Once again Panafest is here from late July to early August. We are waiting for our big family from the Diaspora to join us in celebrating. Panafest is a festival promoting culture, enhancing the ideals of Pan-Africanism and most of all looks at how best together the African Continent can be developed.
Thousands of Africans from the continent and through the Diaspora have been attracted to join us every two years to participate in this colorful program. Be part of the major performance in music, dance and drama. Witness the grand durbar of traditional African Chiefs and take part in the communal festivities and the colloquium.
We have carefully prepared 2 itineraries (an 8 day tour and a 10 day tour) to help you make your choice. We look forward to welcoming you to Panafest 2007. Akwaaba
Panafest 2007: 8-day tour
28 July till 04 August
Includes
• 7 nights stay in good hotels, air-conditioned rooms with toilet, bath/shower.
• Bed and continental/English breakfast.
• Full Board (Lunch and Dinner)
• Transfers as described in the itinerary.
• All excursions, including entrance fees, except the optional walk on the Canopy Walkway, as described in the itinerary.
Group Size
Minimum: 8 persons.
Maximum: 20 persons.
Prices
Per person sharing a double room $818.00
Single rooms supplement $235.00
Excludes
Any airfare, visa fees, airport taxes, travel insurance, beverages, tips and gratuities and all items of a personal nature.
1st day - 28 July 2007
Checking in at the joining in hotel
Welcome and first briefing.
Hotel for the night - Miklin hotel at Accra.
2nd day - 29 July 2007
Round trip- Accra City tour, driving through Makola market etc. stopping at Nkrumah Mausoleum and the Arts centre.
Start trip to Elmina, stopping en route at Abandzi, on the hill top, to see what is left of Fort Amsterdam.
20.15: Evening Drama, music and other performances at the Centre for National Culture.
Hotel for the night - Elmina Beach Resort at Elmina.
3rd day - 30 July 2007
Excursion to the Kakum Nature Park.
Excursion to the Cape Coast Castle with conducted tour.
10.00am: Join the Royal Pageant and display of Traditional Rulers in a grand procession through the principal streets of Cape Coast.
Taking part in celebrating the Emancipation day in Town. The official Panafest program at Victoria Park.
Hotel for the night - Elmina Beach Resort at Elmina.
4th day - 31 July 2007
Visit to Elmina Castle with one hour conducted tour and a visit to the fish market in Elmina.
Continuation of the Emancipation day celebration in Town.
20.00 GMT: Reverential Evening. Join the candle light procession through the principal streets of Cape Coast to the courtyard of Cape Coast Castle.
Hotel for the night - Elmina Beach Resort at Elmina.
5th day – 1st August 2007
Start trip to Assin Manso- Kumasi.
This day, we journey 250 km north of Cape Coast to Kumasi on one of the slave routes listed by the "UNESCO". Our first stop will be at Assin Manso. Here the slaves bought into the mainland were washed in a river before they were taken to the castles. This river was the last stop for all the slaves who used that root. Today, the place has become a shrine has where our brothers and sisters from the Diaspora pour libation for their departed ancestors when ever they return home.
In the year 1998, two bodies were flown in from the Caribbean and North America and were buried just in front of the river. This was to signify the home coming of our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora. This area has always served as the durbar grounds to witness the celebration and the climax of this years Emancipation day.
Hotel for the night - Miklin Hotel at Kumasi.
6th day – 2nd August 2007
Begin a tour to some craft Villages: Pankrono - pottery, Ahwiaa - wood caving, Ntonso - Adinkra and Adanwomase - Kente.
We shall have a Cultural afternoon in Adanwomase, a Kente village in the Ashanti Region. The Chief and the Queen mother, amid cultural music and dance, will welcome guests to an exposition and rudiments of Kente weaving. Guests can try their hands on Kente weaving.
A visit to a Palm plantation to see how palm wine is tapped.
A Demonstration on how "Fufuo" a popular food in Ashanti is prepared in a traditional Ashanti kitchen with traditional cooking utensils. Guests are welcome to taste.
A tour of Adanwomase village and an interaction with the Chief and the people.
Hotel for the night - Miklin Hotel at Kumasi.
7th day - August 2007
After breakfast we will leave Kumasi and start our trip to Accra, via Koforidua the capital city of the Eastern Region. We will make a stop at the magic forest of Atewa-Atwirebu to visit the Butterfly Sanctuary. This nature lover's paradise has over 150 different spices of ferns and other flora. The forest is filled with the enchanting sounds of birds and insects including the "Papillio Antimactus", one of the largest butterflies in Africa
Hotel for the night - Miklin Hotel at Kumasi.
