Kente weaving tour, Ghana
| country: | Ghana |
| departures: | This trip can be tailormade at any time to suit you in Jan, Apr, Aug, Oct or Dec |
| price: | From £990 (11 days) excluding flights. Price includes day trips to nature reserves, markets and museums. We can arrange flights from the UK |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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introduction to Kente weaving tour, Ghana
Eleven day Ashanti Kente weaving tour
Work with the traditional weavers of Bonwire to learn how they make the multi-coloured Ashanti Kente cloth. Over four days you will work on a design of your choice with personal tuition. Suitable for beginners as well as artists. Includes day trips to other Craft villages, nature reserves, markets and museums.
Work with the traditional weavers of Bonwire to learn how they make the multi-coloured Ashanti Kente cloth. Over four days you will work on a design of your choice with personal tuition. Suitable for beginners as well as artists. Includes day trips to other Craft villages, nature reserves, markets and museums.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1-2: | Arrival and transfer to hotel. Orientation on health, customs and behaviour, geography and currency: orientation on the culture of Ghana – how to interpret what you see and hear, how to behave and interact; tour of Accra, Ghana's capital. |
| Day 3: | Drive North to Kumasi, through exquisite scenery from the coast up onto the central plateau, visiting Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary en route. |
| Day 4-8: | Over five days you will work in the village of Bonwire to create your own piece of Kente cloth. You will learn from the craftsmen about the history of the cloth, the multitude of designs, and their symbolic meaning. Day trips to some of the following: Kente weaving village of Bonwire; wood carving village of Ahwiaa; the magical sacred lake of Bosumtwe; beadmaking village of Dabaa; pottery village of Pankronu; Adinkra cloth making village of Ntonsu; Kejetia Central Market, the largest in West Africa; the Cultural Centre with its gardens, arts and craft workers and Museum. |
| Day 9: | Drive South through the gold rich region of Obuasi to the coast. Visit Cape Coast Castle and slave dungeons. |
| Day 10: | Early morning guided tour of Kakum Rainforest Reserve with its Treetop suspended walkways followed by scenic drive to Accra along the coast. |
| Day 11: | Free time in Accra to spend shopping in Makola Market and the Arts Centre, or on the beach before transit to airport, return flight. |
how this holiday makes a difference
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You will work in the village workshops - sometimes outdoors in the shade of a tree, or in the courtyard of a house - and receive tuition directly from the craftspeople. Each visit will include a tour of the craft village, and you will have the the opportunity to shop, cook, and eat with the villagers.
Guests are briefed beforehand and on arrival on how to behave and interact eg with regard to greetings, photography, bartering, dress code, etc. The tours allow visitors to appreciate the skills of the indigenous artists and craftspeople, and to interact with them as guests learning from the artists. Guests are encouraged to share their own craft skills. Each tour group will contribute to leave behind a legacy of their presence – such as new tools and workshop facilities. |
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