Go Travel Ghana

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks and 3-6 months
Dates: July 9-30, 2009

Description: Go Travel Ghana Tours will take you on an adventure of a lifetime. You will explore historical sites, learn about traditional music and dance, and visit small villages.

Following is a summary of the activities you can look forward to:

    * Travel from the University of Ghana in Accra to the Gambaga Slave Camp in the Northern Region.
    * Attend guided tour through the halls of the Manhyia Palace Museum (the seat of the Ashanti Kingdom) in Kumasi.
    * Be led down into the slave dungeons in Cape Coast.
    * Walk across the Canopy Bridge suspended 100 feet above the forest floor of Kakum National Park.
    * Observe wildlife in the 4,840 km sq natural habitat of Mole National Game Reserve.
    * Experience the day-to-day life of a Ghanaian family and enjoy authentic foods.
    * Learn traditional African drumming and dancing techniques.
    * Eat fufu with your fingers.
    * Spend a day bargaining in the colourful and lively outdoor markets.                           

Highlights: Ghana tour destinations:

* Adinkra Stamping in Ntonso
* University of Ghana
* Kumasi
* Krobo Odumase Glass Bead Village
* Bonwire Kente Weaving Village
* Cape Coast Castle
* Aburi Botanic Gardens
* Kakum National Park Canopy Walk
* Scenes from Accra

Cost in US$: Cost for the 2009 tour (July 9-30) is 2,350 (US dollars) (students USD 2,000)

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required
• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Phone Interview

Year Founded: 2008