Ghana Cultural And Heritage Tour with Betty Barnes Travel

About this trip

This 9-day trip to Ghana gets you across the country from the Capital city of Accra to the historic castles and forts of Elmina to the relics of the Ashanti Kingdom in Kumasi. Your journey begins in Accra, where you pay a visit to the National Museum and see various sculptures about West African tradition & customs giving you an insight of West African history. Continue to Independence Square, where the Black Star monument memorializes the nation’s independence from European powers. At the Arts Centre, you can get your first taste of bargaining as you shop for local arts and crafts. Take time to close the day in Jamestown, a historic neighborhood that has some of the prettiest colonial buildings of the city as well as the 1871 built lighthouse that sits on the gulf. Later, drive through the forest zone as you head towards Kumasi, the seat of the Ashanti Empire and home of the famous Ashanti people, whose legacies are still apparent today. Continue, to Kumasi where you will visit the Manhyia Palace Museum to visit the legacies of the Ashanti kingdom. Next day, see the last material remains of the great Asante Empire as we visit the traditional Asante buildings that are now recognized as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Later, you’ll visit the Elmina Castle built by the Portuguese in 1482. Step into the town of Assin Manso, where you will visit the site of "Donkor Nsuo”. Embark on a walking tour of Elmina, which was the first point of European contact in Sub-Saharan Africa and was once the most cosmopolitan city in Tropical Africa. Experience the mode of ancestral worship of the ancient gods before continuing back to Accra where your journey ends.