Experience Ghana like Speed did
You watched him do the backflip at Black Star Square, dance to the fontomfrom drums, and walk out of a palace with a new name. Here's the thing nobody tells you watching the clips: you can do all of it too. Ghana is waiting โ and December is when it truly comes alive.
Want the day-by-day version first? Follow Speed's exact Ghana itinerary โ every stop he made, with practical tips for doing it yourself.
Follow Speed's footsteps
A ready-made itinerary, straight from the tour:
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Accra
Black Star Square
Ghana's most iconic landmark โ Independence Arch, the Black Star Gate, the parade grounds. Do your own backflip (or just take the photo).
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Accra
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
The mausoleum and museum of Ghana's first president. Go early, read everything, feel the weight of it.
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Accra
Bukom & Jamestown
The boxing heart of Ghana and the historic fishing quarter โ raw, real Accra. Try the jollof; form your own opinion in the great debate.
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Eastern Region
Akropong & the Akuapem hills
Where Speed was named. Cooler air, green hills, royal history โ and the palace grounds where Barima Kofi Akuffo was born.
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Beyond
Cape Coast, Kakum & the waterfalls
The slave castles at Cape Coast and Elmina, the canopy walkway at Kakum National Park, the falls of the Eastern Region. This is the Ghana that changes people.
Detty December: Ghana's biggest season
Ask any Ghanaian in the diaspora: December in Ghana โ "Detty December" โ is the main event. Concerts, beach parties, festivals, and a whole country in celebration mode. Flights and hotels sell out months ahead, so this is the trip you plan early, not late.
Roots journeys
Speed's story touched a nerve because it's the diaspora's story: the pull of a homeland you feel before you fully understand. A roots journey โ walking the castles, meeting the chiefs, learning your own day name โ is the deepest way to experience Ghana. It's what turned a streamer into family.
Plan it properly
We've partnered with our sister site โ a dedicated Ghana travel resource built by people who know the country โ for everything this page can't fit: first-timer starter guides, December in Ghana planning, and personal roots-journey planning.
๐งญ Start here
The free Ghana Starter Guide: visas, when to go, money, safety, and the mistakes first-timers make.
๐ณ Roots Journey Planning
A personal, done-with-you plan for your heritage trip โ castles, culture, and connections, mapped around you.
๐ December in Ghana
Detty December sells out. Get the timing, the events, and the booking strategy before everyone else does.
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