Craft tour 2010

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="063a6553.jpg"> <div> <B><meta name="description" content=" Ghana Craft tours looking at powder glass recycled bottle glass beads, Easter dipo festival, adinkra printed cloth, recycled plastic beads, lost wax cast brass, Ashanti culture and communities, kente cloth and wood carving, wilderness tours, and cycling tours. All Ashanti Arts and Crafts tours in Ghana visit Fair Trade producers and small communities, and are ecotourism orientated - designed to benefit the artisans and the communities. See Ghana crafts and communities with Environmentally Responsible Tourism"></B><B>Craft tour 2010</B><B><meta name="keywords" content=" Arts Crafts Ghana Ashanti beads brass cast glass tour Kumasi community Fair Trade Tourism Concern Responsible Environment recycled kiln Koforidua market"></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Eleven day tour - </B><B>Itinerary</B></div> <div> Day 1:Meet at airport and transfer to hotel.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="4d58c290.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="41" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> Day 2: Orientation on health, customs, and currency: morning tour of Accra, Ghana's capital: visit the National Museum to learn Ghana's history and cultural pedigree: tour the Arts Centre. </div> <div> Day 3: Drive North to Kumasi, historic capital of the Ashanti nation, through exquisite scenery from the coast up onto the central plateau.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="4d39f6a0.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> Days 4-5-6-7: Adinkra  printing workshops in Ntonso. Afternoon excusions to the Cultural Centre, Lake Bosomtwe, Kumasi Central Market.</div> <div> Day 8: South to Cape Coast, through the famous gold-bearing region of Obuasi.</div> <div> Day 9: Explore the rainforest canopy walkways of Kakum Forest reserve with guides.</div> <div> Day 10:Tour Cape Coast's spectacular seventeenth century castle, a historic evocation of the Slave Trade. before return to Accra via the scenic Winneba beach.</div> <div> Day 11: Shopping in Accra's  Makola Market and the Arts Centre, or relaxing on the beach before return flight.</div> <div> Cost of the tours is an all inclusive US$1990 plus flights. This covers transport, accomodation, food, entry fees etc.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4d1a26b0.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>      Email info@fiema.com to find out more about the Ashanti Arts and Crafts Tours.</div> <div> Or call us on 01488 686 222.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand crafted jewellery"><U>For more about brass and powder glass beads go to Fiema Crafts.</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var sc_project=2996864; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=32; var sc_security="530351fc"; var sc_text=2; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js"></script><noscript><div class="statcounter"><a class="statcounter" href="http://www.statcounter.com/"><img class="statcounter" src="http://c33.statcounter.com/2996864/0/530351fc/0/" alt="website statistics" /></a></div></noscript> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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We will get personal tuition, getting to know the people and seeing directly how they live and work.</div> <bR> <div> From the capital Accra, we travel North to the fertile greenery of Abompe, then on to Kumasi, the ancient capital of the Ashanti kingdom. We will see sacred lake Bosomtwe, visit the weavers, carvers, cloth printers and other craftspeople  gathered in villages around Kumasi by the Ashanti kingdom in the 18th century. Then going south and East to the Krobo region, we will visit the weekly bead markets, and enjoy savannah grasslands and scenic hills, before heading back to Accra and some time on the beach.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Typical itinerary</B></div> <div> Arrive in Accra, the capital city, and be escorted to your hotel. The following day you will enjoy a tour of Accra. A National Museum visit will then give you essential background into the cultural and artistic history of this great country. </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="271" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="267"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="267" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <B>Making Bauxite Beads.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Next we travel to  the Abombe bauxite beadmaking village. Here they dig Bauxite from shafts on the top of the mountain and cut and polish it into beads. This is an opportunity to enjoy rural village life and we will visit farmlands, gold mining pits, fruit gardens and a waterfall to give you a relaxing start to the tour.</div> <bR> <div> Here's a great site about Abompe http://worldarchaeology.net/ghana/s_show/index.htm</div> <bR> <div> <B>Kumasi, Lake Bosomtwe and recycled materials</B></div> <div> In Kumasi we will work with the Dabaa beadmakers and have a chance to make both simple and then more complex powdered glass beads. </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="212" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="208"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="208" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="208"><div> <B>Bronze casting</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> There is now only one Brass casting village in Ghana, Kurofofrom near Kumasi. The craftsmen and women use lost wax casting - the same method used to create the 13th century cast brass heads of Ife in Nigeria, and the famous 16th century Benin bronzes, now in the British Museum. Here you may have a chance to make your own brass beads if you like. </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="245" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="241" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="241"><div> <B>Kente cloth weavers</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  Kente is the traditional cloth of the Asanti and other peoples in West Africa, woven in narrow strips in a variety of designs each with symbolic meaning. Kente cloth is a prestigious garment worn for ceremonial occasions, by chiefs, Kings, and heads of state. </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="242" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="238"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="238" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="238"><div> <B>Wood carving</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Ahwiaa became and remains the traditional Ashanti centre for carving Royal sceptres and stools, fertility dolls, drums and masks. Villagers work in open workshops outdoors, each specializing in a particular type of carving. