Traditional Naming Ceremony and Boat Cruise Experience
Description
Experience the rich culture in the Volta Region of Ghana for firsthand participation in traditional naming processes, drumming and dancing ushering you onto the beginning of the naming ceremony when you embark on this cultural tour which also include Boat Cruise on Volta River which is the longest River in West Africa. Just about one and half hour drive from Accra to the village, it presents to tourists the opportunity to see countryside with beautiful landscapes while driving to the village. At Torgorme, the lovely and cheerfully community members gathered to welcome you with traditional drumming and dancing to the ceremonial ground. The ceremony starts by pouring of libation to Almighty God and our Ancestors to ask them for success of the ceremony. After that, the community elder will start to explain how a newly born child is named according to Ewe customs and traditions. NB: # Preferably, wear White Dress and sandals if any. # Do not give money to any community member.
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This naming traditional naming ceremony is done at Torgorme village in the Volta region of Ghana about 1 hour 30 minutes' drive from Accra where you will have opportunity to see the countryside and the lovely local people. Here, the community gathered in their numbers to welcome the guest which the organizer or the community leader will explain the process of naming a newly born child according to Ewe tradition. The ceremony begins with pouring of libations and proceed with drumming and dancing to cheer up the occasion. Tourist will be taken through making of traditional local pot by pottery makers in the village. Feel free to associate yourself with the locals and learn more from them.
After the ceremony, we shall go to a resort at Akosombo to have our lunch and do cruise on the volta river. the largest in West Africa
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(21)
Returning to the Motherland was an unforgettable and amazing experience. Foster, Jeff, and Sammie provided exceptional, above-and-beyond service to ensure we truly experienced Ghana rich culture. We are incredibly grateful for the lasting memories they helped us create in Ghana.
Thank you Elouise for your amazing review. We as team , our duty is to making sure our tourists who we preferred to our "brothers and sisters" are comfortable, served, safed and satisfied. We are glad we met your expectations. Hope to touring with you when next you're in Ghana.
Truly Professionals! You will laugh cry and dance! Long drive but well worth it’book yhisnyounwill Not be
Thank you Frances for your review, we love and appreciate it. Great having you for 8 good days.
This was such a lovely heart felt experience. From dancing with the elders, getting a Ghanian name and the scenic boat ride after, I thoroughly enjoyed myself
We are grateful for your review and happy we meet your expectations. We wish to having tour with you when next in Ghana. Cheers Ms Efe
What an amazing experience ‼️👑✈️ Out driver Mr. Foster was so pleasant and the naming ceremony, pottery class, and food was great. Also the gift was so appreciated.
We are happy we met your expectation, and we hope to see you in Ghana to tour with Kadelo Travels again. Much love Ms Mawunyo Abla Akpalu, as your new Ghana name.
The naming ceremony was sad. They don't prep you for what you are about to encounter. The people of the village are in need. Bring toys for children & money for adults or you will feel bad if you run out or dont have any. TRUST ME. Over priced. We got a broken down car & driver who had multiple accidents going & coming. Thankfully, we made it back safely. Driver was anti-social & did not add to experience by describing our views. He later took us to a resort & said, "stopping for lunch & boat ride". I assumed lunch was included. The boat ride was decent & driver played music. Lunch was less than tasty & order was wrong. When ready to pay for lunch, machine was broken & was told to use ATM. There are so many places in ACCRA w/good food & better set up for less. P.S. A driver or UBER to village is less & you can get your African name from any citizen of Ghana. It is the same names based on day of week born. When you don't know. Lol
Thank you for your review and I want to use this opportunity as the manager to apologize for the concerns raised. About the various concerns raised, I will like to address some of them. 1. The ceremony was well paid as the community charged per person for organizing such event and we fully paid them therefore if you decided to give money or any gifts to any of the people in the community is entirely your decision to do so. 2. The claimed that the ceremony is over priced is misleading since you have seen the price before booking it and do not forget that viator charged and deduct their commission therefore not all the money you paid come to our company. Also, you have no idea how much went into or involved in organizing such a colorful event for you right from vehicle that you sat in, fuel, boat cruise, the drumming, the free beads and pot gifts given to you all and payment made at the village. We have been doing this naming ceremony in this very village for a very long time with same price. 3. The driver didn't have multiple accidents as you claimed but rather according to him there was a motor bike that hit his side mirror and a vehicle in front of him which had no damage to your vehicle you sat in, you or anybody in the vehicle as you're reporting it to look like and you sat in the same vehicle to the village and back to Accra in safe so if you claimed the driver had multiple accident, which vehicle did you sit in to go and come back? 4. This is one of the best drivers we have and reporting that he is anti-social is false. Read more review about him (Freedom) on Viator and tripadvisor please. 5. I'm sorry for the broken down of the POS machine which is not from our side as a company though but I can feel your pains. We are sorry! 6. Naming Ceremony of this nature involved not just naming by day birth but a whole process including drumming and dancing, pouring of libations, pot making process as the community took you through etc. then a local name together with day of birth name given to you but to say we only gave you day of birth name is false and misleading as well discouraging others from participating in this process. We are doing this naming ceremony in this village not today but if something went wrong that day that you could not feel good, I'm sorry once again. 6. When you book the tour there's no lunch included which you are aware, and the guide also said he told you so if you can recheck on booking receipt. I advise you to read thoroughly when next you are booking a tour to know the details. In all, I would like to apologize for your discomfort and will assure you that I will put every measure in place to make sure our guests' safety is assured.
We will cherish this moment forever! Thanks to Kadelo Tours for the amazing service Sammie and Freedom are the most amazing gentlemen. The village shared with us their daily life and we are so appreciative to be apart of the tribe. If your thinking about doing this tour, it’s one that will outshine all others.
Thank you Mahogany for your time for reviewing our service and we at Kadelo Travels offer nothing than the lingering experience. We are happy our team met your expectations. Hope to seeing you in Ghana again. Much love 😘
This was such a great tour! Foster, is very knowledgeable on the Volta region. My group had an amazing experience. The naming ceremony was so sweet. My clients really enjoyed our tour. The boat ride was very tranquil. The food at the Royal Senchi was great too Thank you for a great day!
Thank you for your wonderful review Ms Karen. It being amazing working with you and your team. We are happy we exceed your expectations. Waiting for the next business with together. Much love 😘
The naming ceremony was an incredible experience. The 2.5-hour drive from Accra to the village was well worth it, offering a fascinating glimpse into the countryside. Our tour guide, Freedom, was exceptional – knowledgeable, helpful, and a skilled driver. The ceremony itself was moving and memorable. We wished we'd known to bring donations, but were glad to contribute cash to the village. The return to the motherland was both powerful and humbling. An unforgettable experience
Thank you very much Miss Gabby, your insightful review makes us happy and we grateful we meet your expectations. Once again thank you for booking with Kadelo Travels, we wish to seeing you in Ghana again.
I had a wonderful, wonderful experience. My tour guide foster was very knowledgeable. He was also very, very friendly. I think Jehovah for him.
Thank you for your review Adzo Fafali as your new name. We appreciate being with you.
Amazing and unique experience to the Volta region. The naming ceremony was so beautiful and welcoming with many villagers in attendance. I loved the explanation of the ritual and so happy to have an African name now. The boat river cruise after was very nice and peaceful. I’d love to stay at the resort that this was held. Great tour and great tour guides!
Thank you Keith for booking with Kadelo Travels. We are appreciate your time used in reviewing oor service tendered and we are happy we met your expectations.
