Package 1: Tour Experience in the City of Accra:
City of Accra Tour (Activity 1)
Tour Duration – One Day Tour
o Start – Accra at 8:00 AM from West Hills Mall and Triple Hill Hotel/Apatase Village
o Return – Accra (Same Day) at West Hills Mall and Triple Hill Hotel/Apatase Village
Intercity Tours Schedule:
o Accra Art Center:
Brief: -The Accra Art and Craft Market takes place on the last Saturday of every month. Hosted the W.E.B Dubois Centre. A mixture of arts and crafts from some promising local vendors. This market is a relaxing place to visit on a Saturday morning or afternoon just to see what trending is.
You can find all sorts at the Accra Art and Craft Market if you want a more relaxed shopping and browsing atmosphere away from narrow alleyways of the art and cultural center with less hassle then this is the place to come. Here you will find everything from local jewelry to carvings to material and clothes from local designers.
o Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Mausoleum
Brief:- The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Mausoleum is dedicated to the prominent Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah. The memorial complex was dedicated in 1992 and is situated on the site of the former British colonial polo grounds in Accra. It is five acres in size. The mausoleum designed by Don Arthur, houses the bodies of Kwame Nkrumah and his wife Fathia Nkrumah. It is the spot where Nkrumah made the declaration of Ghana’s independence. On the premises is a museum that has on display objects from various stages of his life. The building is meant to represent an upside-down sword, which in Akan culture is a symbol of peace. The mausoleum is clad from top to bottom with Italian marble, with a black star at its apex to symbolize unity. The interior boasts marble flooring and a mini mastaba looking marble grave marker, surrounded by river- washed rocks. A skylight at the top in the mausoleum illuminates the grave. The
mausoleum is surrounded by water, a symbol of life.
o James Town Light House
Brief:- The Jamestown lighthouse is located in the Jamestown neighbourhood of Accra, Ghana. The 28-metre (92 ft) structure was originally built in the 1930s, replacing an earlier lighthouse that had been built in 1871. It consists of a stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a keeper’s house. Both lighthouse and keeper’s house are painted with red and white horizontal bands
o Black Star Square
Brief:- Black Star Square, also known as Independence Square, is a public square in Accra, Ghana, bordered by the Accra Sports Stadium and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. The square often hosts the annual independence celebrations as well as other national events. It is currently the site for all civic and military parades in Ghana. It was completed in the year 1961, which coincided with the state visit of Queen Elizabeth’s II to Ghana. The Black Star Square is sited between The 28th February Road and The Accra’s Southern Coastline
o W.E.B Du Bois Centre
Brief: – The W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture is the former home and final resting place of American-born socialist, author, and civil rights activist, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, who became a citizen of Ghana in his later years. Du Bois campaigned for African American rights and was often referred to as the Father of Pan-Africanism. The center, on the outskirts of Accra, was where Du Bois and his wife lived for the last few years of his life and is where they are now both buried.
Rates (US Dollars):
o Price Ranges (without Accommodation): – One Day Tour
- 1 person: $ 225 per person
- 2 persons: $ 135 per person
- 3 persons: $ 110 per person
- 4 persons: $ 85 per person (Nb. price varies by group size)
o Price Ranges (with Accommodation + Breakfast): – One Day Tour
- 1 person: $ 275 per person
- 2 persons: $ 185 per person
- 3 persons: $ 160 per person
- 4 persons: $ 135 per person (Nb. price varies by group size)
