One day tour at Kumasi

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Manhyia Palace Museum

  One most important attraction to the palace that adds to the rich experience of tourists is the Manhyia Palace Museum. This Museum, although small in size, holds numerous and historic artefacts, war amulets and others of the Asante Kingdom. The palace was opened in 1995 during the Silver Jubilee celebration of the accession of the Golden Stool.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Kumasi Fort - Ghana Armed Forces Museum

  The museum features military equipments, artifacts and other items used during the British Asante war of 1990 as well as the 2nd World War. Other collections include war weapons, colors, medals, armored cars, portraits and photographs. This is a source of valuable historical building for referring back to the evolution and development of Ghana under colonial era till the present day

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 3
  Prempeh II Museum

  This museum may be small but the personalised tour included with admission is a fascinating introduction to Ashanti culture and history. Among the displays are artefacts relating to the Ashanti king Prempeh II, including the king's war attire, ceremonial clothing, jewellery, protective amulets, personal equipment for bathing and dining, furniture, royal insignia and some fine brass weights for weighing gold. Constructed to resemble an Ashanti chief's house, it has a courtyard in front and walls adorned with traditional carved symbols.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Okomfo Anokye Sword Site

  Encased within its own small museum, the Komfo Anokye Sword Site is the spot where the the 'immovable' Sword driven into the ground by Okomfo Anokye sits.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Ntonso Adinkra Craftsmen

  Ntonso Adinkra Cloth Village. 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

  50 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6

  Kente cloth is a legendary fabric worn by African kings down the centuries. The cloth is still made in the traditional way in Adanwomse in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Kente is worn not only for its eye- catching designs but also for its symbolic significance. There are over 300 patterns, each with its own name and meaning derived from proverbs, historical events, important chiefs and valuable plants.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Kejetia Market

  The Kumasi Central Market is an open-air market in the city of Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti. Kumasi Central Market is in the rain forest bioregion of Ashanti on the Ashantiland Peninsula

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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