Ghana cultural experience through volunteering holiday
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Basic information
Location: Ghana
Date: No fixed departure dates. All year round except in June to August or tailor-made to suit your needs
Duration: 10 days
Group size: 1 - 6 people
Price: From £632 (based of 4-6 people) including accommodation and transportation.
For 1-3 people ask for price/quote. Prices change depending on the group size and how a person or a group want to be treated. Excluding flights.
What will I be doing on this trip?
Associated activities: Culinary tour, kente weaving, visiting farms, Volunteering- Teaching or assisting in orphanage, mountain climbing.
This trip will enable you to appreciate and understand the culture and the people in the Volta region of Ghana. Throughout your stay in Adaklu community you will learn about their authentic culture, engage in their daily life activities, assist in teaching in a crèche or orphanage. You will stay with a host family or in houses built from mud, wood and thatch and also learn how to prepare local dishes. After your stay in Adaklu you will be a true Ghanaian.
My holiday itinerary...
Day 1: Accra arrival
Meet and greet by the tour operator Staff.
Day 2: Orientation and City tour
You will explore the city of Accra. Visit Kwame Nkrumah Memorial park, the market, national museum and other interesting sites.
Day 3 - 8: Adaklu village
Explore, discover, experience and live in Adaklu in the volta region of Ghana. Activities include:
A culinary tour - Learn and cook the various traditional meals eaten by the people in the volta region. You will be amazed by the preparation of their local food.
Kente/traditional Weaving - Discover the history of weaving in this area. Try your hands on the weaving process and as you become an expert you can make cloth for yourself.
Farm life - You will visit some farms in the Adaklu village and surrounding communities. Try your hand at using local farming tools.
Teaching - You can teach in a crèche or assist in the creation of new activities at the orphanage.
In Adaklu you will stay in a traditionally made houses with local materials or be with a host family. You will enjoy mountain climbing which you can't afford to miss. Experience and enjoy the daily life activities of the Adaklu community.
Day 9: Adaklu to Accra
Today you will move to Accra the capital city of Ghana. As you enjoy a trip to the capital, observe the difference in architecture, vegetation, landscape and dressing.
Day 10: Final day & departure
Transfer to the airport for your outward flight.
How does this holiday make a difference?
You will be helping the people of Adaklu through your visit.
You are encouraged to leave some money in the communities by eating delicious and nutritious local foods and by buying local souvenirs. In this way you will be creating jobs for the unemployed in the community.
For this particular trip you will experience the authentic culture of the people in Adaklu in the mountainous region of Ghana. Live with a local family and learn about the daily life activities of Ghanaian families. You can participate in volunteering schemes that involve teaching the local children, or you can assist in creating activities for the orphans living in the local orphanage.
We give out travellers code of conducts to all travellers in order to know how to behave appropriately in the destinations we will visit.
We employ local guides since they are in the best position to explain the history and culture of Adaklu to travellers. In this way these local guides get employment thereby reducing the unemployment rate in the community.
Where is it?
Location: Ghana
Date: No fixed departure dates. All year round except in June to August or tailor-made to suit your needs
Duration: 10 days
Group size: 1 - 6 people
Price: From £632 (based of 4-6 people) including accommodation and transportation.
For 1-3 people ask for price/quote. Prices change depending on the group size and how a person or a group want to be treated. Excluding flights.
What will I be doing on this trip?
Associated activities: Culinary tour, kente weaving, visiting farms, Volunteering- Teaching or assisting in orphanage, mountain climbing.
This trip will enable you to appreciate and understand the culture and the people in the Volta region of Ghana. Throughout your stay in Adaklu community you will learn about their authentic culture, engage in their daily life activities, assist in teaching in a crèche or orphanage. You will stay with a host family or in houses built from mud, wood and thatch and also learn how to prepare local dishes. After your stay in Adaklu you will be a true Ghanaian.
My holiday itinerary...
Day 1: Accra arrival
Meet and greet by the tour operator Staff.
Day 2: Orientation and City tour
You will explore the city of Accra. Visit Kwame Nkrumah Memorial park, the market, national museum and other interesting sites.
Day 3 - 8: Adaklu village
Explore, discover, experience and live in Adaklu in the volta region of Ghana. Activities include:
A culinary tour - Learn and cook the various traditional meals eaten by the people in the volta region. You will be amazed by the preparation of their local food.
Kente/traditional Weaving - Discover the history of weaving in this area. Try your hands on the weaving process and as you become an expert you can make cloth for yourself.
Farm life - You will visit some farms in the Adaklu village and surrounding communities. Try your hand at using local farming tools.
Teaching - You can teach in a crèche or assist in the creation of new activities at the orphanage.
In Adaklu you will stay in a traditionally made houses with local materials or be with a host family. You will enjoy mountain climbing which you can't afford to miss. Experience and enjoy the daily life activities of the Adaklu community.
Day 9: Adaklu to Accra
Today you will move to Accra the capital city of Ghana. As you enjoy a trip to the capital, observe the difference in architecture, vegetation, landscape and dressing.
Day 10: Final day & departure
Transfer to the airport for your outward flight.
How does this holiday make a difference?
You will be helping the people of Adaklu through your visit.
You are encouraged to leave some money in the communities by eating delicious and nutritious local foods and by buying local souvenirs. In this way you will be creating jobs for the unemployed in the community.
For this particular trip you will experience the authentic culture of the people in Adaklu in the mountainous region of Ghana. Live with a local family and learn about the daily life activities of Ghanaian families. You can participate in volunteering schemes that involve teaching the local children, or you can assist in creating activities for the orphans living in the local orphanage.
We give out travellers code of conducts to all travellers in order to know how to behave appropriately in the destinations we will visit.
We employ local guides since they are in the best position to explain the history and culture of Adaklu to travellers. In this way these local guides get employment thereby reducing the unemployment rate in the community.
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