Day 1: We'll pick you up from your hotel in the Cape Coast area between 7 and 9 am (distances over 10 km will be charged at 3 GHC/km) and drive about 4 hours to Kumasi, the ancient capital of the Ashanti Kingdom. With 2.5 million inhabitants, it's the second largest city in Ghana. Here we'll visit the Manhyia Palace, the traditional residence and ceremonial centre of the Ashanti. Nestled in a park, a villa was built by the British in 1925 after they destroyed the old palace in the Golden Stool War. The Ashanti kings lived here until 1999. After that, the house became a museum.
We'll then drive another 180 km to Kintampo, a city with over 100,000 inhabitants in the Eastern Bono region. We'll stay here overnight in a simple hotel. You have the option of dinner.
Day 2: We'll head out around 9:00 am to the Kintampo Falls. Here you can enjoy the natural beauty and treat yourself to a swim. Then it's about a 5-hour drive to Larabanga. Larabanga is a 5,000 inhabitants and has the oldest mosque in the country. Built in 1421 in the South Sahara style, it's a well-kept building shrouded in legends, but non-Muslims are only allowed to visit it from the outside. We'll stay overnight at the Saliah family's Savannah Lodge. Here you'll have the chance to have dinner.
- We'll leave at 6:00 a.m. for Mole National Park. Here, during a safari, you'll have the chance to observe elephants, warthogs, antelopes, monkeys, and other animals in their natural habitat. Around noon, we'll drive to the eco-village of Magnori and explore Mole National Park from a different location by boat. In the afternoon, we'll head back to the Savannah Lodge, where you'll have the opportunity to visit the Bambenninye Primary School and the orphanage and learn about the long work behind this project, which is supported by Austrian and German donors.
Day 4: Today we'll head back to Kumasi around 8:00 a.m. We'll pass Damongo, the capital of the Savannah region, and head towards 6 hours, we'll head to the Kente Visitor Centre in Bonwire. The Kente weaving mill is a local invention of the 17th century. The colourful fabrics and patterns all have a long tradition and deeper meaning. You'll have the opportunity to watch the production of the 10-12 cm wide strips, which are later sewn together to make fabrics. The history of these royal fabrics and their use can be impressively viewed here. You'll spend the night in a hotel in Kumasi.
Day 5: Today we'll start between 8 and 9 in the morning and visit the National Cultural Centre and, if you like, the Kejetia Market, one of the largest markets in West Africa in a newly built building.
In the early afternoon, we'll head out on the approx. 4-hour return trip to Cape Coast, where we'll arrive at your hotel before sunset.
