Discover Guilford Vacations - Your Gateway to the World

Join us from October 12th through the 20th 2025 as we discover Ghana in West Africa! 

We'll tour the City of Accra and visit the Kakum National Park - the home of over 400 bird species, butterflies, flora and fauna. We'll experience the infamous Slave Dungeons in Ghana and learn about slave traders and African tribes. We'll visit the Manhyia Palace, be introduced to the lega­cies of the great Ashanti kingdom, and shop Ashanti crafts. Pay tribute to chiefs and elders and enjoy drumming and dancing at a traditional Ghanian Naming Ceremony.

$4095 - Per Person based on Twin/Double Occupancy

$1450 - Single Supplement

$250 deposit required

Final payment due July 2025

Inclusions in above prices:

• Hotel accommodation as per itinerary based on twin/double occupancy
• Meet & Greet on arrival by our local representative
• Group airport transfers (Any individuals travelling outside the group arrangement must organize own transportation or pay extra for private transfers) *
• Breakfast daily
• Other meals (if any) as indicated in the itinerary
• Sightseeing as indicated in the itinerary including entrance fees and English-speaking guide
• Sightseeing, transfers and intercity transportation in a modern, air-conditioned vehicle with experienced driver
• All local / government taxes based on current rates
• 24/7 Local Emergency contact will be provided
• E-Documents sent to you by email

Exclusions in above prices:

• International airfare, departure taxes, fuel surcharges, seat selection
• Seat Selection *
• Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, mini-bar etc
• Optional Tours
• Meals not specified as included; beverages, bottled water
• Hotel Porterage; Tips & Gratuities
• Local City-Tax (if applicable to your hotel / destination)
• Early check-in & Late check out of rooms (standard check-in time is 2pm and check out 11am)
• Travel / Medical Insurance
• Visa / Passport related fees
• Any costs related to Covid-19 PCR Tests prior to departure, in destination, or upon return to the USA
• Excess baggage fees for air / land (Land arrangements include 1 checked bag + 1 carry-on bag per person on the coach / vehicle)
• Any unforeseen increase in local / government taxes
• Any other items not specified as being included

Arrive Accra; Akwaaba – Welcome!

Arrive in Accra, Ghana. Our local representative will meet you on arrival and transfer you to your hotel.

Check in time: 2pm and after. Early check in is not included.

Note: Arrival transfer is a group transfer for all guests arriving on the same flight and at the same time. Any travelers arriving at a different time must pay extra for a private transfer.

This evening, the group will enjoy a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight at the African Regent Hotel

Meals Included: Welcome Dinner

Accra City Tour

After breakfast, depart for a sightseeing tour of Accra.

You will drive through the administrative and economic districts of Accra, the capital of Ghana. This 137-year-old city has a blend of colonial and modern architecture that summarize her history. You will visit the W. E. B. Dubois Centre for Pan African Culture, Independence/ Black Star Square and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.

You will also visit a fabric shop and a dressmaker.

End your tour at the Arts Centre where you will have an opportunity to use your bargaining skills to shop from an open-air market for artefacts from Ghana and West Africa.

Overnight at the African Regent Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

Canopy Walkway, Kakum National Park, Slave Dungeon Experience, Cape Coast Castle

After breakfast, check out of hotel in Accra and depart for the Cape Coast.

Upon arrival, drive through the historic Denkyira Kingdom to Kakum National Park, one of West Africa’s surviving tropical rain forests. Extending over 360sq km, Kakum is the home to over 40 large mammals and 400 bird species as well as many species of butterflies, flora and fauna. The most popular attraction is the Canopy walkway which is made up of seven bridges extending 330m, hanging 100 feet above the forest floor. Choose between a 2 km nature walk through this forest to discover the wide variety of exotic floral species and the medicinal values they offer, or take a walk on the canopy walkway.

Afterwards, embark on a tour of the infamous Forts, Castles and Slave Dungeons of Ghana. History will unfold the story of the slave trade which the impact is still felt beyond the shores of Africa today. Visit the Cape Coast Castle built by the Swedes in 1653 and was later taken over by the British. This castle also houses the West African Historical Museum established by the Smithsonian Institute in collaboration with the Ghanaian Government in 1994.

Overnight at Ridge Royal Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

Elmina Castle, Fishing Village

After breakfast, visit Elmina Castle, also known as St. George’s Castle, which was built by the Portuguese in 1482. Here, learn about the relationship between the western slave traders and the African tribes that participated in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Here participants will witness the dark and stuffy dungeons local people were forced to endure before being sent on a long and perilous passage across the Atlantic. To see the truth of these conditions in person is a powerful reminder of the inhumanity of the slave trade.

In the afternoon, explore Elmina, a fishing village that’s both picturesque and gritty, charming and though-provoking. What better way to appreciate it than to immerse oneself in its main industry – fishing! Meet with local fishermen to learn the intricacies of their trade and the challenges they face in their day-to-day work. Next, meet the fish mongers in the village who will demonstrate various stages of smoking the fish in earthenware ovens. This is a unique way to experience one of Ghana’s oldest and important trades.

Overnight at Ridge Royal Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

Elmina – Slave River – Kumasi City Tour

After breakfast, check out of your hotel and drive through the forest zone to Kumasi, the seat of the Ashanti Empire to explore the legends of the famous Ashantis, whose legacies are still evident today.

En route, stop at Assin Manso. Visit the site of “Donkor Nsuo”, the former Slave River and market, the final transit point for a large number of enslaved Africans. This is the final resting place for two ancestors whose mortal remains were returned from the USA and Jamaica and re-interred there.

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 the Lancaster Hotel Kumasi

Meals Included: Breakfast

After breakfast, depart your hotel to visit the three craft villages: visit Ahwiaa, the wood carvers’ village; Ntonso, the home of Adinkra cloth; and Bonwire, the Kente weaving village. You will have an opportunity to see how African crafts are made and to buy directly from the artisans who make them.

Overnight at the Lancaster Hotel Kumasi

Meals Included: Breakfast

Kumasi to Besease Shrine to Accra

After breakfast, check out of your hotel and depart for Accra.

En route, stop at the Besease shrine, a fetish shrine (a traditional religious shrine commonly found in Ghana, Togo, and Benin) and world heritage site located near the town of Ejisu.

Each of these 10 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 before continuing back to Accra.

Upon arrival in Accra, check into your hotel and enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure.

Overnight at the African Regent Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

Village Visit and Naming Ceremony

Today, depart for a scenic drive to a beautiful village located in the Volta Region. You will have the opportunity to pay a courtesy call on the paramount chief and elders amidst traditional drumming and dancing by the villagers and also participate in a naming ceremony, where you will be given a traditional African name.

This evening, the group will enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant

Overnight at the African Regent Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast & Farewell Dinner

Farewell – Departure

After breakfast, check out and transfer to the airport for your final departure home.

Check out time: 11am. Late check out is not included

Note: Departure transfer is a group transfer for all guests departing on the same flight and at the same time. Any travelers departing at a different time must pay extra for a private transfer.

Meals Included: Breakfast