Departure - Saturday
ø Depart New York City JFK Airport in the afternoon for flight to Accra, Ghana, arriving at 6:00 AM the following morning.

Day 1 - Sunday: Accra - Labadi Beach
ø Morning: Arrival in Accra and meeting by your AfricaBound host to assist with Entry Formalities and transfer to hotel.
ø Noon:: Off to Labadi Beach for lunch and relaxation. Receive your African name in a traditional ceremony.
ø Dinner and overnight in Accra.

Day 2 - Monday: Cape Coast - Elmina
ø Morning: Depart for Cape Coast and Elmina, arriving late morning for brief tour of the city of Cape Coast and transfer to hotel. Lunch at the hotel.
ø Afternoon: Visit the Volta Fishermen Community, a coastal village with traditional industries and Volta style houses. Tour Elmina Castle, a World Heritage site where slaves were held before being sent to the New World, followed by a walk through the town of Elmina.
ø Dinner at the Saana Lodge and overnight in Elmina.

Day 3 - Tuesday: Cape Coast - Kakum Park
ø Morning: Tour Cape Coast Castle - another World Heritage Site.
ø Late morning: Drive to Kakum Rain Forest, stopping at Boatel for Lunch and a chance to see crocodiles and weaverbirds. After lunch, continue to Kakum for a Nature Walk in the Rain Forest and the Aerial Walkway, giving you a birds-eye view of the tree canopy.
ø Dinner and overnight in Elmina.

Day 4 - Wednesday: Kumasi
ø Morning: Depart for Kumasi and the Kingdom of Gold.
ø Mid-day: arrive at Obouasi for Lunch at Goldfinger's - the best hamburger in all of West Africa.
ø Afternoon: Tour of an Ashanti Gold Mine - one of the richest mines in the world.
ø Late Afternoon: Continue on to Kumasi and transfer to hotel.
ø Dinner and overnight in Kumasi.

Day 5 - Thursday: Kumasi - Accra
ø Morning: Visits to the craft villages of Pankrono (pottery), Ahwiaa (woodcarving), Ntonso (adinkra cloth), and Bonwire, the home of Africa's famous kente cloth. Lunch at the hotel.
ø Afternoon: Visit to Manhiya Palace - for an Audience with the Ashanti King or members of his Royal Court.
ø Dinner and overnight in Kumasi.

Day 6 - Friday: Kumasi - Accra
ø Morning: Visit Kumasi Central Market - the largest in West Africa.
ø Late Morning: Visit Kumasi Cultural Center and Lunch at the Kente Kitchen with Ghanaian cuisine.
ø Afternoon: Departure for Accra - arriving early evening. Transfer to hotel. Dinner at Novotel with live cultural performance of the Ghana Dance Ensemble, featuring traditional dances and drums.
ø Overnight in Accra.

Day 7 -Saturday: Accra
ø Morning: Tour Accra to see the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, Independence Arch, Makola Market, National Theater and the W.E.B. Dubois Pan African Center. Lunch at the Country Kitchen with traditional Ghana cuisine.
ø Afternoon: Visit the National Museum, followed by a trip to Jamestown to visit the Salaga Beach fishermen and shop at the Artisan Cultural Center.
ø Dinner at the hotel with 10:00 PM departure for the airport to board the return flight to New York City, arriving in New York on the following morning.

Arrival - Sunday
ø Arrive in New York at JFK Airport in early Morning with onward flight connections to Home City.

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