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Trip Itinerary 2008Day 1: Wednesday, July 9th - Arrival
- 6:15pm Arrival on KLM; Meet and greet at Kotoka International Airport(KIA), Accra, by SYTO staff
- Transfer to accommodation site, Pink Hostel, Accra Dinner at hostel
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Briefing of Group/ Leaders by
- Program Coordinator at SYTO
- Safety and Cross-Cultural Orientation at SYTO
- Visit the bank/forex bureau to change money
- Lunch at Grand Ecuyer restaurant
- Tour of the following sites: Nkrumah Circle, National Museum, Nkrumah mausoleum, Independence Square
- Dinner
- Group Debriefing
- Journals
- Overnight at hostel
- Breakfast at the hostel
- Visit the University of Ghana for a tour of the place and have lecture on ‘Ghanaian culture/society, politics and the youth.’
- Lunch
- Visit Du bois Center
- Group Debriefing
- Free time/journals
- Dinner and overnight at hostel
- Breakfast
- Twi, music and drumming lessons at SYTO
- Lunch
- Visit to the Lifeline
- Group Debriefing
- Dinner & Overnight
- Breakfast
- Church service at Wesley Methodist, Accra
- Visit the Kokrobite Beach for Traditional Drumming and Dance performance
- Free time/journals
- Dinner/overnight
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Lecture on US - Ghana relations at USIS (to be arranged by SYTO)
- Meet the Chief Justice
- Lunch
- Depart for Cape Coast
- Arrival and check in at Sanaa Lodge
- Bus Tour of Cape Coast
- Dinner/Overnight
- Group Debriefing
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Depart to Kakum Nature Park-tour of the park and canopy walk
- Lunch at Hans Cottage botel
- Continue to visit the Elmina & Cape Coast Castles/slave dungeons
- Relax at Brenu Beach for group debriefing & dinner
- Overnight at hotel
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Lecture on Ghanaian culture & youth by Mr. Nkunu Akyea
- Tour of Elmina Township
- Lunch
- Depart to Takoradi, stopover at Fort Sabastian
- Shama and the River Pra Estuary
- Arrive and Overnight at Hotel Deruko in Takoradi
- Breakfast at hotel
- Check out hotel and have a tour of Sekondi Fishing Harbour
- Continue to Green Turtle Lodge for lunch; drumming and dance performance; discussion on efforts that Green Tutle lodge is making to conserve the turtles.
- Group Debriefing
- Dinner & Overnight at the lodge
- Breakfast at the lodge
- Tour of the west coast which involves Butre, Busua and Dixcove, including the fishing communities of Dixcove and Fort Metal Cross, Busua and Butre; visit the remains of fort Batenstein; canoe ride on the Butre river.
- Lunch at the Hideout restaurant
- Return to Green Turtle lodge
- Group Debriefing
- Dinner/overnight
- Breakfast at the lodge
- Visit Nzuleso, the village on Stilts and have a walking tour of the Ankasa Game reserve; visit Beyin and take the boat to Nzulezo for tour and lunch in the community.
- Dinner/Overnight at the Green Turtle Lodge
- Breakfast
- Depart for Offinso, stopover at the Asin Manso Slave Route
- Lunch
- Arrival at Offinso and check in at homestay
- Group Debriefing at the project site: Community Service: Help in the construction of hostel facility for Future Island
- Orphanage at Offinso-Ashanti
- Community service at the orphanage in Offinso-Ashanti.
- Group debriefing, daily
- Breakfast at homestay
- Depart to Kumasi
- Check in at the Hasta hotel
- Walking tour of Kejetia and a visit to the Okomfo Anokye Sword site, and cultural center
- Dinner/overnight
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Church service
- Tour of the Manhyia Palace
- Visit the craft villages of Bonwire, (Kente weavers), Ntonso (Adinkra cloth) and Ahwiaa (Wood carvings)
- Group Debriefing
- Dinner and Overnight
- Breakfast at the Hotel
- Check out of hotel and Depart to Mole
- Stopover at Kintampo Waterfalls
- Lunch at the fall’s restaurant
- Arrival/check in at park motel
- Dinner and Overnight at motel
- Early morning Safari at Park
- Breakfast
- Visit community tourist sites in Mognori (Canoe ride, village walk and Cultural Drumming and Dance)
- Evening Safari
- Dinner and overnight at motel
- Breakfast at motel
- Depart to Tamale and stop over at the Larabanga Mosque and the Mystic stone
- Arrival in Tamale and check in at Radach Institute
- Lunch
- Courtesy call on the Imam of Tamale
- Group Debriefing
- Dinner/overnight
- Breakfast
- City tour of Tamale
- Visit the cultural centre and the central market
- Lunch
- Attend a cultural performance
- Free time/journals
- Dinner/overnight
- Breakfast
- Depart to Kumasi
- Stopover at the Tano Sacred Grove enroute to Kumasi
- Arrival and check into Hasta hotel, Kumasi
- Dinner/overnight
- Breakfast at hotel
- Depart Koforidua
- Stopover at Bobire Butterfly Sanctuary
- Lunch at the Sanctuary
- Arrival/checkin at Hotel Eredec
- Group Debriefing
- Dinner/Overnight in Koforidua
- Breakfast at hotel; check out of hotel
- Drive to Wli Waterfalls and spend the afternoon there
- Lunch at the Water heights hotel
- Travel to Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
- Arrival and checkin with homestay and have community walk.
- Participate in night entertainment which includes story telling and drumming and dance
- Dinner/Overnight at Homestay in Tafi Atome
- Early morning hike in the forest to view monkeys
- Breakfast with host family
- Return to Accra, with lunch stopover at the Chicken Inn in Tema
- Visit the Nungua Coffin shop in Legon/Accra
- Checkin at Pink hostel
- Group Debriefing
- Dinner/overnight
- Breakfast at the hostel
- Visit the Lifeline Project/any other Youth Project in Accra
- Lunch
- Visit the Arts and Craft Market in Accra
- Group Debriefing
- Dinner/overnight
- Evaluation (with syto and team leaders)
- Farewells/final preparations
- 4pm: Depart Pink Hostel for flight departure on KLM
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