DAY 1: SAT JULY 21:

• Arrival at KIA
• Meet and Greet by your local Tour Escort
• Transfer in your airconditioned bus to Shangri-La Hotel in Accra
• Welcoming ceremony and orientation by Efo Kodjo Mawugbe(National Commission on Culture)
• Dinner/Accomodation at Shangri-La Hotel

DAY 2:Sunday * July 22 *
“The Journey Begins” * Pilgrimage to the Northern Sector

• Breakfast at Alisa Hotel
• Travel to Tamale
• Stop overs in Kumasi and Kintampo Waterfall
• Lunch at Jofel Restaurant in Kumasi
  
• “Retrace the Captured/Enslaved Ancestors route to PANAFEST”.
  
• Pilgrims arrive in Tamale
  
• Performance by Worriors Bnad at the Evening Reception
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Gariba Hotel
  
  

DAY 3:Monday * July 23 *
“The Pilgrimage” * Tamale – Paga – Navrongo

• Breakfast at Gariba Hotel
  
• Visit to Paga and Navrongo historical sites. Nania Camps. Navrongo gravesites.
  
• Lunch at Tierba Restaurant at Bolgatanga
  
• Evening in Tamale: Reflections
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Gariba Hotel
  
  

DAY 4:Tuesday * July 24 *
“The Pilgrimage” continues * Tamale – Salaga

• Breakfast at Gariba Hotel
  
• Pilgrims visit Salaga and the famous “Enslaved Ancestors Market” Slave Market and Slave Camp
  
• History of Salaga by the Elders
  
• Snacks on board
• Travel to Techiman
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Dymms Hotel
  
  

DAY 5 :Wednesday * July 25 *
“The Pilgrimage” continues * Bono Manso – Techiman – Kumasi

• Breakfast at Dymms Hotel
  
• Visit historic sites of the ancient Bono Kingdom. .
  
• The Martin Luther King, Marcus Garvey and Malcom X memorial Parks
  
• Enslaved sites.
  
• Snacks on board
  
• Pilgrims depart from Bono Manso for Kumasi.
  
• Perform at the Church of Pentecost at Ahinsan
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Georgia Hotel
  

DAY 6:Thursday * July 26 *
“The Royal Return” * Kumasi – Assin Praso * Cape Coast / Elmina

• Breakfast at Georgia Hotel
  
• Visit City of Kumasi, the Capital of the Asante Kingdom.
  
• Visit Manhyia Asantehene’s Palace.
  
• Lunch at Jofel Restaurant
  
• Learn the History of Asante Kingdom
  
• Depart Kumasi for Cape Coast/Elmina * “The Crossing and the Arrival”
  
• Pouring of Libation at the “Crossing” of the River Prah at Assin Praso.
  
• Brief stopover at Assin Manso-the enslaved market.
  
• “Arrive” at Cape Coast/Elmina where the kidnapped/enslaved were stored and shipped away.
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Elmina Beach Resort
  

DAY 7 :Friday * July 27 *
“The Return Journey” and Akwaaba Ceremony * Cape Coast – Elmina

• Breakfast at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• Boat Ride from the Cape Coast Castle “Door of Return” to Elmina Castle /Dungeon.
  
• Snacks,no time for lunch
  
• Reception by the Chief and Elders of Elmina in a traditional Akwaaba (Welcome) Ceremony.
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Elmina Beach Resort
  

DAY 8:Saturday * July 28 *
Grand Durbar & PANAFEST Official Opening Ceremony * Cape Coast

• Breakfast at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• Grand Procession of Chiefs, Traditional Rulers & Queen Mothers, Eminent Personalities, Pan Africanists and artists in a royal display of pageantry.
  
• Performance at Ola Taining College
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Elmina Beach Resort
  

DAY 9 :Sunday * July 29 *
Opening of the “Pan African Conference ” * Cape Coast University

• Breakfast at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• Pan-African Scholars and Activist Conference Opening Ceremony
  
• Lunch at One Africa Rstaurant
  
• Tour the Cape Coast & Elmina Castles
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Elmina Beach Resort
  
  

DAY 10 :Monday * July 30 *
“Pan African Conference” continues * Cape Coast University

• Breakfast at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• African Scholars and Activist Conference on Pan Africanism revisited / 21st Century Edition.
  
• Visit Kakum National Park
  
• Lunch at Hans Cottage Botel
  
• Afternoon at leisure
  
• Dinner/Accomodationa t Elmina Beach Resort
  

DAY 11 :Tuesday * July 31 *
“Pan African Conference” * Evening Reverential Ceremony and Vigil

• Breakfast at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• Conclusion of the Pan African Conference at Cape Coast University
  
• Reverential Evening: Candlelight vigil through the streets of Cape Coast to the Castle/Dungeon.
  
• Lunch at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• Reverential Programme and Emancipation Day Midnite tribute to the Ancestors.
  Mfantsipim Junction (Starting point for the vigil) to Cape Coast Castle
  
• Performance at the Castle
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Elmina Beach Resort
  

DAY 12 :Wednesday * August 1 *
Emancipation Day – Assin Manso

• Breakfast at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• Official Cerebration of Emancipation Day Programme.
  
• Grand Durbar of Regional Chiefs and Royals
  
• Wreath Laying and visit to the Sacred River to pour libation and spiritual bathing.
  
• Final Performance by Worriors
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Elmina Beach Resort
  
  

DAY 13 :Thursday * August 2 *
“Healing Ceremony” and Open Day

• Breakfast at Elmina Beach Resort, “In Memory of Those Who Have Gone Before Healing Ceremony”
  
• Suggested Activities: Visit to Mankassim Posuban Shrine
  
• Dinner /Accomodation at Elmina Beach Resort
  
  

DAY 14 :Friday * August 3 *
Closing Gala and the “Joseph Awards” Cape Coast / Elmina

• Breakfast at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• Gala Closing – The Joseph Project: Ancient Joseph’s (Heroes & Heroines)
  
• International Artistic Performance at Elmina Castles/Dungeons forecourt
  
• Dinner/Accomodation at Elmina Beach Resort
  
  

DAY 15 :Saturday August 4 *
Free Day or Transit Day to Accra

• Beakfast at Elmina Beach Resort
  
• Attend the Trade Fair Bazaar
  
• Lunch at Country Kitchen Restaurant
  
• Visit the Crafts Market for last minute shopping
  
• Farewell dinner at Afrikiko Restaurant
  
• Transfer to KIA for departure.
  
  
  END OF TOUR
  

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