Itinerary, Ghana Repatriation & Investment Tour Oct 2016

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GHANA REPATRIATION & INVESTMENT TOUR

October 26 - November 8, 2016

Welcome to the journey of a lifetime everyone. Join us for a real cultural experience on an incredible 4 Region tour throughout Ghana, 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 OCT 26 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 Oct 27 at 8.30AM.

DAY 2 THURSDAY OCT 27 AMSTERDAM/ WELCOME to ACCRA, GHANA

Meet and greet 1:00PM 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 MJ Grand hotel. Brief orientation and various night life options. Overnight at MJ Grand hotel.www.mjgrandhotelghana.com

DAY 3 FRIDAY OCT 28 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 MJ Grand hotel.

DAY 4 SATURDAY OCT 29 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 MJ Grand hotel. www.mjgrandhotelghana.com

DAY 5 SUNDAY OCT 30 HO - VOLTA REGION

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Check out of the MJ Grand hotel. Depart for Ho in the Volta region. Enjoy the sightseeing drive through this amazing tropical scenic region of Ghana. Enjoy group discussions, movies and relaxation time. Check into Chances hotel. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Chances hotel. www.chanceshotel.com

DAY 6 MONDAY OCT 31 HO & HOHOE - VOLTA REGION

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Leave hotel for city tour, hiking and sightseeing at Wli waterfalls in the Hohoe District, then visit Tafi-Atome Monkey Sanctuary. 6PM Dinner and night life at Bomani's Birthday Jam. Overnight at Chances hotel.

DAY 7 TUESDAY NOV 1 HO to KUMASI - ASHANTI REGION

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Check out of Chances hotel. Enjoy an incredible sightseeing drive through the Volta and Eastern region. Enjoy group discussions, movies and relaxation time on the way to Kumasi in the Ashanti region. Check into the Noda hotel. 6PM Dinner, social gathering with group and various night life options. Overnight at the Noda hotel in Kumasi. www.nodahotel.com

DAY 8 WEDNESDAY NOV 2 KUMASI

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Leave hotel for Kumasi City Tour and Neighboring Craft Villages including Ntonso for Kente Weaving and Adinkra, Printing, Wood Carving village and Bonwire the famous Kente cloth weaving village. Lunch and more shopping at the Culture Center. Drive through the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology. 6PM Dinner and social gathering with group. Night life at Bomani's Pool Tournament Jam. Overnight at the Noda hotel.

DAY 9 THURSDAY NOV 3 ASSIN MANSO/ ELMINA/ CAPE COAST

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8AM Check out of the Noda hotel. 9AM YIST School supplies presentation then depart for Assin Manso Old slave fort. Drive through the Cape Coast University for Campus Tour. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at the One Africa Resort or Elmina Beach Resort. www.oneafricaghana.com or www.elminabeachhotel.com

DAY 10 FRIDAY NOV 4 KAKUM/ ELMINA

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 9AM Depart from One Africa Resort to visit the Akoma International Academy of Arts & Science in Ayensudo, Elmina. Return to One Africa for leisure in paradise or journey with us to the Canopy walk and hike tour of Kakum National Park. 6PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at the One Africa Resort or Elmina Beach Resort. www.akomainternationalacademy.com

DAY 11 SATURDAY NOV 5 ELMINA/ CAPE COAST

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 9AM Depart for the Cape Coast then Elmina 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 Elmina Beach Resort. www.oneafricaghana.com or www.elminabeachhotel.com

DAY 12 SUNDAY NOV 6 ELMINA/ ACCRA

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 9AM Check out of One Africa Resort or Elmina Beach Resort. Depart 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 the MJ Grand hotel. www.mjgrandhotelghana.com

DAY 13 MONDAY NOV 7 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 MJ Grand hotel.

DAY 14 TUESDAY NOV 8 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 MJ Grand hotel to depart for Accra Airport. 10:005PM depart on KLM flight # KL 590 flight to Amsterdam in Netherlands. Arrive at 5:50AM Wednesday Nov 9. Depart AMS at 10:05 to ATL on Delta Airlines flight # DL 73 and arrive in Atlanta at 1:56PM.

(Note this itinerary may change slightly for logistic and operational efficiency)

Hotels that we are staying at in Ghana from Oct 27-Nov 8, 2016

MJ Grand hotel in Accra (Oct 27-29 and Nov 6 & 7)

www.mjgrandhotelghana.com

Chances hotel in Ho (Oct 30 & Oct 31)

www.chanceshotel.com

The Noda hotel in Kumasi (Nov 1 & 2)

www.nodahotel.com

One Africa Resort in Elmina (Nov 3-5)

www.oneafricaghana.com

Elmina Beach Resort (Nov 3-5)

www.elminabeachhotel.com