Tentative Ghana Itinerary 2008

1/03/2008 Depart for Philly Intl. Airport   

Buses Leave 
BMC at 2:30 or 3:30 pm (Haverford is to meet at BMC)
Swat BCC at 3pm

Flight #1  6:55pm
Flight #2 9:55pm

1/03/2008 Meet group in London, and leave for Ghana (same flight)

  Flight to Accra  2:00pm

1/04/2008 Arrive in Accra, Ghana 8:55pm. Go to hotel

1/05/2008 Accra-Lecture at Legon University (Dr. Mainoo)
Visit Ashesi University (speak with Patrick Awuah)
Visit the School of the Arts (Noyam School of Dance)

1/06/2008 Travel to the Volta Region
Visit the River/Dam/Cruise (?)

1/07/2008 Depart for Kumasi
Visit the Weaving Village (near Bonsu?)
                
1/08/2008 In Kumasi,
Visit the:
Ashanti Palace
Cultural Arts Center
Dinner with local Chief

1/09/2008  Open Air Market (before we leave)
Obuasi Gold Mine
Travel to Cape Coast

1/10/2008  African American Outdoor Museum
Kakum National Park, "Ropes Sky Walk"
Crocodile Restaurant

1/11/2008  Visit El Mina and Cape Coast Castles

1/12/2008  Visit Cape Coast University
Speaker: Kofi Anyidoho (?)
Travel to Accra

1/13/2008 Visits to cultural sites
Aburi Garden
Cultural Arts Center
Nkrumah's Crypt
Black Star Stadium
Downtown Market
Free time

1/14/2008 Free Time
The DuBois Center
Padmore Museum
                
1/15/2008 Depart for the Airport at 6 pm
London Heathrow Airport: Depart for US at 11:15 am

1/16/2008 Arrive at Philadelphia International Airport at 2:30 pm