All our Ghana expeditions include a community project phase.  This not only enables us to assist in a project that directly benefits the host community, but also gives students the opportunity to live with and really get to know what rural Ghanaian life is like.

Teams are hosted by local tribal clans and stay within the village where the project is based.  Students work together with local tradespeople, local villagers, our in-country team and the expedition leadership team, to complete the project.

Every project is a collaboration, with decisions on which projects to tackle based on what the local community feel is a sustainable resolution to a problem they’ve highlighted.  Our projects benefit not only our host communities, but everyone that takes part. A true collaboration of cultures and global citizenship!

Our expeditions also include local interest visits, providing educational opportunities as well as rest and relaxation.  These visits can include trips to:

• West Africa’s highest waterfall (Wli waterfall at 130m). Ideal for an exhilarating dip in the jungle
• Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, home to troops of Mona Monkeys that, although wild within their sanctuary, roam through the local village and have become revered and loved by its inhabitants
• Kente weaving village, to watch and take part in the traditional weaving of the Volta region
• Safari in the Mole National Park, an expedition on foot from one village to the next through the national park
• Kakum National Park, an overnight stay in one of the canopy treehouses is an unforgettable experience
• Cape Coast, an excellent  opportunity for students to gain an understanding of the history of the transatlantic slave trade
• Kumasi, Ghana’s second city and home to the craft trade

To further immerse students in the community, teams take part in numerous activities that can include:

• African drumming & dancing
• Meeting the village school children at the local school
• Taking part in Sunday school at the community’s place of worship
• Visiting local family homes, allowing the community to teach the team about Ghanaian life
• Sports competitions with  local students
• Joining local families fishing on Lake Volta

We feel it is important to respect local traditions and therefore all our teams will meet the Chiefs and Elders of local clans at a welcome ceremony.  These ceremonies are fun, entertaining and a valuable insight into traditional Ghanaian life.  A formal and heart-warming experience.