After a good night's sleep at your hotel, you will explore Accra visiting Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Museum & Park, the Arts Centre. Independence/Black Star Square & experience Ghanaian cuisine at a local restaurant. You will return to your hotel to enjoy the facilities. The itinerary is a guide to which we will attempt to adhere, but it may be necessary to alter it at short notice because of circumstances or events outside our control e.g., road conditions, adverse weather or any of those amounting to force majeure or due to the operating conditions imposed by any of our Vendors, facilities & transport. Your itinerary will, however, be the same in content as far as reasonably possible, unless circumstances beyond our control make this impossible.

We will need to leave early to journey from Accra to Kumasi; the Ashanti Kingdom. The trip takes around 4 hours. We will make regular stops for you to stretch your legs, buy snacks & use public conveniences. On arrival you will check into your hotel & have lunch. The afternoon will be spent visiting Manhiya Palace Museum, the seat of the current Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. It is also his official residence. For the rest of the day, you will be free to explore Kumasi on your own or enjoy your hotel facilities.

The morning will be spent at the Akwasidae Festival, which is one of the most important events in the Ashanti calendar. This festival, occurring every 42 days, is a celebration of the Ashanti people's rich history, traditions, and their paramount chief, the Asantehene, who is currently, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II. Akwasidae is a time for the Ashanti people to honour their ancestors, seek blessings for the community & pay homage to the Asantehene. The celebration involves traditional rites, spiritual ceremonies & colourful cultural displays. The Asantehene, dressed in rich regalia, receives homage from sub-chiefs & the general public. This is a spectacular event filled with traditional music, dance & vibrant displays of the Ashanti culture. After lunch, you will visit Bonwire Kente Weaving Centre, where you can try your hand at weaving or purchase beautifully crafted cloths. This is where the popular Kente cloth originates. Kente is a local cloth made in strips of different patterns, colours & designs. It is then sewn together to make clothing, which is worn at special occasions, e.g. Weddings, Festivals, Naming Ceremonies; plus the enstoolment of Kings, Queens & Chiefs.

After breakfast, we will visit the Okomfo Anokye Sword Site, a sacred Asante site. The Ghanaian High Priest, Okomfo Anokye, is said to have planted a sword known as “ the sword of unity and strength” to aid uniting Akans in Ghana. We'll make a stop at Kejetia market, the largest single open-air market in West Africa, with more than 10,000 stores and stalls. You will then return to your hotel in Accra, to rest or enjoy the facilities.

The morning is yours to relax. We will meet for lunch & a visit to Oxford Street, in Osu, where you will find supermarkets, local vendors selling clothing, arts & crafts, numerous international eateries' & more. The evening will be spent at your hotel.

After breakfast, we will visit Aburi Botanical Gardens, sky high in the mountains of Eastern Region. Its roles include plant introduction, teaching agricultural methods & as a botanic garden, research is undertaken in the fields of conservation of medicinal plants, plant multiplication & horticulture. After lunch we head further up the mountain to Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm, where the first cocoa seeds were planted in Ghana. You can explore different varieties of cocoa & visit the new exhibition centre. On our descent, we will make a mystery stop for you to enjoy a spot of shopping. We then drive back to Accra, stopping at Accra Mall for dinner. You will then return to your hotel for a good night's sleep or a night cap.

After breakfast & check-out, we will make an early start on our 3 hour road trip to Cape Coast. We will stop for lunch at a local restaurant, then check-in to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore your new environment.

After breakfast, you will visit Elmina Castle, built in 1482 by the Portuguese & was originally a trading post for gold, ivory & timber. It was later developed into holding dungeons for enslaved Africans, who were captured & tortured by slave traders; in preparation for their cross Atlantic journey to the Americas & the Caribbean. We encourage guests to dress in white clothing, as a respect to our ancestors. It isn't compulsory, the choice is yours. We end the day at Kakum National Park, with its nature reserve, rainforest, bird trail, treehouse & 40 m canopy walkway. Are you brave enough to cross the 7 canopies? The evening will be spent at your hotel, enjoying the surroundings.

After breakfast & check-out, we will stop at Assin Manso, The Slave River. This is where captured Africans had their last bath before being auctioned & marched to Elmina & Cape Coast Castles. We will then return to Accra; arriving at your hotel in the early evening. After check-in & dinner, you can choose to explore nightlife in Accra or enjoy your hotel facilities.

After breakfast the day is yours to explore as you wish. Do you fancy spending time at the beach? Or last minute shopping? The choice is yours. We will meet later in the day for you to check-out of your hotel, ready for your return trip to Kotoka Airport & flight back home. Thank you for choosing With Love From Ghana - Hosted Tours. We hope to see you again.