Global Study Tour NOVEMBER 2018 South Africa and Ghana

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1 Global Study Tour NOVEMBER 2018 South Africa and Ghana Shop B37 Banking Mall Sandton City Shopping Centre Sandton, South Africa Tel: Fax: Emergencies:

2 GLOBAL STUDY TOUR: November 2018 South Africa and Ghana 1. FLIGHTS 1a. Visas and Passports NB: A valid yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for this tour. The inoculation must be administered at least 10 days prior to departure from South Africa. South African passport holders do require a Visa for Ghana. Foreign passport holders should contact Sandown Travel for Visa information. Passports: Please ensure that your passport has at least 6 blank pages. 1b. Flight Times and Dates - All flights, routing dates and hotels are subject to change Date Flight Number Description 3 November SA52 Departure from Johannesburg at 17h20. Arrival in Accra, Ghana at 21h November SA210 Departure from Accra, Ghana at 09h25. Arrival in Johannesburg at 17h20.

3 GLOBAL STUDY TOUR: November 2018 South Africa and Ghana 2. PROGRAM SUMMARY Accommodation: Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City - 5 Star Hotel Address: Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra Ministries, Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue PMB 66. Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra is the only five-star luxury hotel offering state of the art meeting facilities and services in the city. The hotel is conveniently located in the downtown area and in close proximity to the State House, the Accra International Conference Centre and the National Theatre. The property has 269 luxury rooms (notably the largest room size in Accra), 24 suites, a variety of F&B offerings as well as large conference facilities and the largest SPA in West Africa (opening soon). A perfect mix of categories to meet the needs of both corporate and conference visitors to the country. Services and Facilities In addition to a 25-meter outdoor swimming pool, the Health Club boasts a fully-fitted state-of-the-art gymnasium and yoga studio, as well as a health and beauty salon, tennis court and organic bar. The 25m outdoor infinity swimming pool will allow you to continue your exercise regime, or just soak up the African sun to restore your mind and body. Choose from a selective menu and experience international flavours in the comfort of your room or suite, with our 24-hour in-room dinning. Alternatively, enjoy the privileges of our unique, charming and inviting Executive Lounge. It will be the perfect place to enjoy complementary benefits, drinks, canapés, newspapers, magazines. Superior Rooms Superior rooms feature comfortable living areas, some with or without balconies. In Room Safes. Flat Screen TV. Work Desk. King or Twin Bedded Rooms. 50 sq metres in size. Shower and Bathtub. Pool Views.

4 2a. DAY ONE: 31 October 2018 Tour of Johannesburg and surrounds and company visits. 2b. DAY TWO: 1 November 2018 Tour of Johannesburg and surrounds and company visits. 2c. DAY THREE: 2 November 2018 Tour of Johannesburg and surrounds and company visits. 2d. DAY FOUR: 3 November 2018 Flight SA52 to Ghana, with arrival in Accra at 21h15.

5 2e. DAY FIVE: 4 November 2018 Shortly after breakfast you will be picked up for your full day meetings. 2f. DAY SIX: 5 November 2018 Morning, half-day city tour of Accra: This 5 hour tour will commence at 09h00 from you hotel. The tour begins with a visit to the Makola Market, with its beautiful display of products. The tour continues to the old suburbs of Accra, such as the British, Dutch, Brazillian and Danish Accras. This will be followed by a trip to Kwame Nkrumah Museum and Park to learn about the African of the last century - The Osagyefo and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. This mini tour of Accra will take you to the core of the city to explore places such as the Makola Market which is the largest open market in Accra. This fascinating market has been compartmentalized into various sections to make shopping easy for buyers. You will have the chance to walk through this unusual busy market and bargain for items you would like to purchase. We will continue the tour to the oldest suburbs of the city to explore British Accra as identified by the Fort James, Dutch Accra as identified by the Ussher Fort, Danish Accra as marked by the Christianborg Castle and Brazil Accra in Ga Mashie identified by settlements of Returnee slaves from Brazil following the abolishing of the infamous slave trade. You will then visit the Kwame Nkrumah Park to learn about the Great Pan-African who championed the course for Africa s independence and liberation. You ll see his final resting place after being buried thrice. The tour wraps up at the Art Centre for shopping, where you will be given the opportunity to shop before retiring for the day. Lunch will be served at the Buka Restaurant (or similar establishment), to experience typically West African cuisine. After lunch, you will return to the hotel. 2g. DAY SEVEN: 6 November 2018 Breakfast, followed by a full day of business meetings.

6 2h. DAY EIGHT: 7 November 2018 Breakfast. Morning tour of Accra s former slave forts and museums: Meet your guide in central Accra and set off on a leisurely paced walking tour. Although the slave trade is long gone, monuments still stand here as chilling reminders of this terrible human trade. Along with your knowledgeable guide, explore the former slave prisons of Ussher Fort and James Fort in the Jamestown district. These are two of the many European forts built along the Ghanaian coast. These military posts were used to store commodities and to hold West African slaves before they were shipped overseas. At Ussher Fort, the tour leads inside the museum that charts Ghana s slave trade with poignant artifacts and displays. Here you can view the exhibits and learn about the incredible cruelty involved in the enslavement of West Africans. Around 4.5 million of these slaves are believed to have been shipped from their homelands during the early 18th and 19th centuries. You ll hear heartrending tales from the era, as you explore James Fort, a building once used by the British to imprison slaves, often for months, before they were shipped. See the dungeons where they were held and learn about the horror and fear they endured as they awaited an unknown fate. The tour then leads to the recently restored Brazil House Museum of Slavery, housed in a building that once sheltered Ghana s returning Afro-Brazilian slaves or Tabom people, whose ancestors were shipped overseas. Explore the small museum that chronicles their displacement and the stories of the 70 slaves who first returned to Ghana in After spending some time wandering around the exhibits inside the museum, the tour finishes up in central Accra. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure, with some free time to explore Accra before returning to the hotel. 19h00 Dinner served at the hotel. 2i. DAY NINE: 8 November 2018 Post breakfast full day tour of the Cape Coast Castle: The tour visits the Cape Coast Castle (built by the Swedes in 1653 AD), as well as the West African Historical Museum. You will be taken on a guided tour by a licensed tour guide and learn about its extensive history. On the tour you ll also visit the Elmina Castle (built by the Portuguese in 1482AD), and see the stoic male and female dungeons that were used to hold African Slaves during the Slave Trade. You ll learn about the powerfully symbolic Door of No Return, the last exit point for slaves about to be transported to the Americas. You ll enjoy road transportation in air conditioned vehicle, with a trained driver and tour guide to escort your group for the duration of the tour. 2j. DAY TEN: 9 November 2018 Breakfast, followed by an early morning transfer from hotel to Accra Airport.