10 Days Ghana Tour – History, Nature, Culture & Coastal Life

Arrive at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Meet your local guide and transfer to your hotel. After check-in, begin a light orientation tour of Accra featuring Independence Arch, Black Star Square, and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.

Later, visit the Arts Centre for National Culture for handicrafts, textiles, and beadwork. Enjoy a welcome dinner at a traditional restaurant featuring Ghanaian dishes like banku and tilapia.

Accommodation: Labadi Beach Hotel or similar
Meals: Dinner included
Activities: Orientation tour, market visit, traditional dinner

After breakfast, explore the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre to learn about his influence on African unity and civil rights. Continue to Jamestown, one of Accra’s oldest neighborhoods. Take a walking tour through the colonial lighthouse district and local boxing gyms.

In the afternoon, visit Makola Market and stop at the National Museum of Ghana to explore archaeological and cultural exhibits. Evening at leisure.

Accommodation: Labadi Beach Hotel or similar
Meals: Breakfast and lunch included
Activities: Historical and cultural site visits, market walk

Depart early for Cape Coast (approx. 3.5 hours). On arrival, visit Cape Coast Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Join a guided tour through its dungeons and "Door of No Return."

Continue to Elmina Castle, the oldest European structure south of the Sahara, and explore the Portuguese chapel, governor's quarters, and lookout points. Later, visit the Elmina fishing harbor to see traditional wooden canoes and bustling shoreline trade.

Accommodation: Coconut Grove Beach Resort or similar
Meals: Breakfast and lunch included
Activities: Castle tours, fishing harbor visit, coastal culture

After breakfast, visit Kakum National Park for the famous canopy walkway, suspended above the rainforest floor. Enjoy a short guided nature walk where you’ll learn about tropical trees, medicinal plants, and bird species.

Afterward, stop by the Posuban Shrine, where Asafo warrior groups historically gathered. Return to Elmina for a beachside evening.

Accommodation: Coconut Grove Beach Resort or similar
Meals: Breakfast and dinner included
Activities: Rainforest walk, canopy experience, cultural shrine

Leave the coast and head inland to Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Kingdom (approx. 5–6 hours). On arrival, visit the Manhyia Palace Museum, home of the Ashanti King, and learn about royal traditions, ancestral stools, and sacred regalia.

Explore the Kumasi Central Market, one of the largest in West Africa. Check in to your hotel and enjoy dinner in the city.

Accommodation: Golden Tulip Kumasi or similar
Meals: Breakfast and dinner included
Activities: Museum visit, Ashanti history, local market experience

Spend the day visiting nearby craft villages outside Kumasi. Stop at Ntonso, known for Adinkra symbols hand-stamped onto cloth. Try your hand at stamping with natural dyes.

Continue to Bonwire, the heart of kente cloth weaving, where you'll watch weavers on traditional looms and learn about the patterns' meanings. Later, visit Ahwiaa, famous for wood carvings including stools and masks.

Return to Kumasi for the night.

Accommodation: Golden Tulip Kumasi or similar
Meals: Breakfast and lunch included
Activities: Textile and carving workshops, cultural interaction

After breakfast, embark on a long drive north to Mole National Park (approx. 7–8 hours), passing through savannah landscapes and small farming towns. Stop along the way for lunch and photography.

Arrive in Mole by evening and check in to your lodge overlooking elephant watering holes. Enjoy a relaxed dinner with sunset views.

Accommodation: Zaina Lodge or Mole Motel
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Activities: Scenic road journey, lodge relaxation

Start the day early with a guided game drive through Mole National Park. Look out for elephants, baboons, kob antelopes, warthogs, and over 300 bird species.

In the afternoon, take a cultural walk to Mognori Eco-Village, where you’ll experience traditional Dagomba village life. Learn about local farming, mud hut architecture, and drumming. Optional canoe safari available in the dry season.

Accommodation: Zaina Lodge or Mole Motel
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Activities: Game drive, community visit, wildlife photography

After breakfast, return to Accra either by domestic flight (Tamale–Accra) or long overland transfer. On arrival, check into your hotel and enjoy a relaxing evening or visit a local beach.

Accommodation: Labadi Beach Hotel or similar
Meals: Breakfast and dinner included
Activities: Travel day, optional leisure activities

Spend your final morning shopping for souvenirs or visiting a craft village near Accra. Later, your driver will transfer you to Kotoka International Airport for your onward flight.

Meals: Breakfast included
Activities: Local shopping (time permitting), airport transfer

Included highlights:

Accra city tour and Du Bois Centre

Cape Coast and Elmina slave castles

Kakum National Park canopy walk

Ashanti crafts and palace museum in Kumasi

Safari and wildlife experience in Mole National Park

Cultural encounters in villages and markets

Domestic flight or overland travel included