2 Days Kumasi Culture, History and Heritage Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Kumasi City Tour
4 stops
1
Manhyia Palace Museum
This is the official residence of the Asantehene. Its large courtyard and museum hold statues of past great kings and queens of the Asante Kingdom. You will tour this museum to learning about the rich Ashanti Culture, history and heritage and the lifestyle of the Ashanti people. A lot will be seen.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
2
Okomfo Anokye Sword Site
The ‘unmovable’ Sword of the Komfo Anokye remains on the grounds of the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where he pushed it. It is believed the Okomfo pronounced that no one would be able to remove the sword, and so it has remained in spite of many attempts. You will get to see the sword and learn more about Okomfo Anokye and the Sword site.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
3
Prempeh II Museum
This museum houses a fascinating collection of Ashanti History such as memorabilia of Okomfo Anokye, including the 300 years old antique treasure bag which he forbade anyone to open. You will learn about the King and see lot of artifacts of the Ashanti Kingdom
2 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Kejetia Market
The Kumasi Central Market (also known as Kejetia Market) is an open-air market in the city of Kumasi. The Kejetia market is the largest single market in West Africa. It has over 10,000 stores and stalls. You are free to shop souvenirs at cheaper rates.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Culture and Heritage
4 stops
5
Kumasi
Ghana’s second city Kumasi, is the traditional capital for the Asante people, heirs to a centuries-old kingdom that once sprawled from its core in central Ghana into what are now Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, and Burkina Faso. Better known to outsiders as Ashanti, Asante was the last and most enduring of a succession of centralized states that controlled the goldmines of Obuasi, though its wealth and influence were also linked to the ample supply of captives it provided to coastal slave traders. Traditional Ashanti landmarks include a beautiful 300-year-old fetish shrine at Besease, the royal kente weaving village of Bonwire, and Manhyia Palace, where the Asante King sits in session every sixth Sunday, heralded by a procession of dignitaries and a fanfare of exuberant drumming and horn blowing that capture the pageantry of Asante’s past.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
6
Bonwire Kente Weaving Centre
Bonwire is popular for Kente weaving. Kente is a colorful Ghanaian traditional fabric that is worn mostly on important occasions and celebrations. Kente is worn for its symbolic significance not only for its eye- catching designs. There are over 300 patterns, each with its own name and meaning derived from proverbs, historical events, important chiefs and valuable plants. Stop at the Visitor Centre to arrange your tour, enjoy a beverage in the open-air and meet your guide. The weaving tour includes a visit to the community kente workshop, where you can learn and try how to thread spinning, warping and weaving. Visit village shops selling kente products and other village crafts. Meet master weavers and learn the different types and systems of weaving. Tour the village of Bonwire and see village residents engaged in the various stages of kente production using traditional hand looms. Take a tour to see the different types of yarns used in the production of unique designs of kente.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Ntonso Adinkra Craftsmen
Ntonso is the homeland of adinkra cloth and the only place in Ghana where traditional adinkra is made locally from scratch. Ntonso is still Ghana’s biggest producer of adinkra, a cloth famed for its symbols and proverbial wisdom. The cloth was originally worn only for funerals in the Ashanti Region and was produced mainly in black, brown, and red. These days, however, it is made in all colors and used throughout Ghana. Ntonso has a new visitor center and lays on official guided tours. On a walking tour, visitors can engage in the various stages of adinkra production, such as dye preparation, cloth dyeing, adinkra stamping, and embroidery of stamped cloth.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
8
This Museum exhibits materials that primarily concern the British- Ashanti war of 1900, World War II, and Ghana’s recent military history. On display are maps, old photographs, and military regalia.
1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Travel should always be on time

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