We work to create and promote forms of tourism that provide healthy interaction opportunity for tourist and locals to increase better understanding of different cultures,customs,lifestyles,tradition.knowledge and believes.
We live here. It is our home. Our insight and local knowledge means you can expect experiences no guidebook can offer.
Traveling with us is not just visiting the sites then leaving with photos but also best understanding about people and their life, extraordinary cultures and histories of the destinations. We know where to go and how to help you to reveal the hidden places and hidden charms.
Back Africa tours aim to make your Ghana unforgettable. Not only a tailored experience for you, but a unique adventure. We want to take you off the beaten track and show you a side of Ghana that most people don’t see while on Tour.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ City walking tour ( colonial cemetery, traditional posuban shrines, local market and fishing villag
✖ Landing and facility fees
Pickup Locations
1. Kotoka Airport
2. ibis Styles Accra Airport Hotel
3. Holiday Inn Accra Airport
4. Accra Marriott Hotel
5. Airport View Hotel
Additional Info: We pick guest from from all hotels in Accra,Cape Coast and Elmina
Itinerary
Accra city tour
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Accra
Our Accra day tour commenced with a tour of the National Museum to view a collection of ancient and contemporary Ghanaian arts and relics. Next, proceed to the W E B Dubois Centre of Pan-African Culture. A house declared a national monument by the Government of Ghana, where the remains of the man W E B Dubois and the ashes of his wife, Shirley enshrined that their memory will live among men and women in this generation.
Continue to the Mokola Market, Accra’s biggest traditional open market where everything is bargained for amidst of smiles of friendly women
Continue to the Arts Centre incorporating the Centre for National Culture Accra’s main crafts bazaar selling a wide range of goods from ivory, leather, straw, wood, textiles, and jewellery to all types of footwear made locally
Duration: 4 hours
2
Elmina Castle
Visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park next to the arts center. The memorial park was built on a former British Polo field where Ghana's independence was declared in 1957. The Mausoleum is a magnificent Marble Monument and the last resting place of the first President of Ghana and his wife, Fathia Nkrumah. The park also serves as a symbol of Ghana's freedom. It is a tribute to the man who led Ghana to independence and sparked the wave of decolonization across Africa. It also serves as a source of inspiration for future generations.
A cool ride through Independence Square to the Ghana International Trade Fair site to Akuafo Circle pass Teteh Quarshie Circle dedicated to the man who brought cocoa to the Gold Coast and drive to Labadi beach for relaxation.
Duration: 3 hours
Kumasi Cultural and historical tour
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Kumasi
Our Kumasi day tour commences with a visit to the legendary sword site Okomfo Anokye who as a chief priest of the Akan kingdom under the Great Osei Tutu drove the sword into the ground never to be removed by any power, signifying the invincibility of the ancient Asante Kingdom.
Next visit the Kumasi Central Market, one of the largest Market in West Africa and the largest in Ghana. A wide range of locally made goods are sold at bargain prices.
Proceed to the Manhyia Palace, the official residence of the Asantehene for a visit.
The palace was built in 1925 by the British Colonial Government, it served as the private residence for Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I upon his return from Seychelles after twenty-eight years in exile. The Manhyia Palace Museum stands as a symbol of the rich history and culture of the Asante Kingdom.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Kumasi
Continue to the National Cultural Centre incorporating King Prempeh ll Jubilee Museum. Where you will be made to see on display Asante Royal Paraphernalia crafted in gold and mementoes of war.The Cultural Craft Centre and a model Asante village with an authentic fetish house, cocoa farm and others.
Proceed to Ntonso the homeland of Adinkra cloth and the only place in Ghana where traditional Adinkra is made locally from scratch. Ntonso is still Ghana’s biggest producer of adinkra, a cloth famed for its symbols and proverbial wisdom.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cape Coast Tour
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Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park
A “sacred place of remembrance” and rightfully so. Africans were never seen again after leaving this place. Africans from Northern Ghana were captured as slaves and brought to this river (Donko Nsuo) to be washed and inspected before being sent to nearby slave castles (Elmina and Cape Coast) to later be forced onto slave ships and sent to the Americas and other Caribbean Islands to work as slaves. There is a Memorial Wall of Return where most Africans write their names on the wall indicating they have found their root. There was an epitaph that pays tribute to some prominent people who were involved in slavery.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Cape Coast Castle Experiences
The tour commenced at Kakum National Park, a coastal forest that’s home to hundreds of bird species, a remarkable population of forest elephants, and endangered animals that include the giant bongo antelope, Diana monkey, and yellow-backed duiker. Follow a hiking trail to the park’s 1,150-foot (350-meter) canopy walkway, a series of seven bridges linking enormous trees, and listen to the sound of tropical bird song in the surrounding forest. Throughout the walk, your guide will help explain the social, cultural, and medicinal significance of the plants and trees you see, and help spot wildlife at the edge of the trail.
Stop by at hans cottage botel which is ideally located on a countryside, not far from the National park on your way to Cape Coast, carved out of the woods for serenity and comfort, spells out a unique environment as a choice of relaxation in your visit.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Elmina Castle
Drive along the scenic coast toward Elmina Castle, Elmina is a fishing village that’s both picturesque and gritty, charming and thought-provoking. Visit the Elmina Castle for a guided tour of the first European settlement on the land of Black Africa built in 1482 by the Portuguese and used both in the gold trade and the slave trade
Duration: 1 minutes
Aburi botanical Garden
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Aburi Botanical Gardens
The Aburi Garden occupies an area of 64.8 hectares. It was opened in March 1890 and was founded by Governor William Brandford-Griffith and Dr. John Farrell Easmon, a Sierra Leonean medical doctor. Before the garden was established, it was the site of a sanatorium built in 1875 for Gold Coast government officials. Apart from being a keen naturalist, Raffles's motivation to set up a botanical garden in Singapore was linked to the colonial tradition of developing such gardens in the tropics for the experimental cultivation of cash crops as well as for the research and preservation of native plants.
Duration: 60 minutes
Osu castle tour
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Osu Oxford Street
Built by the Danes around 1659 and originally called Christiansborg Castle, Osu Castle was the seat of government until 2013, when the president and his office moved to Flagstaff House.
Located about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) east of the central business district, Osu is a neighborhood in central Accra, Ghana. It is locally known as the "West End" of Accra. it is one area that attracts both locals and visitors to its night scene. The area is known for its restaurants, clubs, street food, casinos, clubs, and lounges. The majority of these activities are centered on Oxford Street – the main road in the district.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