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Adinkra printing</B></div> <div> You will visit the Adinkra printing villages. Adinkra is a type of cloth made by the Ashanti people of Ghana with a thick black plant dye. The dyers use stamps carved from calabash to cover cloth with patterns. There are over a hundred patterns referring to Ashanti proverbs, historic people, animals and events.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Central Market and sacred Lake Bosomtwe</B></div> <div> There will be time to visit Kumasi's central market, said to be West Africa's largest market with some truly amazing specialist bead stalls, some ancient artifacts, some magic and medicine stalls,  fish, meat, vegetables, cloth, and 101 things you have never seen before. Following this we have a chance to relax on the beautiful shores of the sacred lake Bosomtwe. </div> <bR> <div> The group will then travel on to the eastern region to the Odumase Krobo. You will visit beadmakers in their villages and make your own beads. </div> <bR> <div> Shop the Koforidua bead market with a free afternoon to browse at your leisure. </div> <bR> <div> The group will be small, 6 -8 people, so the travel itinerary is flexible and relaxed. The day to day itinerary may vary from this outline, but you will see what is talked about in this trip description and a whole lot more! </div> <bR> <div> <B>Cost: ...being updated...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Includes</B>: Accommodation - single rooms, breakfast and lunch, land transport, tuition,workshops, materials, site visits. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Does not include</B>: Airfare.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contactus"><U><B>You can specify dates, book, or ask for information here.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Email john@fiema.com to find out more about the Ashanti Arts and Crafts Tours.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Or call me on 01488 686 222</B></div> <bR> <div> See what people say...</div> <div> <I>The relaxed pace of the trip offered a fascinating introduction to aspects of Ghanaian craftwork, culture and village life.'</I></div> <div> <I>Christine Souter, 2008</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?id=1abfdd2abb " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?i"><U>Click here to subscribe to my newsletter</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tour links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A><B>, </B><A HREF="feedback.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Feedback on Ashanti tours"><U><B>What people say</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fiema Tours"><U><B>Fiema tours home</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width=18.75% BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?id=1abfdd2abb " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?i"><U>Click here to subscribe to my newsletter</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fiema Ghana craft and community tours"><U>Tours home page</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="dipo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dipo tour April 2010"><U><B>Dipo Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Craft tour 2010"><U><B>Crafts Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="cycling.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cycle Tour August 2010"><U><B>Cycle Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="wilderness.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wilderness"><U><B>Wilderness Tours</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="drumming.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Djembe drumming "><U><B>Drumming Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minka Tours"><U><B>Peru Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="home.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fiema Crafts and Tours"><U><B>More about the crafts</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Workshops"><U><B>Workshops</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="feedback.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Feedback on Ashanti tours"><U><B>What people say</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travelling in Ghana"><U><B>Travelling in Ghana</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Terms and conditions"><U><B>Terms and Conditions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contactus"><U><B>Contact us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Consultancy"><U><B>Consultancy</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Responsible Travel and Fair Trade princi"><U><B>Responsible Tourism and Fair Trade</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tour links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minka Tours"><U><B>Peru Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Peru Clearance Offer"><U><B>Peru Alpaca Special Offer</B></U></A><B>!!!</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand crafted jewellery"><U><B>TO SEE THE CRAFTS PRODUCTS CLICK HERE</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>