AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS
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GHANA & COTE D’IVOIRE ROOTS TOUR
May 23 - June 6, 2018
Welcome to the journey of a lifetime everyone. Join us for a real cultural experience on an incredible 2 Country tour throughout Ghana & Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to reconnect with our people, land, enjoy paradise in the tropics, networking with the group, and learn about the roots, culture, repatriation, investment opportunities and more. Africa is the future; see you in the motherland.
DAY 1 WEDNESDAY MAY 23 DEPART ATLANTA to ACCRA via AMSTERDAM
Meet and greet 4PM at Departure gate at Delta International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport in Georgia. Flight departs at 5:50PM on Delta Airlines flight # DL 72 to Amsterdam, Netherlands and arrive the next day May 24 at 8.30AM.
DAY 2 THURSDAY MAY 24 AMSTERDAM/ WELCOME to ACCRA, GHANA
Meet and greet 1PM at KLM Ghana Departure gate at Amsterdam Airport. Flight depart at 3:25PM on KLM Airlines flight # KL 589 to Accra, Ghana. Arrive at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana at 8:05PM. Transfer to Miklin hotel. Brief orientation and various night life options. Overnight at Miklin hotel.www.miklinhotels.com
DAY 3 FRIDAY MAY 25 ACCRA CITY TOUR
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Leave hotel for Accra City tour including Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, the Culture Center, Independence Square, George Padmore Library and the WEB Dubois Center. 5PM Dinner then 6PM Repatriation and Investment Conference with Africans born in the Diaspora and local business people. Social gathering for night life at Chez Afriq Restaurant in the neighborhood. Enjoy the scenery, live music and networking. Overnight at Miklin hotel.
DAY 4 SATURDAY MAY 26 ABURI & TUTU MOUNTAINS/ LEGON
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Leave hotel for Aburi and Tutu in the Mountains. Stop by Rita Marley house to take pictures outside. Visit Trinity Home Foundation a School in Tutu to donate school supplies. Take a walk through Aburi botanical gardens. Shop at Aburi Wood Carving Village. Visit University of Ghana for campus tour. 6PM enjoy Dinner and night life at Bomani's City Jam out in Accra at Afrikiko Leisure Center Restaurant. Enjoy an incredible Ghanaian buffet and live music. Overnight at Miklin hotel. www.miklinhotels.com
DAY 5 SUNDAY MAY 27 TAKORADI - WESTERN REGION
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Check out of the Miklin hotel. Depart for Takoradi in the Western region. Enjoy group discussions, documentaries and relaxation time on the way to Takoradi in the Western region. Check into Africa Beach hotel. Welcome reception with dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Africa Beach hotel.
DAY 6 MONDAY MAY 28 TAKORADI - WESTERN REGION
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Leave hotel for city tour and cultural sites around Sekondi-Takoradi. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Africa Beach hotel.
DAY 7 TUESDAY MAY 29 ABIDJAN - COTE D’IVOIRE
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Check out of Africa Beach hotel for a 5 hour drive to Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire. Enjoy group discussions, documentaries and relaxation time on the way to Abidjan in Cote D’Ivoire. Check into Hotel ibis Abidjan Plateau. 6PM Dinner, social gathering with group and various night life options. Overnight at the Hotel ibis Abidjan Plateau in Abidjan.
www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-0732-ibis-abidjan-plateau
DAY 8 WEDNESDAY MAY 30 ABIDJAN - COTE D’IVOIRE
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Leave hotel for Abidjan City Tour and Craft shopping. Lunch and more shopping at the Culture Center. 6PM Dinner and social gathering with group. Overnight at the Hotel ibis Abidjan Plateau in Abidjan.
DAY 9 THURSDAY MAY 31 GRAND BASSAM, COTE D’IVOIRE to ELMINA, GHANA
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Leave Hotel ibis Abidjan Plateau for City and Cultural tour of Grand Bassam, Cote D’Ivoire. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at the Hotel ibis Abidjan Plateau in Abidjan.
www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-0732-ibis-abidjan-plateau
DAY 10 FRIDAY JUNE 1 ABIDJAN to ELMINA
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Check out of Hotel ibis Abidjan Plateau to visit the Akoma International Academy of Arts & Science in Ayensudo, Elmina to donate school supplies. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at the One Africa Resort or The Almond Tree Guest house. www.oneafricaghana.com or www.almond3.com. School website www.akomainternationalacademy.com
DAY 11 SATURDAY JUNE 2 ELMINA/ CAPE COAST
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 9AM Depart for drive through the Cape Coast University for Campus Tour. Then depart for Cape Coast Holocaust Dungeons where many of our ancestors were held prior to shipment across the Atlantic during the slave trade after going through the Door of no return.
Naming ceremony on One Africa beach front. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at the One Africa Resort or The Almond Tree Guest house. www.oneafricaghana.com or www.almond3.com
DAY 12 SUNDAY JUNE 3 ELMINA/ KAKUM
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 9AM Depart for Canopy walk and hike tour of Kakum National Park. Afternoon at leisure for your to relax and enjoy paradise. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at the One Africa Resort or The Almond Tree Guest house. www.oneafricaghana.com or www.almond3.com
DAY 13 MONDAY JUNE 4 ELMINA to ACCRA
Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 9AM Check out of One Africa Resort or The Almond Tree Guest House for an afternoon return to Accra. Before returning to hotel enjoy an afternoon at Bojo Beach for lunch, leisure and optional swimming. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Miklin hotel.www.miklinhotels.com
DAY 14 TUSEDAY JUNE 5 ACCRA
Free day good for final shopping leisure and more. 5PM Dinner then 6PM Repatriation and Investment Conference. Enjoy various night life options. Overnight at Miklin hotel.
DAY 15 WEDNESDAY JUNE 6 DEPART ACCRA to ATLANTA via AMSTRERDAM
Free day. Check out of your room by 12PM and move all bags to the designated departure room on the 1st floor. Dinner at 4PM with a 5PM Check out of the Miklin hotel to leave for Accra Airport. 10:10PM depart on KLM flight # KL 590 flight to Amsterdam in Netherlands. Arrive at 7AM Thursday June 6. Depart AMS at 10:45 to ATL on Delta Airlines flight # DL 73 and arrive in Atlanta at 2PM.
(Note this itinerary may change slightly for logistic and operational efficiency)
Hotels that we are staying at from May 24-June 6, 2018
Miklin hotel in Accra (May 24-26 and June 4 & 5)
Africa Beach hotel in Takoradi (May 27 & 28)
Hotel ibis Abidjan Plateau in Abidjan (May 29-31)
www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-0732-ibis-abidjan-plateau)
One Africa Resort in Elmina (June 1-3)
The Almond Tree Guest house (June 1-3)
www.almond3.com
Ghana Embassy
About Ghana
www.ghana-embassy.org/corp_div_embassy3.cfm?BrandsID=49
Maps of Ghana
www.library.yale.edu/~fboateng/ghana2.gif
www.tanguydlv.free.fr/Pays/Carte-Ghana.gif
Map of Africa
www.library.northwestern.edu/africana/map/
Maps of West Africa
www.cpj.org/Briefings/2000/Bekoutou/africa_pol98.jpg
www.afropop.org/img/wa/m/wstafmap.gif
For questions and additional info visit our website www.africafortheafricans.org and
Contact Tour Organizer: Bomani Tyehimba at (404) 931-9429 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.