Cultural Immersion Tour and Trips for Groups 

We organize more authentic cultural experiences for High Schools and Universities. Cultural immersion tours give travelers experiences only locals normally have access to. Cultural immersion tours tend to combine the best parts of travel and sightseeing. They can be a great way to start learning a language or take your existing skills to a new level. Gaining fluency and conversation skills in a second language is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have. Taking part in a cultural immersion program also means that participants will encounter a wider range of people, and a broader vocabulary, than they would in a regular touristic experience. 

Volunteers will be involved in language sessions, drumming and dancing lessons organized by the ”GyeNyame” Cultural Troup, registered under the cultural centre of Ghana. Learn how villages use ”talking drums” to communicate within the village and between different villages – a technique that is still in use today. 

Participants will combine their lessons with a tour to historic sites in Ghana including the slave trade castles and forts (Cape Coast and Elmina), Kakum National Forest (Canopy Walkway), the Monkey Sanctuary, Wli Falls (highest waterfall in West Africa), the highest mountain in Ghana, The villiage of Stilts of Nzulezu, Mole National Park and many more 

N/B: There is a different pricing for the Cultural Immersion Tour and trips for groups.

The Visa Process

Obtaining a Ghana Visa isn’t all that difficult. It does require some busy work filling out forms; however the process is simplified on the Ghana Embassy website. Obtaining a visa costs $60 plus shipping and takes around two weeks. Future Stars will provide the invitation letter, and all needed supporting documents. There is a checklist on the Ghana Embassy website for everything you need; Ghana visas are typically good for three months. 

 

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3 weeks community volunteer work and tours

  • Qualifications required: There are no special qualifications for this program but applicants must be in good health condition for hiking

  • Season: January to December

  • Placement settings: 2 weeks Local Community projects and 1 week Tours

  • Program duration: All year round

  • Accommodation: Volunteers live as a group with any of our well trained host families near the project during volunteering and in a hotel during tours. 

  • Program fees: $1,450 USD which includes airport pick-up, program orientation and supervision, accommodation, 3 meals a day, utility bills, Local SIM card, Official Star Tours Ghana T-shirt, all tours in-country, Entry fee to tourist centers, Last day airport drop off, and 24/7 in-country support. 

  • What fees aren’t included: Airfare from your home to Ghana, visa, Travelling insurance, buying of souvenirs to families and friends back home, drinks.

3 Weeks community volunteer work and tours – ProgramOur uniquely designed 2 weeks volunteering and 1 week tour enables people to travel to beautiful projects and sites in Ghana to do community volunteer work. This includes helping less privileged children, teaching in deprived schools, cultural immersion, clinics/health centers, helping to prepare food and serving children, educational talks/presentations and 1 week travels to some selected unique tourist attractions in Ghana for sightseeing. If you love to combine volunteering with sightseeing, then this is the perfect program for you!

Volunteers will be offered the following: 

Orientation about the local culture, history/religious issues. Community volunteer work and African cultural drumming and dancing lessons program during evenings of volunteering.

 
 

Cultural Immersion Program ($1,350)

 

  • Qualifications required: There are no special qualifications for this program but applicants must be in good health condition for hiking

  • Season: January to December

  • Placement settings: 2 weeks. Local community projects and 1 week tours

  • Program duration: all year round

  • Accommodation: Volunteers live as a group with any of our well trained host families near the project during volunteering and in an hotel during tours. 

  • Tour customizable: Yes

  • Program fees: includes airport pick-up, Program orientation and supervision, accommodation, 3 meals a day, utility bills, Local SIM card, Official Star Tours Ghana T-shirt, all tours in-country, entrance fee to tourist centers, last day airport drop off, and 24/7 in-country support. 

  • What fees aren’t included: Airfare from your home to Ghana, visa, travelling insurance, buying of souvenirs to families back home, drinks. 

 

Travel somewhere incredible and have an unforgettable experience. Live in and be part of another community, totally different from your own. 

We organize more authentic cultural experiences for High Schools and University groups. Cultural immersion tours give travelers experiences only locals normally have access to. Cultural immersion tours tend to combine the best parts of travel and sightseeing. 

Star Tours Ghana Immersion Projects will let you step inside a culture. We’ve created a range of unique travel experiences where you can switch off from modern life. You’ll work alongside locals to pitch in with their day-to-day lives and the challenges they face. Volunteers will spend time in our partner schools te be involved in their school activities, engage in language lessions, cultural drumming and dancing lessons with their traditional meaning, help renovate school facilities or even help the school farming project and take a trip to historical sites including the slave trade castles and forts (Cape Coast and Elmina), Kakum National Forest (Canopy Walkway), the Monkey sanctuary, Wli Falls (highest waterfall in West Africa), the highest mountain in Ghana, the village on stilts of Nzulezu, Mole National Park and many more. 

Our previous participants on cultural exchange programmes have gone on to a wide range of careers and experiences, having gained versatile social skills and resilience during their time with us. 

Schools and Colleges

Inspiring college and school expeditions providing a challenging and rewarding experience for youths. 

Educational, meaningful and affordable school expeditions are hard to come by. Ideally, as a teacher, you’ll be looking for a trip that does not only meet specific curriculum objectives but helps your students’ educational and personal development. Well, look no further . . . 

Taken out of their comfort zones, your students will have a unique opportunity to learn and develop new skills that will support their schooling and life after education. Furthermore, you could accompany them on this eye-opening and rewarding adventure. 

Our aim is to make the entire experience for you as a group leader as simple and hassle-free as possible. Therefore, we take care of a lot of the admin, provide inclusive school expedition packages, and help your group through every step of their trip journey so that you feel supported from start to finish. 

