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| Although we are a U.K registered company with offices in both Ghana and the U.K, our main base of operations is in Ghana. As most of our touring and related activities take place in Ghana and West Africa we have an experienced team based there year round. As ground agents for all our tours and activities, our clients deal with us personally. Unlike some tour companies, we do not book you from overseas and expect you to deal with some other agents on your arrival in Ghana and West Africa. Being based in Ghana is a major advantage to our clients as we are on hand should there be changes in our original program or schedule. Our team is a blend of both locals (Ghanaians) and expatriates (British). This combination though diverse serves us when delivering our services of knowledge and experience. |
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| Whatever Ghana has to offer, we know how best to deliver it, we offer a variety of packages so as to be able to satisfy a wider range of our client's interests. Our tours offer Birdwatching, Wildlife, Eco, Cultural and Historical packages. Whether it is only one or more, we can combine our tours for groups, families or individuals. Our tours can be tailor made for a minimum of 3 persons. |
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| We have experienced and knowledgeable guides in all the fields of our operations. They are there to ensure that you have a magical unforgettable trip. Being committed to responsible tourism, we are passionately concerned with the conservation and protection of Ghana and West Africa's wildlife, cultural and historical monuments so that prosperity may also have a feast as we are doing presently. |
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| We are currently establishing a community development, wildlife conservation project in Bawena a village close to Mole National Park. Our aim is to improve school and medical facilities whilst educating the community on the benefits of conservation. For more information please go to our Ashanti projects page on our website. |
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| We invite you on board the Ashanti African Tours "Train'' to help us help them whilst having an experience of a lifetime. |
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Meet the Ashanti Team
| Team UK |
| Amanda Williams |
 Amanda is head of UK sales for Ashanti African Tours, she has travelled extensively living in Thailand, India, Australia, Finland and Eastern Europe. We have finally managed to tie her down in London for the past couple of years. He employment background is within the educational system within the UK and during her travels. |
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| Brenda Nash |
 Brenda is our UK office manager and is responsible for all bookings, confirmations and pre trip information packs. She has nearly 40 years experience within administration, although she would strongly deny this as it would give you an indication of how old she is. |
| Team Ghana |
| Janet Brakoh - Snr.
Secretary |
 Janet
is the first point of call for all our potential
clients, she deals with the majority of the
office correspondence and makes a better cup of
tea than Eunice. Janet has a Higher National
Diploma in business studies and she is always on
hand to assist with all enquiries. Janet’s
attention to detail and meticulous method of
working ensures the logistics of our tours run
smoothly. We have never known a team member so
dedicated to their work as Janet, we often have
to carry her out of the office at the end of the
day and send her home. |
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| Eunice Pinkrah - Office
Manager |
 Eunice
is a very creative, fun and ambitious
individual, she holds a Higher National Diploma
in tourism and has a genuine passion for her
work. Eunice has travelled extensively around
Ghana and has a thorough knowledge of what our
country has to offer, which is imperative when
dealing with our client’s enquiries. Her
attention to detail and dedication to her work
ensures the smooth running of our office is in
good hands. We are very lucky to have Eunice as
an Ashanti team member even if her tea making
skills need a little work. |
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| Mark Williams - Managing
Director |
 Mark
is Ashanti African Tours owner and founder whose
love affair with Africa and in particular Ghana
started in 1997 when he was 21 years old. He has
a passion for conservation and the protection of
Ghana’s flora and fauna. Mark’s main focus area
is the birding section of the company, he has
many years experience in arranging and designing
birding tours of Ghana. Mark has a passion for
wildlife and in particular birdlife and also
organises all of Ashanti’s birdwatching
research, he wishes he could dedicate more of
his time to birding and not being in the office,
but he does officially make the best cup of tea
(in his opinion). Eco and wildlife tours are
also a passion of his and he works tirelessly on
our community development and wildlife
conservation initiatives. In his spare time he
likes to be with his son Connor and get into the
bush as often as possible. |
| Birding, Wildlife & Eco Team |
| Robert Ntakor - Snr. Birding
Tour Leader |
 Robert
is Ashanti’s senior birding tour leader and head
of Ghana birdwatching development for Ashanti
African Tours. Born and raised on a farm
surrounded by upper guinea rainforest near Kakum
National park Robert has spent almost all his
life inside the forest. Robert has a genuine
passion for wildlife particularly birds, as a
child he spent most days deep in the forest
watching and studying them. His ability to spot
and identify birds by song are unrivalled within
Ghana and he leads tours for some of the largest
birding tour companies currently visiting Ghana
that use Ashanti African Tours. Robert also
conducts small group and private tours for
individual birders that book with Ashanti
African Tours. Now 38 Robert formally worked
with the Ghana Wildlife division as a wildlife
guide for 12 years based in Kakum National Park,
he holds a Higher National Diploma in tourism
and has many years experience leading
birdwatching tours around all of Ghana’s
habitats. Robert is a pleasure to be around and
is ready to produce an enjoyable and highly
productive tour for our clients, he is of an
international standard and our guests often
praise him as the best local guide they have
birded with. |
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| William Apraku - Lead
Birding Guide |
 William
is one of our most experienced lead birding
guides and also head of research and guide
training for Ashanti African Tours. William has
many years experience in leading tours within
Ghana and regularly conducts extensive research
with Dowsett and Lameire the renowned West
African bird researchers during their time here.
His expert identification and spotting abilities
coupled with an excellent ear for bird calls in
the Upper Guinea Rainforest and savannah
habitats of Ghana, ensures an enjoyable and
highly productive birding tour for our clients.
