Explore Ghana & Cote D’ivoire

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Explore Accra and the surrounding areas including various historical sites, Cape Coast castles, and the Aburi Botanical Gardens. Then head to Cote D’Ivoire where you will visit Abidjan and Yamoussoukro!
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • The Independence/Black Square
    • The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
    • Jamestown Fishing Community
    • Manhyia Palace Museum
    • Prempeh Jubilee Museum
    • The 3 Craft villages of Ahwiaa, Ntonso and Adanwomase
    • Assin Manso Slave River Site
    • Cape Coast Castle
    • Kakum National Park
    • Iniassue Fetish Dance

What's this trip about?

    Explore Accra and the surrounding areas including various historical sites, Cape Coast castles, and the Aburi Botanical Gardens. Then head to Cote D’Ivoire where you will visit Abidjan and Yamoussoukro!

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityAccra
End CityAbidjan

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • Nature & Wildlife

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Ghana

Attractions

  • Accra

Activities

  • Culture
  • History
  • Nature

Trip includes

    • Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
    • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers
    • Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties
    • Transportation in private vehicle
    • Experienced tour guide
    • Meals indicated
    • Bottled water while on tour
    • Admission to listed sites

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Itinerary

Travel Map
Day 1: Accra

Our expert cultural tour guide will be waiting to welcome you when you land at Kotoka International Airport, provide help, and take you in our private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel. After you have checked in, your guide will inform you on what to expect during...

Day 2: Accra / Kumasi

After breakfast, travel to Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom of Gold. While traveling, we stopped by the Mampong Center for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine. The Center conducts studies on the use of herbal remedies to treat a variety of diseases. Movi...

Day 3: Kumasi

Visit the Ashanti craft villages after breakfast. The Woodcarving village of Ahwiaa is well-known for its skilled carvers who manufacture Royal Stools, walking sticks, and fertility dolls from wood. Here, you may buy hand-carved goods of all kinds.

the communit...

Day 4: Kumasi / Cape Coast

You will stop at Assin Manso on your way to the Central Region of Ghana today. This is where two former slaves from the United States and Jamaica were re-interred. Take a trip to the "Slave River," where captured Africans were cleaned before being housed in slave cast...

Day 5: Cape Coast / Accra

Visit Kakum National Park after breakfast. One of Ghana's most well-known parks is Kakum. Take a quick walk through the forest, where you can observe birds, butterflies, and perhaps even over 40 different species of mammals, such as monkeys and the rare forest elephan...

Day 6: Accra / Abidjan

You will be taken to the airport for your journey to Abidjan after breakfast. Once you arrive in Abidjan, you must go through airport procedures pertaining to COVID-19.

Our local representative will meet you there and help you get to the hotel.

Overnight at Ibis Plateau Abidjan Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 7: Abidjan / Abengourou

Travel by car to Abengourou in the Indenie Kingdom. Visit the Iniassue School of Fetish Women, which has a formal fetish dance, on route. After the dance, keep driving until you reach Abengourou, where you can check into your hotel. After lunch (at your own account), ...

Day 8: Abengourou / Yamoussoukro

Depart to Yamoussoukro, the nation's administrative center. Visit the little market and the fish lake En route to Bongoanou. Reach Yamoussoukro, check into your hotel, and have lunch. Visit the mosque, the High Polytechnic school, the sacred crocodiles, and the world'...

Day 9: Yamoussoukro / Abidjan

Visit the French Colonial district, the costume museum, the craft center, the governor "Binger" palace, the first colonial governor, and the Ariane Museum, which represents the yellow fever epidemic disease during the colonial era, after breakfast. Then, travel to Abi...

Day 10: Abidjan / Depart

Day at leisure following breakfast. After that, a vehicle will take you to Abidjan's international airport so you can catch your next trip.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,995
Price per day$400
Last Updated: 4/18/2024

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Highly Recommend Continent Tours - Great value for money, no regrets

I have just returned from a 12 day Best of Ghana Cultural Tour by Continent Tours. I have travelled around the world to over 40 countries and this was far the best ...

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Jan 2023

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I just wanted you to know that the Baruffi family were so pleased with all the services you provided.

I just wanted you to know that the Baruffi family were so pleased with all the services you provided. They could not say enough good things about their trip to the s...

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just finished an 8 day tour of Senegal, a great variety of sights, and an excellent tour guide

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ABOUT US
Continent Tours welcomes you with open arms into our captivating corner of the world. Since its inception in 2006 in Ghana, we have been able to carve a niche for offering bespoke services that exceed the most exacting expectations of our clients. With a primary focus on West & Central African destinations, no one knows West Africa better than our highly skilled and well-articulated bilingual operations personnel and local experts.

From operation centers in Ghana, Senegal, and Mali, together with a vast network of reliable partnerships, and fueled by the passion to share the wonders of Africa with you, we design truly authentic African experiences. From short city to week long beach holidays, cultural and historic expeditions, leisure and tailor-made tours for single travelers, families and academic travel groups.

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We serve as a strategic partner for corporate, cultural, government events/ conferences, and travel management services throughout Africa. We are a one-stop shop for all your travel needs ranging from:

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    • Travel insurance
    • Gratuity for drivers and guides
    • Meals not listed
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