1 Day Accra: Introduction Cultural City Tour - Private

Discover the rich history of Accra on a guided tour. Visit the W.E.B Du Bois Centre, Independence Square, and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. Explore the Jamestown Community, and see the Makola Market, Nima Market, and Fantasy Coffin or “Brazil House.” Start your tour with a visit to the W.E.B Du Bois Centre honoring the life of the prominent Pan-Africanist who chose to live and work in Ghana. Continue to Independence Square where you will see the enclosed flame of African Liberation, which was lit by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1961. Visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, the final resting place of Ghana’s first president. Set in attractive gardens, there is an adjoining museum, which contains photos, artifacts, and an insight into Dr. Nkrumah’s life. Explore the Jamestown Community, one of Accra’s most historic neighborhoods where history resides on every corner. Best known for its lighthouses, the first of which was constructed in 1875 by the British as a navigational aid for trading vessels sailing through the Gulf of Guinea. See the Makola Market, Nima Market, and Fantasy Coffin or “Brazil House” and learn about the seven Afro-Brazilian families who returned to settle in Ghana in 1836.