| Short Description | Travel Dates and Itineraries |
An
Educational Trip to Ghana and Mali organized by Kennesaw State University
Week
1: Lectures at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Week
2: Travel and Site visits through Ghana (Elmina, Nzulezu, Kumasi, Mole,
Tamale, Wa, Accra)
Week
3: Lectures at the Universite du Mali, Bamako
Week
4: Travel and Site visits through Mali (Kayes, Sikasso, Segou, Dogon Country,
Djenne, Timbuktu, Kidal, Taodeni)
Week
5: Wrap up in Accra, Ghana
Detailed
Itinerary—Tentative
This
itinerary is subject to change
|
Day
|
Date
|
Place
|
Remarks
|
|
1
|
Tues.,
June 1
|
Depart
Atlanta, GA
|
Arrive
at Atlanta Airport, North Terminal, at 1:00 p.m. for departure on United/Lufthansa
at 4:00 p.m.
|
|
2
|
Wed.,
June 2
|
Arrive
Accra, Ghana
|
United/Lufthansa
flight lands in Accra at 5:15 p.m.
Group
to be met at airport by in-country program director
|
|
3
|
Thurs.,
June 3
|
Accra
|
AM:
Tour: Accra city
PM:
Travel to Cape Coast
|
|
4
|
Fri.,
June 4
|
Cape
Coast
|
AM:
Tour: Kakum Rainforest Park
PM:
Lecture: Der, The Ghanaian North and the World Wars
|
|
5
|
Sat.,
June 5
|
Cape
Coast
|
AM:
Lecture: Blay, Marine Life and ecosystem
Lecture:
Opoku-Agyemang, The Slave Trail in Ghana
Lecture:
Palmas, Ghana’s educational system
PM:
Spend some time at Brenu Beach |
|
6
|
Sun.,
June 6
|
Cape
Coast
|
Open;
explore Cape Coast
|
|
7
|
Mon.,
June 7
|
Cape
Coast
|
AM:
Lecture: Quaye, Rainforest and Ghanaian environment
Lecture:
Britwum, Women in fishing/child maintenance
PM:
Lecture: Osei, Contemporary Ghanaian political scene
Lecture:
Amuah: Ghanaian music |
|
8
|
Tues.,
June 8
|
Cape
Coast
|
AM:
Lecture: Ntreh, Religions in Ghana
Lecture:
Britiwum, Nationalist perspective in African lit
PM:
Tour: Elmina and/or Cape Coast Castles
Evening:
Debriefing on Castle tour, slavery & slave trade |
|
9
|
Wed.,
June 9
|
Travel
to Kumasi
|
En-route:
Tour: Obuasi Gold mines; Lake Bosomtwe
|
|
10
|
Thurs.,
June 10
|
Kumasi
|
AM:
Tour: Kumasi city, palace, Komfo Anokye sword, etc
PM:
Tour: Kumasi environs, carving and weaving villages
|
|
11
|
Fri.,
June 11
|
Kumasi
|
AM:
Lecture at UST: Art and architecture of Ghana
PM:
Open
Evening:
Debriefing on Asante Empire
|
|
12
|
Sat.,
June 12
|
Travel
to Mole
|
AM:
Travel to Mole
PM:
Visit Game Park
|
|
13
|
Sun.,
June 13
|
Travel
to Tamale
|
AM:
Visit Game Park
PM:
Travel to Tamale
|
|
14
|
Mon.,
June 14
|
Tamale
|
AM:
Lecture at UDS: Development studies at UDS
PM:
Open, discover Tamale
Evening:
Debriefing on Ghana program and experiences
|
|
15
|
Tues.,
June 15
|
Travel
to Accra
|
A
long road trip from Tamale to Accra
|
|
16
|
Wed.,
June 16
|
Depart
Accra, arrive Bamako, Mali
|
AM:
Leave hotel at 5 a.m. to make Ghana Airways flight that departs Accra at
7:00 a.m.; arrives Bamako at 10 a.m.
Group
to be met at the airport by in-country directors
PM:
Tour of Bamako
Evening:
Open |
|
17
|
Thurs.,
June 17
|
Bamako,
Mali
All
lectures at Centre de Langue, Bamako
|
AM:
Lecture: Geography of Mali
Lecture:
Issues affecting women and children
PM:
Lecture: Peoples of Mali
Lecture:
Malian traditional music and performing arts |
|
18
|
Fri.,
June 18
|
Bamako,
Mali
All
lectures at Centre de Langue, Bamako
|
AM:
Lecture: Oral literature: the Griots
Lecture:
Islam in Mali
PM:
Lecture: West African cinema
Lecture:
Economy of Mali |
|
19
|
Sat.,
June 19
|
Bamako,
Mali
All
lectures at Centre de Langue, Bamako
|
AM:
Lecture: Medieval empires: Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Lecture:
Contemporary political development in Mali
PM:
Open, Discover Bamako
Evening:
Debriefing |
|
20
|
Sun.,
June 20
|
Travel
to Djenne
|
AM:
Travel to Djenne
PM:
Tour of Djenne
|
|
21
|
Mon.,
June 21
|
Djenne
|
AM:
Tour of Djenne
PM:
Discover Djenne culturally
|
|
22
|
Tues.,
June 22
|
Travel
to Bandiagara
|
AM:
Travel to Bandiagara
PM:
Open
|
|
23
|
Wed.,
June 23
|
Bandiagara
|
AM:
Hiking the Bandiagara hills
PM:
Lecture: Traditional beliefs: the Dogon cosmology
|
|
24
|
Thurs.,
June 24
|
Bandiagara
|
AM:
Hiking the Bandiagara hills
PM:
Open: explore Bandiagara
|
|
25
|
Fri.,
June 25
|
Travel
to Timbuktu
|
A
long trip to Timbuktu
|
|
26
|
Sat.,
June 26
|
Timbuktu
|
AM:
Explore Timbuktu
PM:
Explore Timbuktu
Evening:
Debriefing
|
|
27
|
Sun.,
June 27
|
Travel
to Douentza
|
Travel
to Douentza
|
|
28
|
Mon.,
June 28
|
Travel
to Mopti
|
AM:
Travel to Mopti
PM:
Explore Mopti
Evening:
Debriefing; send-off party from Mali program
|
|
29
|
Tues.,
June 29
|
Travel
to Bamako
|
AM:
Travel to Bamako
|
|
30
|
Wed.,
June 30
|
Depart
Bamako, arrive Accra, Ghana
|
AM:
Leave hotel at 8:30 a.m. to make Ghana Airways flight that departs Bamako
at 10:40 a.m.; arrives Accra at 1:35 p.m.
PM:
Open
|
|
31
|
Thurs.,
July 1
|
Accra
|
AM:
Optional: Tour of Tema and Akosombo Dam
PM:
Shopping
Evening:
Debriefing and Evaluation
|
|
32
|
Fri.,
July 2
|
Accra
|
AM:
Optional: Tour of Aburi Botanical Gardens
PM:
Optional: Last minute shopping
Evening:
Send-off Party
|
|
33
|
Sat.,
July 3
|
Depart
Accra, Ghana
|
|
|
34
|
Sun.,
July 4
|
Arrive
Atlanta, GA
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