Benin, Togo & Ghana Expedition
Overview
Highlights
- Rub shoulders with the chiefs of Kumasi and the King of Ashanti at the Akwasidae Festival at Manhyia Palace, or, watch voodoo performances during the Voodoo Festival in Ouidah.
- Cross Lake Togo and feel the history of Togoville in its palaces, churches and the voodoo fetish stalls lining the streets.
- Discover Ghana – with its ancient to modern history – in the capital of Accra.
- Visit the atmospheric St George’s Castle and unearth the nation’s haunting history of slavery.
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Trip includes
- Ganvie - Stilt Village
- Ganvie - Pirogue Ride
- Ouidah - City Tour
- Ouidah - Voodoo Festival (departure date dependent)
- Lake Togo - Boat Ride
- Togoville - Town Visit
- Lome - National Museum
- Lome - Musée International des Arts
- Accra - City Tour
- Kumasi - Kejeta Open Air Market
- Kumasi - Akwasidae Festival (departure date dependent)
- Kumasi - Ahwiaa Craft Village
- Kumasi - Ntonso Craft Village
- Kumasi - Bonwire Craft Village
- Anwiankwanta - Cocoa Plantation
- Elmina - St George's Castle
- Elmina - Walking Tour
Itinerary
Bonjour! Welcome to Benin. Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6pm in the hotel, where you’ll meet your local leader and fellow travellers. Please ask the hotel reception where it will take place. You can arrive at any time today as there are no activities...
After breakfast, head off on a 30-minute drive to the lake village of Ganvie. Here you’ll take a pirogue, a traditional boat used by West African fishermen, and be guided out on Lake Nokoue to visit the stilt village and learn about how the ‘water men’ as they are kno...
This morning after breakfast you’ll head out on a guided city tour of Ouidah, the historic centre of voodooism in Benin. The tour includes a visit to the History Museum, the Avenue d’Esclaves as well as many other notable sites. It will end with a traditional voodoo d...
This morning you’ll cross the border into Togo and make the five-hour journey to Lome via Lake Togo. Once you’ve arrived at the lake you’ll board a boat to visit Togoville, a historic town renowned for its royal palace and colonial church. It was here that voodoo prac...
After breakfast you’ll leave Lome and travel for about 5.5 hours west into Ghana and the capital, Accra. This afternoon stretch your legs by taking a walking tour through the fishing village of Jamestown, and Accra's oldest district. Walk through laneways and meet loc...
Leave Accra and drive inland for about six hours to the ‘Garden City’ of Kumasi. This one-time capital of a powerful kingdom is nicknamed for its beautiful flora. The city is the beating heart of Ashanti history and is seen as the home of Ghanaian culture. It’s also a...
Kumasi is a royal city, home to the Ashanti King, who resides at the new Manhyia Palace. Today you’ll visit the museum of the palace, which sits close to the current royal residence. It was built by the British in 1925 and was home to the Ashanti Kings until 1974. In ...
Today is a long travel day so you may want to bring a book or a pack of cards to enjoy with your fellow travellers – although there’s plenty of fascinating scenery to keep you occupied. The drive to Elmina will take about seven hours, and on the way, you’ll stop at a...
This morning after breakfast you’ll visit St George's Castle. The fortification is one of 20 or so ‘slave castles’ that were built along the shoreline of the Gold Coast – the former name of modern-day Ghana. Built between the 15th and 18th centuries by European tradin...
Today is a free day to relax at this beautiful beach resort or to take an optional day trip to the Cape Coast. In what was the centre of British administration and capital of the Gold Cost between 1700 and 1877, Cape Coast is awash with colonial architecture. However,...
After a relaxed breakfast head back to Accra where the tour finishes around 2pm. You are free to leave any time after this or continue your stay in Accra.
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