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Volta Travels offers socially orientated travels. Our emphasis lies on visits to social organizations and on intensive contact with the population. Amongst the places we visit are women's organizations with income generating projects, an ecotourism project, cocoa farms, an orphanage, a home for homeless young people and many others. We also look at the results of the work of an Italian development organization in the Wiawso district.
We will arrange meetings for you with traditional leaders - chiefs and elders - and with modern administrators. You will learn about their tasks and skills, their authority and the way in which they cooperate. We will also arrange for you a meeting with the Muslim and Christian members of a consultative body that deals with religious and worldly issues.
If you have special wishes concerning certain social institutions, please contact us. We will do our best to accommodate those wishes. We can also try to put you in contact with Ghanaian colleagues.
It is our objective to give you the chance to learn something about Ghana and its developments by giving you the opportunity to meet people from all sections of the population. During our travels, we also aim at spending the money, as much as possible, on the local population.
Our travels are for everybody regardless of age. However, you do need to be in good health and have some endurance. Some stretches - although unusual - are heavy due to unpaved roads and long traveling times. You will need some flexibility. In Ghana, things may work out differently than what you are used to.
We organize travels for small groups, with a maximum of 12 people. We are no proponents of mass tourism. We stand for tourism based on understanding, respect and adaptability. Traveling in smaller groups also makes the use of public transportation easier.
We use all forms of public transport: state buses, private buses, tro-tro's, shared taxis, normal taxis. Buses leave at fixed times, whereas tro-tro's and taxis leave as soon as the last seat is sold. This means that we will sometimes have to wait at tro-tro stations. That is certainly no punishment -- tro-tro stations are vivid and colourful places. If the waiting time turns out to be too long, the tour leader may decide to buy the remaining seats at the expense of Volta Travels.
The tour leader of Volta Travels is fluent in both English and Dutch. In the exceptional case that the tour leader has to break off his work due to illness or family circumstances, a bilingual tour leader will be provided to take his place.
Every year Volta Travels donates 5% of its gross income to a Ghanaian non-governmental organization . At our news page you can find more information and our financial justification. Your suggestions are welcome!