Ghana and Senegal are the ‘go to’ countries for African Americans and Africans in the Diaspora. Both feature Doors of No Return and have policies that facilitate the return of diaspora residents. Ghana even offers plots of and to returnees as well as provides job opportunities, paths to citizenship and other incentives.
Below is a sample itinerary that was prepared for an African America group of teachers from California.
West2West Family Affair 3.0
Itinerary Overview
December 27th, 2021- January 7th, 2022
Accra 3 nights @ Susanna Lodge Hotel
○ Day 1- Dec 27th – Akwaaba Family; Bra Fie
■ Arrive by December 26th, 2021
● Hotel Check In
● Welcoming Ceremony & Dinner
○ Day 2 – Dec 28th – Understanding Ghana & her Impact on Pan
Africanism
■ Orientation (DAF)\ WEB Dubois Center
■ AAPRP Presentation (??)
■ Nkrumah Memorial Tour
■ Accra Mall Trip
■ Afrochella
○ Day 3 – Dec 29th – ACCRA – African Art & Performance
■ Tour of Murals
■ UG Theatre Department Tour
■ Paint & Sip w/ Epixode Eastern Region 2 nights at Sweet Pee Executive Hotel
○ Day 4 – Dec 30th- African Spirituality & Mother Nature
■ Travel to Eastern Region
■ Aburi Gardens
■ Center for Plant Medicine and Research
■ Travel to Kumasi
■ Hotel Check In/ Dinner @ SweetPea
○ Day 5 – Dec 31st – Reclaiming African Royalty & Culture
■ Palace Tour
■ Kente Cloth & Adinkra Symbol tour
■ Dinner & Outing
○ Day 6 – Jan 1st – Understanding African Communities outside of Eurocentric Context
■ Travel to Cape Coast/ Elmina
■ Hotel Check-in – Karick in Elmina
■ Lunch
■ Dancing Classes w/ George & Family
■ Ancestral New Year Ceremony & Celebration CAPE COAST ELMINA 2 Nights @ Karick/Mable’s Table
○ Day 7 – Jan 2nd- Transatlantic Survival
■ Elmina & Cape Coast Slave Dungeon tour with Ato Ashun
■ Discussion on Enslavement
■ Naming Ceremony w/ Chief
○ Day 8 – Jan 3rd – WHAT’S NEXT
■ Community Day
■ Travel to Koftown
■ Check in Capital View Hotel KOFTOWN – Day 9 – Jan 4th – Koftown – 2 nights @ Capital View Hotel
■ Manifest Tour: Fashion, Entertainment, & Pan-African Unity @ Boamahs in Kofordiua
● Welcome & Introductions
● GH/US Business Presentations
● Entertainment Presentations
● Lunch
● Fashion Presentations
● Pan-African Unity l Presentations
● After Party & Show
○ Day 10 – Jan 5th – Koftown
■ KOFORIDUA TOUR
● Meditation
● Hiking
● Lunch
■ RETURN TO ACCRA
■ Check in – Susanna Lodge
○ January 6th
■ Departure from Kotoka Int’l Airport