August 2025 Chale Wote, Akwasidae and Odambea Festivals Tour

Overview

Attend 3 separate festivals on this 12 day festival tour of Ghana, including Chale Wote, Akwasidae and Odambea! Tour markets, beaches, traditional villages, the Slave River, sacred shrines, the former slave castle at Cape Coast, crocodile ponds, and Ghana's tallest rain forest canopy walkway at Kakum National Park.
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Dates of travel: Thu, 14-Aug-2025 to Mon, 25-Aug (flexible)

Number of guests: Minimum of 2 travelers.

Daily Itinerary

Thursday, 14-Aug-2025
Accra Arrival

  • Meet your arriving flight at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
  • Safe transport to your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Refresh and relax. Neighborhood or Accra city orientation as time permits.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Tesano.

Independence Arch

Friday, 15-Aug
Accra City Tour

  • Meet your guide at 8:30 AM and depart on guided tour of Accra.
  • Visit to Kwame Nkrumah Monument, Independence Square, Makola Market,  historic Jamestown, W.E.B. Du Bois Center, fashionable Oxford Street in Osu.
  • Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Tesano.

Nkrumah Monument
  • Depart for Aburi Botanical Gardens and Aburi craft market (bicycles for extra fee).
  • Stop at a bead workshop near the Volta River to watch this interesting handcraft.
  • Walk across Ghana's only steel arch bridge. Motorboat on the Volta River.
  • Overnight at a luxury resort on the Volta River.


  • Manhyia Palace, home of the Ashanti king, and the Komfo Anokye Sword.
  • Drumming, dance and a colorful procession of chiefs at the Akwasidae festival.
  • Experience at West Africa's largest outdoor market. (Fewer sellers on Sunday).
  • Overnight at an upscale hotel in central Kumasi.


  • Morning depart to visit craft villages around Kumasi showcasing traditional crafts:  Kente cloth weaving, Adinkra cloth stamping, wood carving.
  • Also visit a cocoa farm in the village. Try some palm wine!
  • Overnight at an upscale hotel in central Kumasi.


  • Late afternoon hike at the Bobiri forest reserve and butterfly sanctuary.
  • This is Africa's only butterfly sanctuary, which contains many native species of trees.
  • Visit one of the last Ashanti traditional buildings, the Yaw Tano at Besease.
  • Overnight at an upscale hotel in central Kumasi.


  • Follow the slave trail to the coast, stopping at a former slave market and cemetery.
  • Tour the World Heritage site and former slave dungeon of Cape Coast castle.
  • Those of the Diaspora may have a "Door of Return" ceremony at the castle (extra fee).
  • Overnight at a 3-star beach resort in Elmina.


  • Morning visit to the rain forest canopy walkway at Kakum National Park.
  • Visit nearby crocodile ponds. Visit central Elmina to see the busy fishing lagoon  and take the grand walkway to hilltop Ft. San Jago. Return to your beach resort.
  • Overnight at a 3-star beach resort in Elmina.


  • Morning walk along the sandy beach to watch the morning catch.
  • Have a workshop in Cape Coast: Batik, Drum/Dance, Cooking, or Head Wrap.
  • Special evening cultural performance at your hotel with drumming & dance.
  • Overnight at a 3-star beach resort in Elmina.


  • Morning at your enticing sandy beach.
  • Short drive to Saltpond to celebrate the Odambea with drumming and dance.
  • Signifies hooting at hunger and to commemorate the achievements of their ancestors.
  • Overnight at an high-rise hotel in Osu.
  • Attend the Chale Wote arts & performance festival in Jamestown.
  • Chale Wote means "Hey, let's go!", and has grown into a massive event.
  • Return to your hotel before being treated to some rooftop bar and nightlife in Osu.
  • Overnight at an high-rise hotel in Osu.
  • Last minute shopping/exploring or walk in your favorite area.
  • Enjoy some time socializing in an unplanned neighborhood to see our life.
  • Visit a typical family compound home. Traditional blessing for safe journey.
  • Safe delivery to airport 2 hours before your evening flight.

Add an optional excursion.  Make the most of your time in Ghana!
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Cost per person
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€3,192 per person, as described,
  for 2 guests in 1 room.

5% discount for bookings confirmed 30 or more days prior to travel.


Includes certified guide, vehicle & fuel, accommodations, meals and entrance fees.

Price adjusted for number of travelers, visited sites, tour inclusions/exclusions, and desired class of meals and accommodations.

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