{"id":407258,"date":"2018-03-07T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=407258"},"modified":"2018-03-07T10:26:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T10:26:12","slug":"heritagecaravan-day-3-patrons-visit-dakpema-palace-in-tamale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=407258","title":{"rendered":"#HeritageCaravan Day 3: Patrons visit Dakpema Palace in Tamale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrons of The Heritage Caravan on Tuesday paid homage to the Chief of Tamale\u00a0at the Dakpema Palace in the Northern Region.<\/p>\n

The Caravan made a stop in Tamale late Tuesday afternoon after departing from\u00a0Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n

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They had dinner at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale where they were treated to a live band music.<\/p>\n

Tamale is the Caravan’s transit point to the Upper West Region where the team will visit the Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary.<\/p>\n

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The Sanctuary is a unique community-based project which has over the years preserved wildlife and the environment of a 40km stretch of the Black Volta River in the region.<\/p>\n

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Citi FM’s Northern Regional Correspondent, Abdul Karim Natogmah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The river was made a Sanctuary by local chiefs in 1999.<\/p>\n

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The project provides local and international tourists a unique eco-travel experience.<\/p>\n

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The Caravan has so far toured, the Greater Accra, Volta and Ashanti Regions. The Caravan will move to the Upper West Region on Day of the trip.<\/p>\n

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The third edition of Heritage Caravan is sponsored by Total Card, GCB, Hunters and powered by Citi TV.<\/p>\n

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Click below for more photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n