arrive at Shai Hills to see monkeys, kobs, and birds and learn about the culture of 'Shai', including a visit to a 'cave' where these people lived. 

   • Further, explore Ada Foah on the southeast coast of Ghana, where the Volta River meets the Atlantic Ocean. It's known for palm-lined beaches and estuary islands. On the seafront are traces of Fort Kongenstein, built by 18th-century Danish traders. 
   • Visit a 19th-century missionary cemetery situated next to the old Presbyterian Church.

   Stay overnight at Aqua Safari Hotel.

5. Day 5: Kakum National Park - International Stingless Bee Centre – Crocodile Pond

   • Stop by the world-famous Kakum National Park on the coast of southern Ghana, West Africa and stand on the Canopy Walkway suspended 30 meters above the ground, to get an outstanding view of the rainforest from the top.

   • Visit the Stingless Bee Center for an informational session on different kinds of bees, how they work, and the medicinal types of honey that they produce.

   • Encounter crocodiles at the Hans Cottage and get an opportunity to touch them.

   Stay overnight at Oasis Beach Resort.

6. Day 6: Cape Coast Castle - Elmina Castle

   • Visit Cape Coast Slave Castles, the largest commercial forts built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. The Swedes originally built it for trade in timber and gold but later used it in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

   • See the Elmina Castle, erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as São Jorge da Mina Castle - the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, and the oldest European building in existence in the south of Sahara.

   Stay overnight at Ankobra Beach Resort.

7. Day 7: Ankasa National Park and Conservation Area – Nzulezo

   • Reach the Ankasa Conservation Area, an area in southwestern Ghana and go to the Nini Suhien National Park in the north and the Ankasa Forest Reserve in the south. 

   Stay overnight at Nzulezo Lodge, Mpataba.

8. Day 8: Nzulezo - Axim

   • Have an adventurous canoe ride in Nzulezo - Nzulezo is located near Beyin

   Stay overnight at Axim Beach Resort, Axim.

9. Day 9: Bobowasi Island - Cape Three Points - Kokrobite Beach Resort

   • Visit the Bobowasi Island in the Axim Bay of the Atlantic Ocean, and Cape Three Points, 'a land nearest to nowhere'. 

   Stay at Kokrobite Beach Resort for the night.

10. Day 10: Kokrobite Beach – Airport

    • Relax and enjoy your last day at a popular seafront spot, Kokrobite Beach, which has golden sand and energetic nightlife.

    • Rejuvenate before you make your way to the airport.