Ashanti Bead Tour, Ghana is one of the very exciting tours in Ghana. It is mainly included in the Cultural tours in Ghana. Ghana Travel offers a diversified touring opportunity. The Wild Life Safari, The Ecotourism, The Heritage and Cultural Tour including the The Ashanti Drumming Tour and the Ashanti Bead Tour, Ghana are some of the examples. There can also be an overall tour schedule, which is a mixture of all the tours mentioned above.
Travellers planning for Ghana Tour should contact any of the several travel companies in Ghana, asking for the itinerary of the various tours.
Tourists who have special fascination for glass beads, must go for the Ashanti Bead Tour, Ghana. It is really a great opportunity to explore the colourful, traditional world of beads in Ghana. In Ashanti there are villages, which are renowned round the globe for producing world class powdered glass beads.
Going around these village will give you the chance to come across the lifestyle, traditions and customs of the Ghanaian villagers.
You can widely explore the process of bead making in the village of Dabaa in Ashanti. The creations of moulds, grinding the glass powder designing and firing the beads and reaching the final production process.
During the tour you can get involved in the workshop and can learn the art of bead making. It is great fun to take the lessons directly from the craftsmen, working with them in their household, in the shade of the trees or in the courtyards. You can also cook, eat shop with the villagers. The guests are also encouraged to contribute their individual skills. They can leave their bequest in form of a new tool or ideas. First start with making the simple beads andyou will soon end up making complex powdered glass beads. The beads are mainly made from recycled glasses from broken bottles, then they were ground into powder and mixed with dyes and then patterned in various moulds and burnt in wood burning kilns.. Then they were shaped and polished.
Travellers can also visit the nearby crafts villages, famous for weaving, wood carving, drumming and dancing.
The trip also offers visits to the popular Bead markets in Kumasi's Central markets, where you will find a such a wide range of fresh and ancient beads at best bargain, that you won't find anywhere in the world.
So, bead lovers, pack your bags and set out for the Ashanti bead tour, Ghana.
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