| ABC
unveils tour packages to Ghana
By Moses Akaigwe (igwemos@sunnewsonline)
Friday, August 8, 2008
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In a bid to provide holidaymakers, couples and families opportunity
to recreate and refresh in conducive environment, leading
luxury bus operator, ABC Transport, has announced a summer
tour package that will take them to Accra at budget costs.
The tour package known as ABC Summer Tours offers every holiday
seeker and tourist a perfect getaway from the hustle of modern
living. The summer tours has various categories such as Adventure
Tour, which is a seven-day tour; the Explorations Tour, a
six-day tour; Navigation Tour which is a five-day tour and
The Great Escape, a four-day tour. Each of the tour packages
will take the visitor or traveller in and around Ghana in
comfort.
The ABC Summer Tours offer customers and prospects not only
a chance to travel on-board luxury ABC coaches, but also the
opportunity to relax and enjoy the pleasure of browsing the
scenic vistas of flora and fauna dotting the West Coast of
Africa. More importantly, the traveller or tourist is offered
accommodation in a very good hotel, and acquainted with the
colonial and modern architecture in one of Africa’s
oldest cities – Accra.
For the opportunity of meeting with other families and being
acquainted with and making new friends while on tour, ABC
Transport has segmented this year’s tour for groups
who will like to choose the number of days they will like
to spend during the tour. To this end, those on the four days
tour which is tagged: “Four Days of Great Escape”
was scheduled to depart Lagos from August 1, while those on
five days tour will depart Lagos today. Those on six days
tour will depart Lagos on August 16, and for those opting
for seven days tour tagged: “A Week of Adventure”,
their departure date from Lagos is August 26. However, those
who would want to leave on an early date but prefer any of
the tour packages still have an opportunity.
The take off point is the ABC Transport Terminal 3 Amuwo-Odofin,
Lagos, while Accra is the destination point of the tourist.
In Ghana, the ABC Summer Tours will expose the travellers
to places of interest and history, places which infuse respect,
reflection, awe, delight and thrill all at once. Whichever
tour package the traveller chooses, he or she is expected
to enjoy the breathtaking spectacles of Ghana’s National
Museum, National Park, Independence/Black Star Square, and
the El-mina Castle in Cape Coast built by the Portuguese in
1462, which happens to be the oldest castle in Africa.
Other memorable attractions include the long walk on the terrifying
canopy made of seven canopies of about 330m long and 40m high;
the Aburi Botanical Garden, a subtle replica of the Garden
of Eden, flora-rich and teeming with exotic vegetation: Aburi
is built on Akuapem hills and rests on 1,200 feet elevation;
and the interesting Web DuBois Centre for Pan-African/Cultural
Studies. Bojo Beach, fringed with lush green palms; Akosombo
Dam, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world; a cruise
aboard Dodi Princess, a modern 200-passenger ship to the Dodi
Island, and a visit to the high streets of Accra and Osu are
offerings the travellers might find too irresistible, while
making out time to shop for pricey Woodin and Kente fabrics.
In another development, more winners have continued to emerge
in the monthly ABCS huttle Service Travel and Win Promo that
kicked off in January 2008. The latest star prize winner of
a 21-inch flat screen Samsung colour TV set is Calabar-based
customer Mr. Ekemadu Vitalis with ticket number 0816898. The
first consolation prize of ABC branded family-size umbrellas
went to Enugu-based Pastor Chuka .O with ticket number 821494,
while the second consolation prize went to another Calabar-based
Agnes Ukanwa with ticket number 795210. All winners were selected
by lucky dip at a raffle draw for the month of June held ABC
Transport Enugu terminal on July 9, 2008.
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