AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS

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GHANA, TOGO & BENIN

The Journey of a Lifetime Tour

November 17- December 1, 2017

Greetings African family join us for a real cultural experience on an incredible 3 African Country tour to Ghana, Togo & Benin in West Africa. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to reconnect with our people, land, enjoy paradise in the tropics, networking with the group, learn about the roots, culture, repatriation, investment opportunities and more. Africa is the future; see you in the motherland.   

DAY 1 FRIDAY NOV 17 DEPART ATLANTA to ACCRA via AMSTERDAM

Meet and greet 4 PM at departure gate at Delta International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport in Georgia. Flight depart at 5:38 PM on Delta Airlines flight # DL 72 to Amsterdam, Netherlands and arrive the next day Nov 18 at 8.15 AM. 

DAY 2 SATURDAY NOV 18 AMSTERDAM/ WELCOME to ACCRA, GHANA

Meet and greet 12:30 PM at KLM Ghana departure gate at Amsterdam Airport. Flight depart at 2:25 PM on KLM Airlines flight # KL 589 to Accra, Ghana. Arrive at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana at 7:55 PM. Transfer to Miklin hotel. Brief orientation and various night life options. Overnight at Miklin hotel.www.miklinhotels.com

DAY 3 SUNDAY NOV 19 ABURI & TUTU MOUNTAINS/ LEGON

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8 AM leave hotel for Aburi and Tutu in the Mountains. Stop by Rita Marley house and foundation 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. 6 PM dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Miklin hotel.

DAY 4 MONDAY NOV 20 ACCRA CITY TOUR

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8 AM leave hotel for Accra City tour including Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, the Culture Center, Independence Square, George Padmore Library and the WEB Dubois Center. 5 PM dinner then 6 PM Repatriation and Investment Conference with Africans born in the Diaspora and local business people. Various night life options. Overnight at Miklin hotel. www.miklinhotels.com

DAY 5 TUESDAY NOV 21 KUMASI - ASHANTI REGION

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

  

DAY 6 WEDNESDAY NOV 22 KUMASI

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8 AM 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. 6 PM dinner and social gathering with group. Various night life options. Overnight at the Noda hotel.

  

DAY 7 THURSDAY NOV 23 ASSIN MANSO/ ELMINA/ CAPE COAST

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8 AM check out of the Noda hotel.

8 AM Youth Institute of Science & Technology School supplies presentation. Depart for Assin Manso Old slave fort. Drive through the Cape Coast University for Campus Tour. 6 PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at the One Africa Resort or Almond Tree Guest House. www.oneafricaghana.com or www.almond3.com

  

DAY 8 FRIDAY NOV 24 KAKUM/ ELMINA

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 9 AM leave for 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. 6 PM dinner and various night life options. Overnight at the One Africa Resort or Almond Tree Guest House.

DAY 9 SATURDAY NOV 25 ELMINA/ CAPE COAST

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 9 AM leave hotel for the Cape Coast or 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. 6 PM dinner and various night life options.www.oneafricaghana.com or www.almond3.com

  

DAY 10 SUNDAY NOV 26 ELMINA/ ACCRAto ATLANTA via AMSTRERDAM

Last day for those who are only doing the Ghana portion of the itinerary and not Togo & Benin. Check out of your room by 11 PM and move all bags to the designated pickup location. Lunch is included at 12 PM with a 1 PM check out of the hotel to leave for Accra Airport on a 3 hour bus ride. Check into flight at 6 PM for a 10:10 PM departure on KLM flight # KL 590 flight to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Arrive at 7AM the next day. Depart AMS at 10:45 AM to ATL on Delta Airlines flight # DL 73 and arrive in Atlanta at 2 PM.  

