Dipo tour April 2008

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="063a6553.jpg"> <div> <B><meta name="description" content=" Arts Crafts Ghana Ashanti beads brass cast glass tour Kumasi community Fair Trade Tourism Concern Responsible Environment recycled"></B><B>Dipo tour April 2008</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="4e48c290.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="4e39f6a0.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 £990 plus flights. This covers transport, accomodation, food, entry fees etc.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4e2a26b0.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> For more about brass and powder glass beads go to </div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand crafted jewellery"><U>Fiema Crafts</U></A><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand crafted jewellery"><U>.</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> </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="208" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 109 WIDTH="204"><div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Djembe drumming "><U><B>Dipo Festival and Bead Tour April 10th to 20th 2009</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="204"><div> <B>Overview</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Dipo is the coming of age celebration of Krobo women. Above all people in Ghana, the Krobo value their bead heritage. The performance of various rituals culminates in the parading of the young women clad in thousands of heirloom beads as a sign of their wealth and beauty.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Itinerary</B></div> <bR> <div> Visits to bead-making villages in the Krobo region and Eastern regions, Koforidua's famous bead market, Boti falls, and the Dipo ceremony.</div> <bR> <div> The group will be small, no more than 6, 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> <div> <IMG SRC="5088b280.jpg" border=0 width="395" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Includes</B>: Accommodation - single rooms, 80% meals, land transport, tuition, site visits. </div> <div> <B>Does not include</B>: Airfare.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="50a8d2a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></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> For more information go to:</div> <bR> <div> See what people say...</div> <div> <I>"I had such a good time! 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