An extraordinary moments to discover Ghana’s long relationship with the western world dating back to the 15th century when the Portuguese explorers first landed on this amazing coast of West Africa in 1471. This package offers an educational, emotional, nostalgic and reawakening walk along notable landmarks, monuments, edifices and institutions within Ghana that has become modern day iconic symbols of remembrance or references of the transatlantic slave trade which facilitated carting away, the most productive human resources available to Africa – young women, men and even children into lengthy periods of industrial and domestic bondage in the new found world (America) and elsewhere.
Landmark of Conscience: iconic bowls carved out of stones from which captured slaves were forced to eat and drink
Magnificent Presidential Museum (Christianborg Castle): former slave dungeon served as seat of colonial and independent governments from 1877 until 2013
The package is designed to offer academics, researchers, students, diaspora Africans, victims and followers of the transatlantic slavery, colonialism, international geopolitics, diplomacy and African independence struggle unique pictorial retracing experiences and/or resonating deeply with Ghana/Africa’s colonial past, history and the transatlantic slave trade. It comes with visit to diverse authentic landmarks, sites, footprints, and edifices of conscience including remarkable ancient slave forth, castles, markets, holding sites, last Bath River, transit routes and many more monuments connected to history, colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade.
Enigmatic Slave River: where captured slaves had their last bath and touch of African waters
Consummating Elmina Castle Built by the Portuguese in 1482: first European building in sub-Saharan Africa served as slave holding post
Choose to go on an inspirational and sensational guided journey with Kra Travel to most of the epic historical monuments, sites, attractions and landmarks of conscience that depict hall marks of the transatlantic slave trade to educate, appreciate and make informed decisions regarding the enormity and significance of the legendary transatlantic slave trade to Africa and its people both home and in the diaspora.
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Itinerary
Kra Travel's itinerary isn’t the conventional or traditional itinerary, it absolutely represent a major paradigm shift. Instead of pre-selected sites or attractions by organizers, customers are allowed to fully engage and participate in this key touch point of the customer journey. The ultimate goal is to give full and extended meaning to the concept of experience co-creation.
It’s also a rare opportunity for customers to interact directly with team Kra Travel on best sites and attractions that suit their needs and expectations, and a unique space to begin honest discussions about customers’ needs, wants and expectations, believing that this helps to create a sense of ownership, commitment and how we build a pulsating experience together.
Kra Travel itinerary concept is influenced by the following key factors:
Experience Co-creation (customization and democratization): Dialogue with customers in the choice of sites and attractions within a package after booking or reservation, which helps to create symbiotic relationships, a sense of involvement and ownership that ultimately lead to higher levels of commitment and trust.
Spontaneity: Flexibility in choosing sites and attractions in real-time, changes the status quo by avoiding the traditional or conventional and static tour operator pre-selected sites and attractions approach.
Suspense: Attractions can be decided on the move increasing anxiety about the next surprise that ultimately generate that awesome and unique "WOW" effects.
In fulfillment of and conformity with our itinerary strategy, philosophy and culture, collaborative brainstorming processes with customers will be organized for the choice of sites and attractions for each day of activities and experiences.
Breath-taking experiences to be selected from include but not limited to educational, familiarization, remembrance and emancipatory journeys to iconic landmarks of conscience and history such as the Slave last bath river site, Salaga Slave wells, market and cemetery, Presidential Museum (Osu Christianborg Castle), Elmina castle, Cape Coast castle, Fort Sebastian, Fort St Appolonia, Fort Dorothea, Fort S. Antonio, Fort Batensteyn, Fort Metal Cross, Du Bois memorial centre for Pan-African culture, George Padmore research library of African affairs, Kwame Nkrumah memorial park and original grave yard.
Other meticulously earmarked diverse authentic iconic, serene and exotic places that come in handy, fascinating and irresistible options will also be made available during the collaborative brainstorming processes with customers.
Ideal/Typical Itinerary
Day one (1): Arrival, airport or bus terminal courtesies, transfer to accommodation facility, optional brief icebreaker or social, intercultural and diversity unwinding if time permits, retire to bed
Day two (2): Briefing and exchange of pleasantries, questions and answers time, travel to selected sites and attractions for start of the day's activities, optional evening social, intercultural and diversity unwinding depending on time availability, retire to bed
Day three (3): Briefing and exchange of pleasantries, questions and answers time, tour begins with visit to agreed attractions, return to base, submission of comments, complaints and/or compliments, general reflections on the day’s activities, optional evening social, intercultural and diversity unwinding depending on time availability, retire to bed
Day four (4): Briefing and exchange of pleasantries, questions and answers time, visiting of agreed attractions continues, return to base, submission of comments, complaints and/or compliments, general reflections on the day’s activities, optional evening social, intercultural and diversity unwinding depending on time availability, retire to bed
Day five (5): Briefing and exchange of pleasantries, questions and answers time, touring of agreed attractions continues, return to base, submission of comments, complaints and/or compliments, general reflections on the day’s activities, optional evening social, intercultural and diversity unwinding depending on time availability, retire to bed
Day six (6): Briefing and exchange of pleasantries, questions and answers time, wind-up activities including catch-ups, return to Accra if applicable, accommodation check-in, optional evening social, intercultural and diversity unwinding depending on time availability, retire to bed
Day seven (7): Briefing and exchange of pleasantries, questions and answers time, minor tours within Accra, collection of general feedback and reflections on experience and impact of activities, debriefing, transfer to airport, final social, intercultural and diversity unwinding if time permits and departure