GHANA TOUR ENDS – TOGO & BENIN TOUR BEGINS

DAY 10 SUNDAY NOV 26 ELMINA to LOME, TOGO

We will leave directly from Elmina at 9 AM for those continuing on for the Togo and Benin part of the tour. Depart for a 6-7 hour bus ride from Ghana for Lome, Togo. 6 PM Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Hotel Novela Star in Lome. www.hotelnovelastar.com

DAY 11 MONDAY NOV 27 TOGO/ LOME CITY TOUR

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8 AM leave hotel for Togo. Lome city tour: the fishing harbor, the independence square, the national museum, the craftsmen village, Art Street and Lome central market. 6 PM dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Hotel Novela Star in Lome. www.hotelnovelastar.com

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DAY 12 TUESDAY NOV 28 BENIN – QUIDAH and GANVIE

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 7 AM leave hotel for departure to Benin. Ouidah – the most important slave trade post and the stronghold of the Vodun religion. At Ouidah you will visit the Sacred Forest and the History Museum of Ouidah. Take the Slave Road up to the door of no return. Depart for Ganvie the African village on stilts. Ganvie is one of the numerous lake villages and the largest that can be found on Lake Nokoue. Ganvie is a must see, with its 30,000 inhabitants living on water. You will be welcomed to Ganvie by dances and singing and then visit the village. Ganvie was founded in the 17th century by a community of people who were fleeing slave traders. They thought it best to live on water and they have been doing this for centuries. Ganvie means “a community of peace loving people.” After Ganvie return to Cotonou for a city tour. Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Benin Atlantic Beach Hôtel in Cotonou.www.beninatlanticbeachotel.com

DAY 13 WEDNESDAY NOV 29 BENIN– ABOMEY the KINGDOM of DAHOMEY

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 7 AM Leave for Abomey, the capital city of the Kingdom of Dahomey. It was the most powerful kingdom in the south of what is now known as the Republic of Benin; also known as the city of 12 kings. We will visit the History Museum of Abomey classified as world heritage by UNESCO. On our way back to Cotonou, we will stop at Allada, the birthplace of Toussaint Louverture's parents. Toussaint Louverture was the father of Haiti's independence from France and the first black republic in the world. A monument of him is erected at Allada. We will pay a courtesy call on King Kpodegbe of Allada. Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Benin Atlantic Beach Hôtel in Cotonou.

DAY 14 THURSDAY NOV 30 BENIN – PORTO NOVO

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. 8 AM leave Hotel for Porto-Novo the administrative capital of Benin and the town with three names. Predominantly a town of traders because of its proximity to Nigeria, we will visit the ethnographic museum (famous of its Gelede Masks), which has been classified of recent as world heritage and the Homme Palace, (which retraces the history of Porto-Novo). We will then leave Porto-novo after lunch and enjoy a scenic drive. Return to Cotonou to visit Dantokpa market and Cotonou Art propotion Center. Dinner and various night life options. Overnight at Benin Atlantic Beach Hôtelin Cotonou.www.beninatlanticbeachotel.com

 

DAY 15 FRIDAY DEC 1 DEPART ACCRA to ATLANTA via AMSTERDAM

Last day. Check out of your room by 8 AM and move all bags to the designated departure room on the 1st floor. Check out of the hotel to depart for Accra Airport in Ghana. 10:05 PM depart on KLM/ Delta flight # KL 590 to Amsterdam, Netherland. Arrive at 5:50 AM Saturday Dec 2. Depart Amsterdam at 10:35 to ATL on Delta Airlines flight # DL 073 and arrive in Atlanta at 2:50 PM. 

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

 Hotels that we are staying at in Ghana

 Miklin hotel in Accra (Nov 18-20)

www.miklinhotels.com

 The Noda hotel in Kumasi (Nov 21-22)  

www.nodahotel.com

 One Africa Resort in Elmina (Nov 23-25)

www.oneafricaghana.com

Almond Tree Guest House (Nov 23-25)

www.almond3.com

Hotel that we are staying at in Togo

Hotel Novela Star in Lome. (Nov 26-27)

www.hotelnovelastar.com 

Hotel that we are staying at in Benin

Benin Atlantic Beach Hôtel in Cotonou (Nov 28- 30)

www.beninatlanticbeachotel.com

 

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.