Minka Tours

<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=" dipo adinkra fiema kente bracelets Arts Crafts Ghana Ashanti beads brass cast glass tour Kumasi community Fair Trade Tourism Concern Responsible Environment recycled"></B><B>Minka Tours</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="5138c290.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="5119f6a0.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="50fa26b0.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> <div> <B>Minka Fair Trade Tours - ethical, responsible, community based tours</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dates throughout 2009</B></div> <bR> <div> If you care about Fair Trade you must try a Minka Fair Trade Tour. Because...</div> <bR> <div> You can visit and stay with artisans throughout Peru.</div> <bR> <div> See Alpaca producers, spinners and weavers, ceramicists, farmers.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="51d902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> You get to see and learn so much more, of Peru's amazing scenery and communities, away from the tourist motorway. </div> <bR> <div> The trip can be customised to visit Fair Trade producers as well as classic tourist sites such as Macchu Picchu.</div> <bR> <div> If you are going to Peru on your own itinerary, why not ask us to add some one or two day outings to your schedule?</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> On The Minka Trail, our visitors:</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="644" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 186 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="51f03b00.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="52134b00.jpg" border=0 width="308" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="281"><div> Stay in the Peruvian highlands and other rural areas with us and learn about our language, culture, customs and values</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="348"><div> Witness first hand how we produce our handicrafts and learn about our technologies and other manufacturing techniques </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 202 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="52305c40.jpg" border=0 width="261" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="52525c20.jpg" border=0 width="293" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="281"><div> Learn about how fair trade is helping to raise the standard of living for us, our families and our communities</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="348"><div> Have the opportunity to support fair trade by trading directly with actual producers rather than market intermediaries</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 183 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="52702b10.jpg" border=0 width="258" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="529ffae0.jpg" border=0 width="255" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="281"><div> Learn about how we live in harmony with the land in order to preserve the natural environment and facilitate sustainable production</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="348"><div> See the famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, the mysterious Nazca Lines, beautiful Lake Titicaca and the magnificent scenery our stunning country of contrasts has to offer</div> </tD> </tR> 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