Experience The Motherland - Latresha

Today, you arrived in the motherland.  You will be picked up by our team at the Airport  and taken to your hotel.  

Settle in, relax and enjoy the new environment. 

Later tonight you can experience Accra nightlife.

Today we will immerse ourselves into the culture by participating in a traditional welcome home ceremony to welcome you back into the motherland. 

There will be elders to offer prayers and perform some traditional rites to usher you into the land. 

We will have the opportunity to dance along with the cultural dancers as we celebrate our return to the motherland.

You will also participate in a cook and eat session of  local Ghanaian dishes.

Our seamstress will be on standby to take measurements for those who want outfits made. 

Enjoy Nightlife the way you want. We can recommend some places based on preference. 

Today you will explore the capital city of Ghana. You will visit historic sites including 

• A visit to the Kwame Nkrumah mausoleum.

• Visit to the independence square and Black star square, the most famous symbols of Ghana 

• Visit Makola market, the biggest and busiest market in Accra where you can shop beautiful African fabrics

 • Visit the local art market for art and craft shopping, walk around, interact with artists, take pictures or enjoy the beautiful Ghanaian art. 

 • Walk around James Town, community and see some of the oldest buildings from the post-colonial era

.• Check out some well known neighborhoods in the city

Today, you will do some hiking and enjoy mother nature at the Shai hills reserve.

Shai Hills Resource Reserve was established in 1962 with area of 47 square kilometres which was later extended to 47 square kilometres in 1973. 

The reserve is home to many species of birds, monkeys, baboons, antelopes and bat caves. The reserve also houses fenced ostrich, snakes and zebras.

You will have the opportunity to hike to the hill top where you will enjoy the freshness of mother nature and view the breathtaking Accra plains. Enjoy some rock scrambling in the process as well.

On your way to the city make a stop at the Cedi’s beads factory to observe the intriguing centuries old process of bead making from start to finish.

Enjoy the rest of your day as you wish.

Today, we journey to the central region to visit the Cape Coast slave castle where it all began.   We will experience the horror of the dungeons where  slaves were kept to await the ships.  After, we will pass through the "door of no return"  where slaves exited and left their homeland. Today, the "door of no return" has been commemorated as the "door of return" to await the descendants of those who were forcefully taken. We will have a door of return ceremony here to mark the emancipation of enslaved people of African descent.

We will later visit the Kakum National Park.  Kakum is a preserved rain forest with a canopy walkway that is suspended 30 meters above the ground on tree tops. 

Today you can enjoy some relaxation at yoyr hotel or head to the beach. The day is yours to enjoy anyhow you want.

You can also do some last minute shopping at the market.

Today, you depart from the motherland, but not for long.

Nante yiye!  Yɛbɛhyia bio (Go well! we shall meet again).

You can do some last minute shopping today.

Day 1 - Dinner Cruise at the Nile - 4 hours

Pick up from your hotel in Cairo by a representative for dinner enjoying an unforgettable night while your stay in Cairo. We invite you to have dinner on board the cruise for two hours of sailing along the Nile with belly dancing, folkloric show and music.

A selection of the best dishes in Egypt made with the freshest ingredients and prepared to burn a great gastronomic experience.

Transfer to your hotel.

Day 2 - Full-Day Luxor from Cairo Trip

Pick up from your hotel to Cairo International Airport by our representative to take your domestic flight to Luxor. Upon arrival at Luxor airport, you will meet our local expert guide who will accompany you to explore Luxor attractions.

Visit the Karnak Temple, a huge open-air museum that displays important remains of Ancient Egyptian culture. Then visit the Valley of the Kings, the necropolis of ancient Egypt where the tombs of most of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom (18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties), as well as several queens, princes, nobles, and even some animals are located.

You will also have the opportunity to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, a complex of funerary temples and tombs found on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite the ancient city of Thebes, present-day Luxor.

Lunch in a typical local restaurant.

After finishing the tour, you will transfer to Luxor Airport to take the flight back to Cairo. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 3 - Half Day Tour to Pyramids of Giza

Pick up from the hotel in Cairo. Transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle to visit one of the seven wonders of the world (the Pyramid of Cheops, the first and great Pyramid of King Khufu) the Pyramids of Giza: Khafre (the second Pyramid to be attributed to King Khafra, son of King Khufu) and Menkaure (the third and smallest Pyramid of King Menkaure, son of King Khafra and grandson of King Khufu).

Visit Sphinx (with its half body of a lion and half of a pharaoh) and Temple of the Valley (built next to the Pyramid of Khafre), its purpose was to perform in it the purification rites of the pharaoh’s mummy, which was carried in procession by the road to his mausoleum.

After finishing the tour, transfer back to the hotel.