The experience starts long before the trip itself. Through fundraising the money required to go on the trip, your students can gain invaluable life skills such as money management, independent decision-making, and planning. Following the experience, we are confident that they will return as more resilient, enterprising and rounded individual, having had an insight into what it takes to become a global citizen. 

What’s included in your package

We pride ourselves on our excellent pre-departure service and comprehensive packages.

Pre-departure

  • Free staff place with every 10 volunteers

  • Dedicated groups manager

  • Fundraising ideas and support

  • African adventures t-shirt

  • Visa application support

When you travel

  • Pre-departure orientation

  • Airport pickup and transfers in-country and daily transport

  • Orientation upon arrival

  • Dedicated in-country trip host

  • Single-sex, shared accommodation

  • Three meals per day throughout the program

  • Pre-planned project work

  • 24-Hour support in the event of an emergency

  • Cultural events and activities

  • Project development contribution

What’s not included

Pre-departure

  • Medical expenses – any vaccinations or antimalarial tablets

  • Visa fee

During your trip

  • Drinks 

  • Internet and laundries

Youth Development Program (YDP)

 

  • Qualifications required: There are no special qualifications for this program but applicants must be in good health condition for hiking

  • Season: January to December

  • Placement settings: Minimum 2 weeks plus tour

  • Program duration: All year round

  • Accommodation: Volunteers live as a group with any of our well trained host families near the project during volunteering and in a hotel during tours.

  • Tour customizable: Yes

  • Program fees: Includes airport pick-up, program orientation and supervision, accommodation, 3 meals a day, utility bills, local SIM card, official Star Tours Ghana T-shirt, all tours in-country, entrance fee to tourist centers, last day airport drop off, and 24/7 in-country support. 

Our Youth Development Programme is open to young people between the ages of 16 and 19, and all that’s needed to participate is enthusiasm, commitment, and the drive to make a difference!

The programme offers young people the chance to take part in a 2 weeks or more of volunteering experience in Africa, and the adventure starts as soon as you sign up. In the preparation phase, you’ll be targeted to fundraise as much of your programme fee as possible, giving you a chance to develop skills even before you travel. Our friendly team will support you throughout your fundraising.

When you return home after the trip you’ll be awarded a certificate stating that you have successfully completed the Youth Development Programme; a fantastic record of the commitment you have shown to your development, and something which you can reference in further education and job opportunities. You’ll return home with a new sense of independence, increased confidence, and a feeling of pride in what you have achieved.

On your trip, you will have the chance to form close bonds with the other young people in your group as you work as a team to make a positive impact at our partner schools. You can choose to help with teaching, running sports sessions, or building /renovating classrooms. Away from volunteering, you’ll get to explore your host destination on one of our adventure activities. From safari, to trekking through the rainforest in Ghana, touring slave trade castles, canopy walkway in the rainforest and the beautiful beaches of Ghana, there’s something for everyone. Throughout your trip, you will be accompanied by an experienced Group Leader, who will be your main point of call and support you through the process. So, what are you waiting for…

Medical Mission Trip (MMT)

  • Qualifications required: Students who are at the medical/nursing school, qualified doctors, nurses, pre-med students, paramedics, EMT’s and public health workers.

  • Placement settings: St. Gregory Catholic Hospital, Kaso Polyclinic, and Senya Health Centre. 

  • Age: 15 – 65 Years

  • Accommodation: Volunteers live as a group with any of our well trained host families.

  • Program fees: $850 USD which includes airport pick-up, program orientation, and a day tour in Accra, accommodation, utility bills, local SIM card, official Star Tours Ghana T-shirt, weekend tours, last day airport drop off, 3 meals a day, and 24/7 in-country support.

 

  • What fees aren’t included: Airfare from your home to Ghana, entrance free to tourist centers, travelling insurance, daily transportation to project site. 

 

Medical mission trips with Star Tours Ghana provide short-term medical volunteer opportunity in Ghana for medical professionals, nurses, dentists, pharmacist, college students and pre-med students. Medical missions are available year-round in Ghana.

On a medical mission trip with Star Tours, you will have the opportunity to provide medical care and healthcare education to communities where healthcare is limited or difficult to obtain. We have formed a partnership in these communities with trained healthcare givers to offer free healthcare services in diverse ways to people and the targeted ones are of the women, children, and elderly.

An important element of these placements is learning about healthcare practices in third World countries. This program gives volunteers hands-on experience working at a clinic or hospital in Ghana. The program encompasses anything from the clinical fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Clinical Medicine, Emergency Medicine, EMT, Dentist, Eye test and Critical care, General and Orthopedics Surgery to the specialties of E.N.T, Ophthalmology and Radiology. Students/Professionals  are directed by the supervising doctors and consultants to enable them to draw an understanding of  diverse aspects relating to the care of the patient e.g. relevant history taking in various body systems, physical examination, relevant laboratory investigations and their interpretation arriving at pertinent diagnoses and appropriate treatment measures.

Whether you are traveling as an individual or want to organize a medical mission trip for a group of students, Pre-med students or professionals, Star Tours Ghana makes organizing a medical mission easy and affordable in Ghana for you. This gives you the opportunity to travel abroad and work alongside local medical professionals, engaging in mutually-beneficial learning exchanges while providing valuable support to hospitals and clinics within the local communities. With your airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, meals and 24/7 in-country support all included in your program fee, you can leave home feeling confident that you’ll be well supported in your new home away from home. Plus, you’ll be in the company of like- minded international medical students and professionals who share your passion for developing your skills and global medical perspective.

Contact our office if you are looking to volunteer abroad as a group or you are a solo volunteer, so we can customize a medical mission trip for you

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