EXPERIENCE ART & CULTURE IN GHANA

August 21 - 28, 2024

Experience Ghana’s best street art and food this August

From exploring street art at the Chale Wote Festival to cooking with locals, this trip will take you on a sensory journey through Ghana.

🙌🏾 Connect with your ancestral roots

🎨 Experience art in Accra

🇬🇭 Immerse yourself in Ghanaian culture

✊🏿 Explore with like-minded Black folks

This trip is designed for Black professionals and creatives. Our travelers are primarily 25-40. You must be 21+ to join us. All Black folks are welcome.

Trip Cost: $3,300

Deposit: $350

Monthly payment plans available

WHO WE DO IT FOR

  • Trip Style

    Art festival

    Nightlife heavy

    Go with the flow

  • Activity Level

    Active

    Moderate walking

    One moderate hike

  • Accommodation

    Private rooms

    Boutique hotel

    Centrally located

  • Local Experience

    English widely spoken

    Keep cash on you

    Easy to navigate - Uber & Bolt are available

Sample Itinerary

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Sample Itinerary 〰️

Below is a sample itinerary that is subject to change. Buoyant will confirm the final itinerary before the trip.

Day 1 - Awkaaba

  • Akwaaba (welcome) to Ghana! We will pick you up from Kotoka International Airport and whisk you to our cozy boutique accommodations in the Osu neighborhood of Accra.

    A Buoyant welcome gift will await you, and as you settle into your home for the week, we’ll be preparing for tonight’s welcome dinner.

    You will get your first taste of Ghana with authentic dishes for dinner at one of Accra’s best local dining experiences.

    After dinner, we’ll hit the Accra streets for our first night out.

    Cheers!

    • Airport transfer to hotel

    • Welcome dinner at a local restaurant

    • Bar Crawl Experience (some alcohol)

    • Dinner

    • Some alcohol at bar crawl experience

Day 2 - Tap In With Accra

  • Accra City Tour

    Today, we will explore the best of Accra. Our city tour will take us to famous landmarks like the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, Independence Square, and the W.E.B DuBois Center. We will learn the history of this beautiful country and its relationship with famous Pan-Africanists.

    • Accra City Tour

    • RT transportation to all scheduled tours/events

    • Group Photography

    • Breakfast

    • Lunch

Day 3 - Taste Ghana

  • Today, we'll join local cooks for an immersive cooking class to learn to make classic Ghanaian dishes.

    • Cooking Class Experience

    • Breakfast

    • Lunch (Cooking Class)

Day 4 - Free Day

  • Today is an entirely free day to explore Ghana! We recommend hitting the markets, popping into a local chop bar, doing a batik-making workshop, or checking out a rooftop bar. 

    This is when your Buoyant Travel Guide* comes in handy!

    *Every registered traveler receives a free travel guide of all the best things to do, see, eat, and experience during your free time.

    • Today is a free day of exploration for you, so no tours or activities are scheduled.

    • Breakfast

Day 5 - Art In Accra

  • Experience Accra’s beloved art festival, Chale Wote. From street art to dance, the festival has it all, and it all goes down in the art of historic Jamestown.

    • Chale Wote Festival Visit

    • Breakfast

Day 6 - Honor The Ancestors

  • Cape Coast & Kakum National Park

    This journey marks our official return home. We’ll celebrate with a transformative visit to Cape Coast Castle and Kakum National Park.

    At Kakum, we’ll hike to the famous treetop canopies, and at the ‘castle,’ we will follow the same path as our ancestors did during their last moments on the coast of West Africa before walking through the ‘Door Of No Return.’

    This part of the trip will be powerful and emotional for many. Our expert guide will show us around the ‘castles,’ sharing crucial stories of our ancestral past. After the tour, we’ll have time to reflect with an oceanside lunch.

    • Central Region Tour Experience

    • Kakum National Park Visit

    • RT transportation to all scheduled tours/events

    • Group Photography

    • Breakfast

    • Lunch

    • Water & Snacks

Day 7 - Batik On The Beach

  • Today is a half-day experience with a creative batik-making workshop on the beach! You’ll get to design and create your own batik fabric in a hands-on local art-making experience.

    • Batik-Making Class

    • RT transportation to all scheduled tours/events

    • Group Photography

    • Breakfast

Day 8 - See You Later!

  • We are so glad that you joined us this week in Ghana.

    Today, you'll say 'see ya' later' to your new travel friends. Although our time together in Ghana has ended, the memories (and photos) will last forever. 

    • Airport transfer from hotel

    • Breakfast

 FAQs

  • Check out reviews from our previous clients here: https://bit.ly/48Tdwwv

    • 8 Nights Stay in a boutique hotel

    • Air-conditioned roundtrip airport transfers

    • Welcome Dinner & Drink

    • Eight breakfasts, four lunches, one dinner

    • Afrofuture VIP ticket

    • Accra City Experience

    • Cape Coast Castle & Kakum National Park Experience

    • Makola Market Experience

    • Eastern Region Experience

    • Boat Party Experience

    • Professional group photography

    • Air-conditioned transportation to all itinerary activities

    • Local travel guide on all experiences

    • Buoyant trip host on all experiences

    • Buoyant Accra Travel Guide

    • December in Ghana playlist

    • WhatsApp group message

    • Daily pre-trip email support and Q&A chat with the Buoyant team

    • Flights

    • Visa, vaccination, and COVID-19 testing fees

    • Meals not listed

    • Travel Insurance (mandatory to attend this trip)

    • Opt-in activities

    • Alcoholic beverages not listed on the itinerary

    • Private photoshoot (available as an add-on)

    • Transportation to non-itinerary activities

    • Incidental room charges

    • Service tips

    • You may receive a full refund up to 48 hours after booking for all trips booked before September 1, 2024.

