The standout success story of West Africa, Ghana is prosperous and one of the continent’s most culturally vibrant places.
While its tropical forests and rugged deserts contrast with golden beaches and fishing villages, there is a depth to the country’s culture that is exciting and worth delving into with more than 100 ethnic groups living side by side variously practicing Christian, Muslim and traditional African religions.
Festivals are an important part of the Ghanaian experience. The Ashanti people celebrate regularly with vibrant processions combining ancient rituals, storytelling, music and dance and on an A&K journey you’ll be invited behind the scenes of a festival, for a stirring cultural encounter.
Despite its vibrant art scene, ceremonial practices, rich textile traditions and beautiful natural landscapes, Ghana also has a dark history, immortalised in the string of forts which dot the coastline. These are haunting reminders of the slave trade, which saw over ten million Africans shipped across the Atlantic between the 17th and 19th centuries, but an important part of understanding modern Ghana.
Continent
Africa
Language
Akan / English
Capital
Accra
Population
31,113,950
Area
238,535 km2
Currency
Ghanaian cedi
14
16 days
from AU$12,095pp
