Gap Adventures Again Named to National Geographic Travelers Top Tours of a Lifetime List
Summary
Camping close to villages or in nearby rural agricultural areas offers insight into the tribal people and their cultures, and sleeping under the big sky in a 2-person, dome tent adds a truly unforgettable dimension to the authentic travel experience.Gap Adventures’ Ghana Untouched trip, which begins at $2,699 (USD), includes: a boat excursion on Volta River Estuary, visits to a bead makers workshop, Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, lmina Castle, Kintampo Waterfalls, Accra craft market, Village of the Gurunsi and Lobi people, a visit with witches, a walking safari in Mole Reserve, hike to Wli waterfalls, a Kakum National Park guided forest and canopy walk, and the Akwasidae Festival in Kumasi, a cultural tradition of the Ashanti people.Demonstrating its ongoing cultural, social and economic commitment to responsible tourism, Gap Adventures established the Planeterra Foundation, as a way the company and its travellers can give back to the communities visited.Camping close to villages or in nearby rural agricultural areas offers insight into the tribal people and their cultures, and sleeping under the big sky in a 2-person, dome tent adds a truly unforgettable dimension to the authentic travel experience.“Our travelers learn about the spiritual traditions of the region – voodoo – and gain insight into the once-powerful Ashanti Empire and origins of Africa’s mystical animist religions,” he adds.Gap Adventures’ Ghana Untouched trip, which begins at $2,699 (USD), includes: a boat excursion on Volta River Estuary, visits to a bead makers workshop, Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, lmina Castle, Kintampo Waterfalls, Accra craft market, Village of the Gurunsi and Lobi people, a visit with witches, a walking safari in Mole Reserve, hike to Wli waterfalls, a Kakum National Park guided forest and canopy walk, and the Akwasidae Festival in Kumasi, a cultural tradition of the Ashanti people.The magazine’s editors say they have been surfacing the best tours and outfitters for travelers for the last six years, as part of the magazine’s mission to propel readers out of their armchairs and into the field.