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Ghana Tourism to host 8 nations at Accra Weizo

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The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) will be hosting delegates for this year’s Accra Weizo Fair which will be held from 22nd – 23rd June, 2018 at La Palm Royale Beach Hotel. This was revealed at a Press conference addressed by The CEO of GTA Mr Akwesi Agyeman and Mr. Ikechi Uko of Akwaaba African Travel Market at the Office of GTA. The Authority will host the delegates to a 3 – day familiarisation tour of Ghana from June 19 to 21, 2018.

Delegates for the fair which will be coming from eight nations from the East, West and Southern Africa, will take a tour of the greater Accra, Eastern and Volta Regions of Ghana.

The tour programme drawn for them is in tandem with the Authority’s domestic tourism campaign of “EAT, FEEL, SEE and WEAR GHANA.”

Experiences during the tour will include quad biking, boat cruises, kayaking, bon fire, tropical rain forest trail, night life, etc. In the Greater Accra region, the delegates will tour the Shai Hills Resource Reserve on June 19, 2018.

The Reserve has a varied package of wildlife, archaeological sites, caves and granite hills. They will experience activities such as nature walk (hiking), gaming, bird watching, exploration of caves, etc.

In the Volta Region, the delegation will visit the Amedzofe Eco-Tourism Community and Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary. They will have dinner at Chances Hotel and enjoy nightlife.

Delegates will arrive in the Eastern Region on 20th June, 2018 to take a tour of the Akosombo Dam Site, after which they will have lunch at Royal Senchi Resort.

They will then enjoy a boat cruise on the Volta Lake. Dinner will be served at Afrikiko Resort and enjoy the serene relaxing atmosphere as part of the nightlife. The delegates will return to Accra on 21st June, 2018 to participate in the Women in Tourism Summit.

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