Ethnographic tour in West Africa

Departure : January

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP:

1. Fetish Market in Lomé                                                                                                                                2. Apèssè traditional dance                                                                                                                              3. Ewé tribe                                                                                                                                                4. Ewe dance                                                                                                                                              5. Possibility to organize voodoo ceremonie in Togoville                                                                                        6. Ashanti Kingdoms                                                                                                                                      7. Dagomba tribe

Day 1: Abomey-Cotonou-Togoville 
From Abomey we will drive to Togo, after formalities on the border we enter in a beautifull country where we will drive to Togoville who was the first capital on German colonization, and where Voodoo culture get also a big place in this town, night in hotel.

Days 2: Togoville-Lomé
Breakfast and drive to Lomé the actual capital of Togo, today we will eplored the Central market, particular the fetish market (amazing place to visit in Lomé), where traditional medicine is promoted and skulls of monkeys and birds, porcupine skinis, and gris gris charms is sell it. Visit of the National Museum and relax to the  hotel Mirambeau. BB.

Days 3: Lomé – Kpalimé
After breakfast we drive out of the Capital, to the center of Togo, stop to some village for the Ewe tribe, discuss about they life and visit the Agou Mountain one of the high point in Togo continue to Kpalimé, arrive and installation in the hotel, visit the handicraft center, artisanat, and the night will be colourfull with a special traditional Akpèssè dance hotel Royal. BB.

Days 4: Kpalimé – HO 
Breakfast and today we will cross the border and drive to Ho one of the large city in the border of Ghana-Togo, the capital of Volta Region, the tribes there is Ewe majority. Hotel hotel Aleheri or similar. BB.

Days 5: HO-KOFORIDUA 
Breafast and drive to the town of Koforidua, stop to Kumasi for lunch and continue to Tamale, arrive and transfer to the hotel . Precise Lodge hotel BB

Day 6: KOFORIDUA – TECHIMAN
Today we will drive to the centre of Ghana, stop to Kumasi for lunch and continue, arrive and transfer to the hotel and relax.

Day 7: TECHIMAN-TAMALE (3h30)
After breakfast, drive to Tamalé one of the important town in the North of Ghana, arrive and visit the local Market for further interaction with the people, is a center of crafts including textiles, installation in Picorna Hotel or similar and relax.

Days 8: Tamalé
Breakfast and today immersion in the Dagomba tribe, visit the small village of Sognaayili and try to speek with the chief of that village, meet local people and the local traditional house, here we can see the Fire dance ceremony and return to Tamalé and relax in the hotel Picorna Hotel or similar.

Day 9: TAMALE-KUMASI
Breakfast and today we will drive to the south of Ghana, drive through the countryside to Kumasi, in Ashanti country, and Ghana’s second largest city. We check into our hotel, then proceed to visit Kumasi: the Manhyia Palace (home of the actual Asantahene), and the Kejetia market, the largest market in West Africa, an unforgettable mixture of colors and sounds. We will try to meet a local Ashanti tribe and take a time with the family who will splend for us a culture from them, Overnight in Kumasi. relax hotel de se Manhyia BB.

Day 10: Kumasi Area. Kumasi 
Today we will visit the Ashanti tribe and meet for one of the traditional dance and ceremonie from that tribe, immersion from them culture and try if possible to meet some prince, visit the handicraft for local artisanat.Precise Lodge hotel BB.

Days 11: Kumasi – ASSIN TOFUN                                                                                                                Today we will drive to the center of Ghana, to the town of Akan tribe, in the afternoon we will visit a traditional compound of Akan tribe an explain about culture and meet the local traditional chief of the town, return in the hotel.

DAY 12: ASSIN TOFUN ACCRA
Breackfast and transfer to Accra the capital of Ghana, visit the handicraft and relax in the hotel on the beach side.