    • After 48 hours, all deposits and future payments are non-refundable

    • Life happens! If you need to cancel after 48 hours, we can transfer your trip place and payments to someone else.

    • If you cancel after 48 hours, we may provide future trip credits at our discretion

      To request a refund, email hello@buoyanttravel.com

  • Of course! Payment plans are available from the time of booking through November 2024. If you book after this date, full payment is due upon booking the trip.

    A non-refundable $450 deposit is due at booking.

  • We have rooms available at double occupancy (for friends or couples) and single occupancy (for solo travelers).

    Are you booking with a loved one? Each guest must send their travel partner's full name at the time of booking.

  • Visas are required to enter Ghana (for US and most EU passport holders).

    Please check out the Washington, D.C., or New York Ghana Embassy’s websites for more information.

    Check out Passport Health for Yellow Fever info.

    Please email us with any questions you have at hello@buoyanttravel.com

  • Yes! All trip attendees must share a copy of their passport (with six months of validity remaining by December 2024), a Ghana travel visa (if applicable), a yellow fever vaccination card, a COVID-19 vaccination card, and emergency contact information. 

    We need copies of these documents in case of an emergency and confirm that your documents are valid before traveling to Ghana with Buoyant. 

    We'll send you a secure link to share this sensitive information. Travelers must submit all documents by December 1, 2024, at 6 PM EST. 

    Note: Ghana no longer requires a negative COVID-19 test, but you must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. However, we highly recommended practicing social distancing and taking an at-home test before traveling to keep everyone safe. 

  • Yes! Our resident photographer will be available for private photoshoots bookings.

    $50 deposits are due at booking, and the remaining amount is due in person at the time of the shoot.

    Photoshoot packages will be shared within one month of the trip date.

THINGS TO KNOW

  • Airport

    All travelers will arrive at and depart from Kotoka International Airport. Our hotel partners will provide round-trip transportation to all travelers arriving/departing on our designated trip dates.

    If you arrive early or depart later than our trip dates, we'll connect you with our trusted drivers, and you will be required to pay for your airport transfers.

  • Visa Required

    A tourist visa is required for US, UK, Canada, and European passport holders. Prices vary depending on the embassy and country, but single-entry visas in the US for Ghana are $60.

    Visa on arrival may be available closer to the December in Ghana period.

  • Vaccination Required

    A yellow fever vaccination is required for all travelers entering Ghana, and it must be obtained at least ten days before the start of the trip date.

    The vaccination is widely accessible at most travel clinics. For travelers in the US and Canada, we recommend Passport Health.

  • Money Exchange

    Before departing your home airport, try to exchange your currency for Ghana Cedis. If you want to exchange money in Ghana, there is a currency exchange booth at Kotoka Airport, plenty of ATMs, and other shops for exchanging money around town.

    Cash is king in Ghana, so you’ll want some on hand for ease while making local purchases.

Your Home In Accra

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Your Home In Accra 〰️

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KINFOLK TALK

  • I joined Bri and seven other Black women for Detty December in Ghana 2022 and it was one of the best trips I've ever been on! I have traveled widely mostly/usually solo, but I couldn't have imagined a better trip for my first group retreat. Bri planned absolutely everything and all I had to do was pay and show up. She had been to Ghana 3x previous to our group trip and is so knowledgeable, prepared, kind and caring for everyone in the group, so I had no doubts that we were in good hands with her (and Cycy who led all the daytime group tours). For someone who plans all their own travel it was really nice to change roles and not have to worry about much. I got to take in all the wonders of Ghana from the nature, food, people and parties and fell in love with the country. I had such a fun time that I'm already considering going back for December 2023! I highly recommend booking with Buoyant Travel for any future trips, it's a guaranteed good time.

    Tiffany S.

  • I had a great time on this trip and am looking forward to traveling with Buoyant again! Bri curated a great group of travelers, arranged beautiful and centrally located accommodations and special activities. The group day trips were well organized, with enough time to enjoy and not feel rushed going from one place to the next while still leaving plenty of time to explore on our own. Afrochella, the waterfall photo shoot, the tour of the city, and our visit to Cape Coast were my favorites. I appreciated Bri's communication throughout the trip, keeping us updated on schedules and changes, and checking in. Also, having a photographer, driver, tour guides, and local connections went a long way, especially while shopping and eating local foods. Everything, and I mean everything I tried, was delicious, from tilapia and banku to okra stew, light soup, waakye, fresh fruits, and bofrot – I enjoyed it all. At the beginning of the trip, I told the ladies I was looking forward to eating and dancing my way through Ghana, and I did just that! I couldn't have asked for a better *first* group trip with beautiful Black women from across the globe to experience the culture, company, and celebration that is December in Ghana. Thank you, Buoyant, for the experience!

    Kaya H.

  • I traveled with Buoyant Travel group December 2019 and it was such a monumental trip. This trip changed my life. Ghana will forever remain special to me and I have already returned twice. Briona is not only an amazing woman but she is an incredible tour guide. In my opinion, the purpose of booking with a tour group is for convenience, meeting like minded people, reduced stress, an organized trip, and great memories. Briona checked all of these boxes and was super organized. I have quickly referred her to others and I plan to join her group in Brazil!I traveled with Buoyant Travel group December 2019 and it was such a monumental trip. This trip changed my life. Ghana will forever remain special to me and I have already returned twice. Briona is not only an amazing woman but she is an incredible tour guide. In my opinion, the purpose of booking with a tour group is for convenience, meeting like minded people, reduced stress, an organized trip, and great memories. Briona checked all of these boxes and was super organized. I have quickly referred her to others and I plan to join her group in Brazil!

    Amber C.

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