Ecotourism in Ghana
Travel holidays “Africa’s Variety” – tabulated overview:
Please note: Guests arriving on Friday already will have their second day on Saturday (without programme, just to settle down) and the subsequent days’ numbering will shift accordingly (= Sunday will then be the he third day etc.) Consequently, departure back to Europe will then be on Friday (= on the 15th, 22nd or 29th day, depending on the booked period).
Overview (minor alterations admissible):
day | overnight stay | board | programme | |
1 | Sat | KASAPA Centre | on flight | arrival, transfer from airport Accra to KASAPA Centre (38 km) |
2 | Sun | KASAPA Centre | half board | beach day at a small seaside hotel facility nearby |
3 | Mon | hotel directly on the lake | half board | to Lake Busumtwi near Kumasi (ca. 230 km) |
4 | Tue | hotel directly on the lake | half board | to Kumasi: Central Market and Cultural Centre (all in all 80 km) |
5 | Wed | hotel directly on the lake | half board | to Kumasi: museum in the old Ashanti king’s palace; then to Adanwomase and Bonwire, 2 traditional weavers’ village (all in all 112 km) |
6 | Thu | KASAPA Centre | half board | back to KASAPA Centre; on the way a visit to the Fetish Shrine in Ejisu-Besease (UNESCO World Heritage Site, ca. 20 km east of Kumasi) |
7 | Fri | KASAPA Centre | half board | day off / big party in the evening |
8 | Sat | KASAPA Centre | half board | day off / programme upon agreement |
9 | Sun | Kakum tree house or possibly hotel |
half board | to Elmina (ca. 135 km): slave trade castle, scenic fishing town. – After dinner to Kakum National Park (all in all ca. 40 km) |
10 | Mon | beach hotel in / near Axim | half board | early morning: canopy walkway over suspension bridges, high up between tall rainforest trees of Kakum National Park, followed by ca. one-hour nature trail with an expert guide. Then to Cape Coast (30 km) for breakfast and further on to Axim (ca. 140 km) |
11 | Tue | beach hotel in / near Axim | half board | relaxing on the beach. After lunch to Nzulezo village on stilts, day trip or eventually with overnight stay in Nzulezo (by car ca. 54 km, then with boat) |
12 | Wed | KoSa Beach resort | half board | after breakfast eastwards back to Ampenyi Beach (near Elmina, ca. 175 km) |
13 | Thu | KASAPA Centre | half board | late morning to Cape Coast (ca. 25 km): Cape Coast Castle Museum and crafts market. Back to KASAPA Centre (ca. 115 km) |
14 | Fri | KASAPA Centre | half board | day off / programme upon agreement |
15 | Sat | village guesthouse | half board | trip to the cocoa farming village of Mesomagor (ca. 150 km): walking tour through the village, story-telling evening |
16 | Sun | village guesthouse | full board | farmland walkabout, tasting fresh palmwine in the “bush”; traditional bamboo orchestra and dance troup |
17 | Mon | KASAPA Centre | full board | visit to small rural enterprises in a neighbouring village. After lunch back to KASAPA Centre |
18 | Tue | KASAPA Centre | half board | day off / programme upon agreement |
19 | Wed | KASAPA Centre | half board | day off / progrmme upon agreement |
20 | Thu | KASAPA Centre | half board | day off / programme upon agreement |
21 | Fri | KASAPA Centre | half board | day off / programme upon agreement. Guests having arrived on Friday will start their homeward journey (transfer to airport Accra, overnight in the course of their return flight to Europe |
22 | Sat | in the aircraft | half board | packing and parting; transfer to airport Accra; start of return flight to Europe |
More information, contact: mail@kasapa.eu
Booking: Through Ghana-Reisen (see booking request)