Williams’s enthusiasm is infectious and he is a
joy to be around, his love for birds was evident
when recently within 2 days of returning home
from 4 months of touring he was back in his tent
conducting private research with his 4 young
kids. Now 36 William formally worked with the
Ghana wildlife division at Kalakpa and Shai
Hills reserves, and has spent extended time in
all of Ghana’s National Parks and protected
areas. Weather you would like a small group or
private tour targeting upper guinea endemics or
particular species William is ready to produce
enjoyable and highly productive birding tour of
Ghana. Basically William can bird 24/7 to ensure
you achieve your target species and we are very
lucky to have him on our team on a full time
basis. |
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| James Ntakor - Lead Birding
Guide |
 James
is what we would call a natural birder, one of
three brothers working with Ashanti African
Tours James, Robert and Francis were raised in a
village surrounded by Upper Guinea Tropical
Rainforest. The bird calls/songs, spotting and
identification just seem to come naturally to
him. James has a wonderful personality and is
always a favourite with the majority of our
guests, he never tires and seems to have an
internal engine that goes on and on ensuring our
guests meet their target list. Now 35 James fits
in perfectly with Ashanti’s young, hungry and
very ambitious birding team who are all
enthusiastic to research and find new quality
species for Ghana’s ever growing bird list. |
| Francis Ntakor - Lead
Birding Guide |
 Francis is the youngest of
our three birding brothers, he always followed
Robert and James into the forest when he was
growing up during which time he developed a love
of Ghana’s flora and fauna. Like his brothers
Francis has a natural ability when it comes to
spotting, identifying and knowing all of Ghana’s
birds by song/call. An extremely popular Ashanti
team member, he just seems to have the ability
to attract the birds to himself. Francis is a
very calm, respectful and serious birder, whose
speed of development into one of our best lead
birding guides has amazed everyone. We are very
lucky to have Francis on our team which
continues the Ashanti policy of developing
young, hungry and passionate bird and wildlife
enthusiasts. |
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| Emmanuel - Trainee
Birding Guide |
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Emmanuel is a joy to work
with. He has a genuine passion for wildlife and
especially birds and also conservation. Emmanuel
worked with the Ghana Wildlife Division at Kakum
National Park for almost ten years before
joining Ashanti as a trainee bird guide. He is a
natural with our guests, nothing is too much
trouble and he has a wonderful sense of
humor. When a group may be feeling tired and a
little less sociable, you can always rely on
Emmanuel to break the ice and say something
funny. Apart from this his birding abilities are
excellent and we are all positive he will become
an excellent lead bird guide in the not too
distant future. |
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| Cultural, Historical and Heritage Team |
| Yaw Asamoah - Snr. Cultural
Tour Guide |
 Yaw
is our most experienced lead cultural guide and
also head of Ashanti’s cultural development
section of our company. Yaw seems to know
everything about Ghana’s cultural history and
traditions; he is an extremely self motivated
team member whose head is always stuck in a book
feeding his hunger for knowledge. Yaw has a
certificate in tour guiding and understands the
importance of our guests being able to
experience and feel the real Ghana, ensuring
they are not just on a conveyor belt of the main
tourist areas most other tourists visit when
coming to Ghana. An extremely attentive team
member who knows when to give our guests free
time for themselves, he is a joy to be around
and always on hand ensuring your Ghana holiday
is a memorable one. |
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| Peter King Appia - Snr.
Cultural Tour Guide |
 Peter is a charming, extremely knowledgeable proud Ashanti and a very important member of our cultural team. He has many years experience leading group tours around Ghana. His knowledge of Ghana’s ethnic diversity, cultural history and traditions has finally been rewarded with him being named Ghana’s Cultural Guide of the year 2006 by the Ghana Tourist Board. |
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| Oscar Kwarteng - Snr.
Cultural Tour Guide |
 Probably
the most passionate and friendliest person you
will ever meet, Oscar specialises in West
African History and Heritage tours and has
worked at the Castle of St George in Cape Coast
for many years before joining the Ashanti team.
Oscar has a Degree in tourism and has a personal
interest in African history, with his natural
ambition he has gained in depth knowledge on the
tragic enslaved African history and has lead
many tours focused on his ancestor’s plight.
Oscar’s overall knowledge on all of Ghana’s
cultural history makes him an excellent all
rounder and important member of the Ashanti
African Tours team. |
| Drivers |
| Kawawa Muniru - Snr. Driver |
| Ashanti’s most
experienced driver and an important member of our
team, Kawawa is an excellent driver, very helpful
and nothing is too much trouble for him where our
guests are concerned. Kawawa will go that extra
mile to ensure our guests Ghana adventure is an
adventure of a lifetime. To say he has a colourful
dress sense is an understatement, he just says
he’s carrying on West African Tradition. |
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| Solomon Bruce - Snr. Driver |
| Solomon is our
big bus driver and an excellent one at that, his
ability to make some of Ghana’s rough roads seem
like newly laid tarmac is quite amazing. He is fun
loving, young at heart and a joy to be around and
often surprises our guests with freshly cut
pineapple after they return to the bus from an
excursion or birding walk. We are very lucky to
have Solomon as one of Ashanti’s long standing
team members. |
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| Michael Ofori - Snr. Driver |
| Michael is
fondly known as Mr Smiley, every time you look at
him if it is 4am on a birding tour or 10pm on a
cultural tour he is smiling, it is quite amazing
and always a major talking point with our guests.
Michael has been with Ashanti for a few years and
is an excellent safe driver always ready to attend
to our guests needs. It is always nice to see
someone who genuinely enjoys their work and
Michael is one of those people. |
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