This 4-day Ghana vacation takes you to the capital, Accra, and to Shai Hills Game Reserve and Aburi on a day trip. It features deluxe accommodations and private tours.
Your journey to Ghana showcases the capital, Accra, the largest city in the country, which sits along the Gulf of Guinea. This busy capital is defined by the history of the nation’s independence and its place within the colonial roots of Ghana as well as its lively present. A full day city tour will trace the history of independence and introduce you to some of its busiest markets and thoroughfares. Start at Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, dedicated to the first president of the nation. Continue to the W.E.B. Dubois Centre for Pan African Culture, where the famous Civil Rights activist was buried, before reaching Independence Square, where the Black Star monument immortalizes the nation’s independence from European powers. At the Arts Centre, you can get your first taste for bartering as you shop for local arts and crafts before reaching Osu-Oxford Street, perhaps the busiest street in the nation, which brims with bars, shops, and restaurants. If you have time, close the day in Jamestown, a low-rent neighbourhood that has some of the loveliest colonial buildings of the city as well as the distinct red lighthouse that sits on the gulf.
Another day, head out of Accra to search for bushbucks, baboons, and crested eagles on a bush walk through Shai Hills Game Reserve. Afterwards, visit the caves of Se Yo and Obonu Tem, where the Shai people defended themselves against incursions, before reaching the town of Aburi, where you’ll stroll alongside endemic plants and butterflies at the Aburi Botanical Gardens.
At the end of your stay in Accra, you’ll connect to the airport to return home or continue to your next destination.
