ITINERARY AND SCHEDULE OUTLINE
Saturday, June 26 – Sunday, July 11 (with Optional Activities: July 11-17)
MAIN COURSE (June 26 - July 11, 2027) Schedule Outline
Saturday, June 26: Arrival in Ghana: (By individual flight schedules). Earlier arrivals are permitted.
Sunday, June 27 @12:00pm: Group Travel from Accra to Dzodze
(Note: Those who would miss this group bus will have to pay extra for alternative bus to Dzodze. We can arrange the car but the cost will be from pocket)
Monday, June 28 – Friday, July 9: Regular Course Daily Program Activities in Dzodze and nearby villages
Daily Teaching/Learning and field trips to traditional ceremonies
Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 4: NunyaFest and Thanksgiving: Nunya Academy Music and Dance Festival
Saturday, July 10: Departure from Dzodze to Accra
NOTE: Nunya Bus will transport all participants from Dzodze to Accra on July 10, leaving Dzodze @ 10am.
Sunday, July 11: Departure Day for participants not taking part in the Optional Tourist Activities.
Sunday, July 11 - 17: Optional Tourist Activities Period. Travel to and visit tourist attractions in Ho, Tafi, Wli, Atimpoku/Akosombo, Shai Hills, Legon, Cape Coast, Elmina, Kakum and many places in Accra. Visit tourist attraction centers, selected educational institutions, and markets, experience and participate in extra cultural and educational activities at some of the above locations. Stay in beautiful hill top hotel overlooking the entire city of Ho; Lunch on the boat on river Volta; relax and experience tropical beach life in a Cape Coast/Elmina hotel, relax and enjoy night life in Accra. (See Optional Tourist Activities Package Details Below)
Saturday, July 17: Departure Day (For Optional activity people). Later departures are permitted.
OPTIONAL TOURIST ACTIVITIES (July 11 - 17, 2027) Schedule Outline
Start Date (from Accra): Sun., July 11
End Date/Departure (from Ghana): Sat., July 17
1. July 11-13: Tour Activities in the Volta Region.
- Travel from Accra to Central and Northern Volta Region
- Tafi Monkey Sanctuary; Wli Waterfall and Rain Forest Hiking; Ho (Volta Regional Capital) City Tour: Regional Museum; Pagbo and Agortime Kente Weaving Villages; Local market Shopping, Cultural Performances and Night life in Ho, etc.; Adomi Bridge, Lake Volta and Akosombo Dam
2. July 13-14: First Tour of Greater Accra Region.
- Tour & Shopping in Accra; Visit to Univ. of Ghana, Legon (Campus tour, Bookshop, Library, Sch. Of Perf. Arts, etc.); Accra City Night Life
3. July 15: Tour of Southern Central Region
- Cape Coast Slave and Colonial Castle and political capital; Elmina Slave Castles & Fishing Market; Kakum Rain Forest Hike and Canopy Walk; Beach Life in Elmina/Cape Coast
4. July 16-17: Second Tour of Accra/Greater Accra Region
- Tour and Shopping in Accra; WEB DuBoi’s Center; Kwame Nkrumah National Park and Mausoleum; Arts Center (Arts and Craft Tourist Market); Independence Square; Christiansburg/Osu Castle; Casket Shop; Last shopping in Accra; Accra night in Accra
5. July 17: Final Departure
NOTE:
Detail daily schedule for both the main course and optional activities program will be provided to applicants accepted into the course by May 1 and after.
Participants are welcome to arrive in Ghana earlier or later than Saturday, June 26 and may leave later than July 17 (but they will pay additional transportation and/or hotel accommodation cost from pocket where/when applicable). Note: Individual transportation cost between Accra and Dzodze on any other day besides those on the Group Nunya Bus on June 27 and July 10 is NOT included in the course fee.
Participants who arrive AFTER 10am on Sunday, June 27 will pay for their own transportation from Accra to Dzodze. (NOTE: The group transportation “Nunya Bus'' will depart from Accra at 12 noon on Sunday, June 27. If your flight arrives in Ghana after 10am on June 27, it is very likely you may not be able to join the Group Nunya Bus that leaves at 12 noon).
Participants may choose to depart Ghana sooner or later than July 11 or July 17. Note: Individual transportation fee between Accra and Dzodze on any other day besides July 11 or July 17 is NOT included in the course fee.
So, participants who choose to leave Dzodze/Ho to Accra before or after July 11 or July 17 will pay for their individual transportation from their pocket. ONLY course group transportation between Accra and Dzodze is included in the course fee.
We will help organize private ground transportation between Accra- Dzodze-Ho-Accra for individuals/groups for an additional fee to be paid for from individual pockets.