Accra Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
6 days, planned by Farthest Field Co.
Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain independence, in 1957, and Nkrumah declared it in the square the memorial faces.
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| Independence Square |
| Kwame Nkrumah memorial |
| Jamestown |
Elmina was built by the Portuguese in 1482 and is the oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa. Both castles held people in dungeons before shipping them west.
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| Cape Coast Castle |
| Elmina Castle |
| Door of No Return |
The walkway is seven rope-and-plank bridges strung between trees at up to forty metres. It moves, and that is the point.
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| Kakum National Park |
| Canopy walkway |
| Rainforest |
Kejetia is often called the largest open-air market in West Africa, with something like ten thousand stalls.
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| Kejetia market |
| Manhyia Palace |
| Ashanti kingdom |
Kente is woven in narrow strips on a loom and sewn together, and each pattern has a name and a meaning. Bonwire has done it for centuries.
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| Bonwire |
| Kente weaving |
| Adinkra symbols |
| Ntonso |
Five hours on the N6, which is the main road and busy the whole way.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
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Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
5 breakfasts and 4 dinners across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Long-haul group trips for people with two weeks and no plan”
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. No hesitation recommending them.
Coast & Ashanti done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No hesitation recommending them.
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Would send friends their way.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Recommended.
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Coast & Ashanti done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Recommended.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
They are memorials, and Ghanaian guides present them as such — the dungeons, the conditions and the door of no return. For many visitors, particularly of African descent, it is the reason for the trip. It is a difficult two hours in each and the schedule allows for it.
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