Cycle Tour August 16th - August 27th 2011
Cycling in Ghana, seeing communities, lakes, mountains and farmland from a bike.
From a bicycle you can smell the air, stop and talk to people, or wave to farmers in the fields, and you experience the places you pass through. On a bike you have a different holiday experience.
This is eco-tourism, staying in villages, travelling sensitively through communities, conserving resources and experiencing the Ghanaian way of life. Ghana is a very friendly country, and in many areas a foreigner on a bike is a rare sight. So people will wave, ask us where we are going.
Bikes are also often used locally so every village will have a bicycle repair shop, or shack.
Starting from the Western border of Ghana with Cote d'Ivoire we would progress across the country
Six days along the coast...
- Visiting the slave castle at Cape Coast,
- Exploring the coast and beaches
- Kakum Forest Reserve and Canopy Walkway - Ghana's premier tourist attraction
- Dugout Canoeing on the Pra River
Four days crossing the Volta, Ghana's hundreds of miles long lake...
Cycling from 30 to 80 km on largely traffic free roads varying from good tarmac to smooth compact gravel to dirt. Awesome and varied countryside.
Ending up at the Eastern border with Togo where we climb Ghana's highest peak, Afadjato.
Cost around £100 a day.
Includes: hotel accommodation (some shared rooms in remote areas), breakfast, lunch, vehicle support to carry luggage and spares.
Does not include: Airfare.
Dates: 19th December to 2nd January.
Itinerary
Day One. From Ghana's Capital, Accra, we drive along the coast passing old slave forts and bustling fishing villages, via Cape Caost and Takoradi to the fishing town of Beyin, where we stay at a beach resort close to the town's Fort Appollonia, built by the British in 1769.
Day Two. Starting from the banks of the broad River Tano where we look across the border to Ghana's neighbour Togo, we cycle 55 km of flat coastal road past fishing communities and the wonderfully named Half Assini.
Day Three. In the morning we travel by dugout canoe to visit the stilt village of Nzulezo, a whoe communities of houses perched above the still waters of the lagoon. In the afternoon we have a leisurely 30 km cycle to the main road.
Day Four. After crossing the Ankobra river we pass through the historic towns of Axim and Princes Town, through rubber and palm oil plantations, past the lighthouse at Cape Three Points, and some of Ghana's most spectacular golden sand beaches, to end our day at Butre. 65 km.
Day Five. A chance to rest some muscles with a fishing trip on the nearby lagoon, a guided tour of Butre village and its fort, and the option of a gentle cycle to visit local communities or just spend time on the beach!
Day Six. We cycle on back roads through farming villages before crossing the river Pra, by dugout canoe, pass the sacred rocks of Wassa Domama, before reaching Kakum Forest Reserve and its award-winning Canopy Walkway, high among the treetops.
Day Seven. Visit to Cape Coast Castle before driving to the mountain town of Bepong high up on the Kwahu Plateau.
Day Eight. Cycle down to the edge of lake Volta, with a three hour walk to Buruku rock shrine en route. 30 km.
Day Nine. Cross the Western arm of the Volta by ferry before cycling across the Afram Plains through grasslands with brighly coloured birdlife to Donkorkrom. 80 km.
Day Ten. Cycle 20 km to the ferry and cross to Kpandu, then taking tarred roads to HoHoe.
Day Eleven. Cycle on quiet roads to Liati Wote and the border with Togo.
Day Twelve. Return to Accra for return flight August 27th or optionally, spend another day or three in the Volta region climbing Afadjato, Ghana's highest moutain, visiting Ghana's highest waterfall, Wli Falls, and seeing the sacred monkeys of Tafi Atome before returning August 30th.
Email john@fiema.com to find out more about the cycle Tours.
Or call me on 01488 686 222
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