Ghana 2025

Full Package Price

• $6,599 per person (double occupancy)
• $7,199 per person (single occupancy)
   

Land Only Package 
(international flights and transfers NOT included)

• $5,099 per person (double occupancy)
• $5,699 per person (single occupancy)

Note: In the Land Only package you will make your own flight arrangements and transportation to/from the hotel upon arrival and departure. Overton Travel can assist you with these arrangements upon request.

Payment Schedule

Deposit: Due at the time of booking:  $500 (Non-Refundable)

• Installment #1: February 28, 2025
• Installment #2: March 31, 2025
• Installment #3: April 30, 2025
• Installment #4: May 31, 2025
• Installment #5: Final Payment: June 15, 2025.  Remaining balance

Airline: Delta Airlines

New York to Accra, Ghana

• Date: September 18, 2025
• Flight #: DL 156
• Depart: JFK at 4:15 PM 
• Arrive: ACC at 6:45 AM+1

 

Accra, Ghana to New York

• Date: September 27, 2025
• Flight #: DL 157 
• Depart: ACC at 9:00 AM 
• Arrive: JFK at 4:25 PM

Note on flights and seats in the Full Package.

• The Full Package includes flights
• All seats on the flights in the Full Package are in Economy Class.
• The seats are booked as a group
• Seats are assigned by the airlines for group bookings.
• You will not be able to pre-select your seats
• Specific seats on the flight cannot be guaranteed.
• If you would like a specific seat (window or aisle seat), you should book your seats as an individual booking and not part of the group booking.

Upgrades

Please contact Overton Travel at the time of booking if you would like to upgrade your seat.

Upgrades to Business Class seats can be done, based on availability at the time of booking.

Below are some of the documents required for travel to Ghana.

Passport
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months past the return date of the trip.

Immunizations
There are certain recommended and required immunizations for travel to Ghana. Yellow Fever immunization is required for entry into Ghana (you will need to show proof).  Please see the Ghana page of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website for the full list of recommended and required immunizations.

You can go to a local travel doctor to obtain the Yellow Fever Immunization and other recommended immunizations or medication for the trip. Another place is Passport Health, they have travel medical clinics throughout the United States.

Visa
US Citizens are required to have a Visa to enter Ghana. Information on obtaining visa can be found on the Ghana Embassy in Washington, DC website or Ghana Consulate in New York website.

The cost is $60 - $100 depending on whether is standard delivery or rush processing (plus shipping). Currently, visas are only being processed by mail.

You can also use a visa service company to obtain your visa. One such company is CIBTvisas. You can find out more about their process and fees at CIBT VISA.

Please note that the visa is valid for 90 days from the date of issuance. You should not apply for your visa too far in advance because it could expire before your trip ends.

We recommend applying for your visa from mid-July 2025 thru mid-August 2025.

The visa application process can take about 2 - 3 weeks to complete.
 

Checklist for submitting Visa application at the Ghana Consulate in New York

• We encourage all travelers to purchase a travel protection plan at the time of initial trip deposit. 
• Overton Travel uses Travel Safe. Click here to review and purchase a travel protection plan from them: Travel Protection.
• You can purchase travel protection through the supplier used by Overton Travel or any other supplier you choose.

All of the first-class accommodations have been selected with your comfort and safety in mind. Click the link to view the beautiful properties.

Accra: Movenpick Ambassador Hotel

Set in an urban oasis within the central district, our contemporary 5 Star hotel is only 7km from the airport where you will receive a warm Ghanaian welcome and complimentary airport shuttle. The Accra Financial Centre, World Trade Centre, International Conference Centre and Government Ministries are all close by.

 

Kumasi: Lancaster Kumasi Hotel

Set on a palm tree-lined property, this relaxed hotel is 3 km from Kumasi Central Market and 4 km from Manhyia Palace Museum.

 

Elmina: Ridge Royal Hotel

Moving from the ordinary, you get to live like Royalty. Ridge Royal Hotel takes you to the ridge of comfort and luxury in the best style possible. Situated in the historic City of Cape Coast, Ghana. The Hotel boasts of a picturesque landscape in a serene environment.

 

Tour the infamous Forts, Castles and Slave Dungeons of Ghana. These castles were the final transit points for enslaved Africans before being shipped off to the new world. You will have the opportunity to visit the slave dungeons as well as the final resting place for two ancestors whose mortal remains were returned from the USA and Jamaica and re-interred in Ghana.

Experience ultimate relaxation with a massage under a serene waterfall. Let the cascading water and expert hands melt away your tension, offering a refreshing and tranquil escape from the everyday hustle.

Explore the vibrant city of Accra with visits to iconic landmarks such as Black Star Square, a symbol of Ghana's independence; the W.E.B. Du Bois Center, honoring the legacy of the prominent Pan-Africanist; and the National Museum of Ghana, showcasing the nation's rich history and cultural heritage.

You will have the opportunity to pay a courtesy call on the paramount chief and elders amidst traditional drumming and dancing by the villagers and also participate in a naming ceremony, where you will be given a traditional African name.

Ghana is known for beautiful fabrics.  You will have an opportunity to go fabric shopping and then meet with a seamstress to have an outfit custom made for you.  We will also show you how to make those wonderful headwraps that African women wear so well.

Visit Ahwiaa, the wood carvers' village, Ntonso, the home of Adinkra cloth, and Adanwomase, the Kente weaving village.