8th day - 4 August 2007
Morning shopping
Checking in at the airport.
Panafest 2007: 10-Days Tour
27 July till 05 August
Includes
• 9 nights stay in good hotels, air-conditioned rooms with toilet, bath/shower.
• Bed and continental/English breakfast.
• Full Board (Lunch and Dinner)
• Transfers as described in the itinerary.
• All excursions, including entrance fees, except the optional, as described in the itinerary.
Group Size
Minimum: 8 persons.
Maximum: 20 persons.
Prices
Per person sharing a double room $1,053.00
Single rooms supplement $300.00
Excludes
Any airfare, visa fees, airport taxes, travel insurance, beverages, tips and gratuities and all items of a personal nature.
1st day - 27 July 2007
Checking in at the joining in hotel
Welcome and first briefing.
Hotel for the night - Miklin hotel at Accra.
2nd day - 28 July 2007
Round trip- Accra city tour, driving through Makola market etc.
Stopping at Nkrumah Mausoleum and the arts centre.
Start trip to Elmina, stopping en route at Abandzi, on the hill top, to see what is left of Fort Amsterdam.
Hotel for the night - Elmina Beach Resort at Elmina
3rd day - 29 July 2007
Start trip to the village palace for the Traditional Performance
Today will be a very special and memorial day for you. In one of the villages near Cape Coast a durbar will be held special for your homecoming where you will be linked with a family. The family name is given to you during the traditional performance of naming customary and from that day on, you become part of that family. A new birth certificate is given to you with your new family name to signify your homecoming.
Hotel for the night - Elmina Beach Resort at Elmina.
4th day - 30 July 2007
Early morning visit to Kakum Nature Park. (Optional Canopy walkway)
Excursion to the Cape Coast Castle with conducted tour.
Join the Royal Pageant and display of Traditional Rulers in a grand procession
through the principal streets of Cape Coast.
Taking part in celebrating the Emancipation day in town - the official Panafest program at Victoria Park.
Hotel for the night - Elmina Beach Resort at Elmina.
5th day - 31 July 2007
Visit to Elmina Castle with one hour conducted tour and a visit to the fish market in Elmina.
There will be a continuation of the Emancipation day celebration in town.
20.00 GMT: Reverential Evening - Join the candle light procession through the principal streets of Cape Coast to the courtyard of Cape Coast Castle.
Hotel for the night - Elmina Beach Resort at Elmina.
6th day -1 August 2007
Start trip to Assin Manso - Kumasi.
This day, we journey 250 km north of Cape Coast to Kumasi on one of the slave routes listed by the "UNESCO". Our first stop will be at Assin Manso. Here the slaves bought into the mainland were washed in a river before they were taken to the castles. This river was the last stop for all the slaves who used that root. Today, the place has become a shrine has where our brothers and sisters from the Diaspora pour libation for their departed ancestors when ever they return home.
In the year 1998, two bodies were flown in from the Caribbean and North America and were buried just in front of the river. This was to signify the home coming of our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora. This area has always served as the durbar grounds to witness the celebration and the climax of this years Emancipation day.
Hotel for the night - Miklin Hotel at Kumasi.
7th day - 2 August 2007
A tour to some Craft Villages - Pankrono - pottery, Ahwiaa - wood caving, Ntonso - Adinkra and Adanwomase - Kente.
We shall have a Cultural afternoon in Adanwomase, a Kente village in the Ashanti Region. The Chief and the Queen mother, amid cultural music and dance, will welcome guests to an exposition and rudiments of Kente weaving. Guests can try their hands on Kente weaving.
A visit to a Palm plantation to see how palm wine is tapped.
A Demonstration on how "Fufuo" a popular food in Ashanti is prepared in a traditional Ashanti kitchen with traditional cooking utensils. Guests are welcome to taste.
A tour of Adanwomase village and an interaction with the Chief and the people.
Hotel for the night - Miklin Hotel at Kumasi.
8th day - 3 August 2007
Start trip to Ada Foah, via Nkawkaw, Koforidua, Somanya, Afienya and Dawenya. Relaxing in the afternoon at the beach.
Hotel for the night - Manet Paradise Beach Resort at Ada Foah.
9th day - 4 August 2007
We will take a boat trip on the Volta Lake stopping at some of the villages along the Lake. (the Crocodile and bird Island, local apeteshi distillery etc.)
In the afternoon we will make trip back to Accra.
Hotel for the night - Miklin hotel at Accra.
10th day -5 August 2007
Morning shopping.
Checking in at the airport.
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