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PANAFEST
&
Emancipation
Day Celebration
West Africa
(an annual event every year
during June/July)
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The motherland is calling
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Day 1
– NEW YORK
Depart JFK Int’l. Airport on
our transatlantic overnight flight for Accra, Africa. (meals in flight)
Day 2 – ACCRA
Arrive Accra; met & transferred
by our WWCT representative to our hotel. Orientation & half-day
tour. (Welcome Dinner). Accra has been Ghana’s capital since
1877. It also serves as the Administrative & Political Capital.
Day 3 – ACCRA
Today we visit the Ghana National
Museum, Makola market, Kwame Nkrumah Msusoleum & the Arts Center
where we will discover more about famous Pan-Africanists &
African heritage. Drive past the Black Star Square and Christianborg Castle.
Day 4 - KUMASI
Depart for Kumasi (the Garden City)
in the Ashanti Region. Participate in ongoing festival such as Adae/Akwasidae.
Day 5 – KUMASI
Tour Ashanti Arts & Craft
Villages--Bonwire, Ahwai & Ntonso for a unique collection of
African arts & crafts.
Day 6 – KUMASI
Visit Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science & Technology.
Day 7 – CENTRAL
REGION
Depart Kumasi for the Central
Region, visit Cape coast & Elmina Castle. Tour slave dungeons.
Participate in ongoing festivals. This 3-hour bus ride will enable us
to see some of the villages enroute.
Day 8 – PANAFEST
CELEBRATION
Visit Nnonkonsu at Assin Manso, the
slave stream where slaves had their last bath in Africa. Walking tour
of Cape Coast Township. Participate in Panafest Durbar &
Emancipation Day Program. This is the special Remembrance Day Celebration.
Day 9 – PANAFEST
CELEBRATION
Grand Durbar of chiefs &
people, fantastic celebrations with enactment of the slave trade.
Wreath laying ceremonies for Pan-African leaders. International Black
Music Concerts. Colloquium. of the Central Region.
Day 10 – ACCRA
Return to Accra, driving through
historical Fante towns of Kormantse-Abandze, twin fishing villages
where the first slave revolt happened and the late Louis Armstrong,
the great Jazz Player, traced his ancestry; Also visit Saltpond,
Anomabo and Mankessim. Evening transfer to airport for our flight
back to the USA—taking with us the most wonderful, unforgettable
memories of our once-in-a-lifetime journey together.
Tour Cost
$3,499.00
(Price is per
person based on min. of 25 paying passengers, double occupancy;
single supplement--$500.00.
If group size
drops below 25 paying passengers, then a price increase will be applicable.)
TOUR INCLUDES
*Roundtrip
airfare from New York City
*Hotels in
Ghana (5, 4 & 3 star/best available for
each city)
*Continental
breakfast, lunch & dinner daily
*Tour Escort
*Greeting & assistance
*Transfers &
porterage
*Sightseeing
& entrance fees to all sites per itinerary
*English
speaking guide
*Taxes &
service charges at hotels imposed by local gov't.
Not Included
*Air departure
taxes & other taxes not specified above
*Passport, visa
or custom fees
*Personal tips
for guide, driver, porte, etc.
*Items of
personal nature (souvenirs, room service, phone, etc.)
*Travel
insurance (strongly recommended--click
here or applications available through WWCT