{"id":408728,"date":"2018-03-10T17:52:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T17:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=408728"},"modified":"2018-03-10T17:52:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T17:52:30","slug":"patrons-look-forward-to-next-heritagecaravan-as-2018-tour-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=408728","title":{"rendered":"Patrons look forward to next #HeritageCaravan as 2018 tour ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Citi FM<\/strong>&#8216;s 2018 Heritage Caravan has rounded up its seven-day tour with lots of relaxing and fun-filled activities at the Busua Beach Resort, on the shores of the Atlantic ocean in the Western Region.<\/p>\n<p>Patrons were treated to a bonfire night and highlife tunes from a live band after dinner on the first night at the Busua Beach resort.<\/p>\n<p>Patrons then had lots of fun at a pool party before going clubbing that same night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-406355\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-42.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-42-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-42-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-406337\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-24.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-24-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thrilling,&#8221; &#8220;awesome&#8221;, &#8220;fascinating&#8221;, &#8220;naturally beautiful&#8221;, &#8220;adventurous&#8221;, &#8220;breathtaking&#8221; and &#8220;emotional&#8221; were just a few of the words patrons used to describe their experiences on the 2018 Heritage Caravan.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-day tour began at Seseimi, along the Akuapem mountains, and continued to the Volta Region, where patrons experienced a thrilling Kente Weaving Festival intertwined with a showcase of the magnificent Borbor dance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-406383\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-70.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-70-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-70-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-406359\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-46.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-46.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-46-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-46-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Day two of the caravan was spent in the Ashanti Region, where patrons visited the Manhyia Palace Museum and the Military Museum.<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Caravan then embarked on a long journey from Kumasi to Tamale, which, despite the distance, the patrons thoroughly enjoyed because of the entertainment on the bus.<\/p>\n<p>From on-bus-karaoke to comedy, soothing musical performances from two guitarists, Nene and Nii, to drinking and partying.<\/p>\n<p>The breathtaking scenes, like the Savannah, the Black and White Volta and traditional mud houses, among other things added a great deal to the\u00a0experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-406416\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-4.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-406407\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-94.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-94-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-carava-2018-day-one-94-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While in the Northern Region, the Tamale Chief, Dapkema Naa Alhassan Dawuni hosted patrons with his annual ritual, a cultural durbar night.<\/p>\n<p>The Caravan also visited the fascinating Mole National Park and the Larabanga Mosque.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-406534\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-patrons-at-skyplus-hotel-in-volta-region-13.jpg\" alt=\"heritage caravan day two: caravan heads to Kumasi\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-patrons-at-skyplus-hotel-in-volta-region-13.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-patrons-at-skyplus-hotel-in-volta-region-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-patrons-at-skyplus-hotel-in-volta-region-13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-407345\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-in-tamale-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-in-tamale-39.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-in-tamale-39-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-in-tamale-39-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The group then headed to the Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary in Kpanfa, a town where Black Volta separates Ghana from Burkina Faso, near Wechiau in the Wa West municipality in the Upper West Region.<\/p>\n<p>The hippo sanctuary is in the black Volta and is home to the two of the remaining Hippopotamus population in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Day six of the tour took the group to the Brong Ahafo region to relax and de-stress before return home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-407731\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-in-hippo-sanctuary-92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-in-hippo-sanctuary-92.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-in-hippo-sanctuary-92-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-in-hippo-sanctuary-92-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408152\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-day-five-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-day-five-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-day-five-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/heritage-caravan-day-five-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The plush Busua Beach resort on the Atlantic Ocean in the Western Region hosted the patrons as they prepared to make their way back to Accra.<\/p>\n<p>There were mixed reactions as patrons boarded the buses for the last time with many of them wishing the trip would never end<\/p>\n<p>Others were elated because of the friendships and networks they had formed on the trip.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the patrons said they would be counting the days until the 2019 Heritage 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