Roots and Routes Tours
- 10 Days
Adult
Description
Living Heritage
On the Living Heritage experience, you will learn about West African culture, day-to-day lifestyle of the people and hospitality by being paired with a Host Family in the local community. You will be paired with a welcoming family who will greet you as they greet all travelers with open arms.
They will offer you a chair and refreshments, ask of your journey, of your people (where you come from), and ask what brought you to their community. You will be embraced with hospitality and a place to rest.
Rural/Village Life: You will be invited to help tend to daily tasks like bargaining for food ingredients and other essentials in the marketplace. You will also help in preparing a typical Ghanaian meal with your host family. You will learn the benefits of local herbs and natural remedies from the people of the village and experience a moderate way of living sustainably with nature.
City/Township Life: You will be invited to join your host family to relax and exchange stories over a meal at a local chop bar, shop for fabric in the marketplace, visit a local tailor to have garments made and attend a family gathering (funeral, wedding, etc.) You will experience the warmth, friendliness, and the energy of the people — you’ll never want to leave.
Duration
10 Days, 9 Nights
Group Size
30
Language
English
Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Security
- Meals
- Transport
- Nurse on Board
Excluded
- Car Rental
- Entry fees
- Personal Expenses
- Service Tax
- Payment for service provided on personal basis
Travel Itinerary
Day 1 - AKWAABA– WELCOME!
Arrive in Accra, Ghana. Transfer from the airport to your hotel. Overnight at a hotel in Accra.
Day 2 - ACCRA CITY TOUR
After breakfast, depart for a sightseeing tour of Accra, the Capital of Ghana. Experience the city’s highlights during this Accra orientation. The capital of Ghana since 1877, Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region. In addition, it’s the country’s most populous city. Travel through the administrative and economic districts of Accra. Also, see the Artiste Alliance Gallery, the W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan African Culture, the Independence/Black Star Square, and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
Learn about important events in Ghana’s history and about the country’s first president who helped lead Ghana to independence. End the day’s tour at the Arts Center, where participants can sharpen their bargaining skills to shop for goods from Ghana and West Africa in an open-air market. Overnight at a hotel in Accra. Meals Included: Breakfast or Dinner.
Day 3 - CANOPY WALK WAY AND KAKUM RAIN FOREST – SLAVE DUNGEON EXPERIENCE
It is an opportunity to be up and close with history – to stand in the dark and stuffy dungeons, imagining the experience and conditions that millions of Africans endured. This castle also houses the West African Historical Museum. Overnight at a hotel in Cape Coast / Elmina. Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner.
Day 4 - FISHING VILLAGE – SLAVE DUNGEON (ELMINA CASTLE)
Join the group for “kasa” (talk time). Kasa provides an opportunity to learn more about Ghanaian culture or simply talk to each other and share impressions of the tour experience. Kasa discussions are led by your tour leader or tour guide. (This activity is optional).
Day 5 - ELMINA – ASSIN MANSO – KUMASI CITY TOUE
Continue your drive to Kumasi where you will visit Manhyia Palace Museum to obtain firsthand information on the legacies of the Ashanti kingdom. A regal history that dates back to 1700 is told with relics and artefacts. Enjoy a drive through the city with monuments dedicated to the memory of the great Ashanti people. End the day’s tour at the National Cultural Center which features the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and various studios of the brass makers, potters and batik makers. Overnight at a hotel in Kumasi. Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner.
Day 6 - ASHANTI CRAFT VILLAGES
Day 7 - KUMASI – BESEASE SHRINE – ACCRA (HOME STAY IN THE CITY)
Depart Kumasi to Accra with a stop on the way at Besease shrine, a world heritage site. The Besease Shrine is a traditional fetish shrine near the town of Ejisu. Each of these shrines is a home for a particular spirit, called obosom, that mediates between mortals and the supreme god Nyame. Observe the unique architecture and experience the mode of ancestral worship to the ancient gods. Upon arrival, you will be picked up by your local families and sent to their homes where you will be hosted and pass the night. Overnight with a local family. Meals Included: Breakfast.
Day 8 - DAY WITH LOCAL FAMILIES
This day presents an opportunity to spend the day with your host family to experience the local family setting in West Africa. If this day falls on a weekend, there will be an opportunity to attend a wedding, funeral or gathering of family and friends as well as a church visit on a Sunday. After early dinner, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at a hotel in Accra. Meals Included: Breakfast or Dinner.
Join the group for “kasa” (talk time). Kasa provides an opportunity to learn more about Ghanaian culture or simply talk to each other and share impressions of the tour experience. Kasa discussions are led by your tour leader or tour guide. (This activity is optional).
Day 9 - LIVING HERITAGE CEREMONY (TORGORME VILLAGE) – COMMUNITY OUTREACH
After breakfast, check out of your hotel and depart Ho to a beautiful village located on the lower course of the splendid Volta River. You will pay a courtesy call on the chief and elders amidst traditional drumming and dancing by the villagers. The group will participate in a naming ceremony of recognition, where a Ghanaian name is given to participants, and a gift presented as part of celebrating a new identity as a Ghanaian and a member of the local community.
After lunch, return to Accra and relax. Afterwards, you will engage in community outreach. If your visit is on a weekday and school is in session, you will assist the local school by teaching the students for a few hours. Overnight at a hotel in Accra. Meals Included: Breakfast or Dinner.
Day 10 - FAREWELL/DEPARTURE
Spend the remainder of the day packing and doing last minute shopping. Transfer to the airport for check-in and final departure back home.
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