Welcome to Elwin International Tours. We offer 10 -14 day personalized tours of Ghana - The Gateway to Africa. We focus on African and American history, European history, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Cultural Education, Ecology and of course, leisure. Hiking the rain forest with hunters and canoeing can be arranged. Visits to Slave Castles of 15/16th centuries, game reserves, festivals and other historic sites are organized to suit your schedule and pace. We now offer an 18 day combined "History of African Freedom" tour to Ghana and Ethiopia in October and April each year. Other dates can be arranged. Visit the Elmina-Java Museum during next summer's Panafest celebrations in Ghana.
Prices vary seasonally, depending on the size of the group and the level of luxury involved. Our 10 day "gilded shoestring" package starts at $2500.00 and our "spoil yourself to death" 10 day all inclusive luxury tours begin at $3500.00 inclusive of return airfare from many cities in the USA and Canada.
We have just completed our July 2009 tour which included the color and pagentry of the Bakatue Festival in Elmina; and participation in President Obama's first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as President.He was in Ghana while our group was there and they were all witnesses to history. Ghana is a major destination for African -American Heritage Tours. Find out how you can travel to Africa for free!
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Sumatra Lodge
Visiting Ghana? Spoil yourself! Avoid the headache of living with friends, relatives or at hotels! Stay at Sumatra Lodge and have a whole house or an Executive Chalet with a dedicated staff at your disposal. Complimentary pick up from the Kotoka International Airport.Car rental and services of a cook available. Rates begin at USD300/week. Please inquire - tulzen@yahoo.com - Ph: 252-412-0415.
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Colors,Culture,Rhythms and more information:
Up coming Specialty Tours: *Dec 27, 2009 - Jan 8, 2011 - African Music Institute;
*July 2- 14, 2011 - Transatlantic Slave Trade Tour, including inland slave trade routes in Ghana and *
July 25 - August 6, 2011 - African Culinary Institute (Gourmet African Cooking Course) with touring.
We will also often arrange for you to attend festivals and meet traditional rulers descended from old royal dynasties. You will be immersed in the art, history, dance and culture of "The Soul Country of Africa."
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Introduction to PANAFRICA
Our city tours take you to sights including the University of Ghana, the University Arboretum, The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, Craft shopping in Aburi, day trips to Akosombo and more...
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Planning an African vacation? call 1-252-412-0415. Inquire about and join the special self - generated 10-14 day tours to Ghana and other West African destinations along with tours to Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa. For further information, contact us immediately and plan early. Just say when... We know Africa best!!!. We are now booking our Fall Break African Getaway to Ghana for October 2010, with an emphasis on Inland Slave Trade routes, elephant tracking and other cultural events. Last year, our July 2009 tour coincided with President Obama's visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana.Our guests were part of the historic excitement the visit generated. Anderson Cooper of CNN has presented his impressions of Elmina Castle in his program AC360. These locations form a core part of every Elwin itinerary. Email us at tulzen@yahoo.com or at tours@elwininternational.com
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We are the family and small group tour specialists! We also specialize in educational tours for high schools and university/college student groups. Our more recent groups have included students from East Carolina University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)Jazz Ensemble, under the extraordinary leadership of John Lamkin III PhD, who not only toured Ghana, but played to sellout crowds at numerous venues. We have most recently completed tours for University of Arkansas faculty and students in 2009 and 2010. We also handle church group tours such as those of the First Institutional Baptist Church of Arizona. We will customize your vacation! We do Africa right! Wake up in Africa.....Vacations, business trips, conferences... we do them all.
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Our Ecological tours in Ghana, West Africa include many opportunities for hiking through the equatorial rainforest, tracking elephants at the Mole National Park in the Upper West Region of Ghana.Canoeing opportunities through undisturbed marshlands and on lakes culminate in a visit to Nzulezo(population ~ 600), the village on stilts in pristine western Ghana. Travellers can also visit Kakum National Park with its world famous canopy walk(one of 3 in the world, one of two primate sanctuaries in Ghana and the expansive Ankasa Game Reserve. Our tours are customized to suit every personal desire. Ghana is relatively small so a combination of internal flights and road travel make this an ideal tour for small groups with limited time. This can be completed in 7-2 days with a spot or two of true leisure at one of Ghana's lovely beaches. Contact tours@elwininternational.com or tulzen@yahoo.com or phone 252-412-0415.
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For further information and a registration package on tours or for reservations for Sumatra Lodge contact: ELWIN INTERNATIONAL TOURS & *UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HERITAGE TOURS AT 1-205-366-8472 OR 416-536-1455. Our "roughing it" backpack tours start at US$2500.00 and our "royalty for a week" Luxury tours are from US$3500.00 (US & Canada) -10 days; airfare included (based on double occupancy. Single, double and child rates available).For tours departing from Europe please contact us for more information.
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