🏨 Kumasi Cultural and Heritage Tour in a Day Activity

Kumasi Cultural and Heritage Tour in a Day

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From $190.00

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Departs: Accra, Accra

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

One of Ghana’s most well-known cities is Kumasi. This city has a rich cultural history that has been maintained over the years for a very long time. To comprehend some of the significance of the Ashanti people’s beliefs, we will study their history. We will discover how Kings used politics to rule in their kingdoms by traveling to the Manhyia Palace, one of the earliest monarchy to have existed in prehistoric Ghana. Additionally, we will view some historical and cultural artifacts and discuss how they relate to the Ashanti Kingdom’s history.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Private Tour guide

Private transportation

Round Up trip from Accra to Kumasi

What's Not Included

Lunch

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 1 - 3
CHILD: Age: 4 - 14
YOUTH: Age: 15 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 60
SENIOR: Age: 61 - 80

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Manhyia Palace Museum

Visit Ghana to learn about the Ashanti people's history by sitting and watching a film. Then, you are led through a number of the palace's original artifact-filled rooms. Understanding The best significance of the Ashanti empire, including figures like Yaa Asantewaa (the war queen) and the current ruler seated on the throne, will be discussed here. The site where the Akwasidee tribe chiefs meet every six weeks is not quite next to the museum.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Okomfo Anokye Sword Site

Travellers will learn and know the history of the begining of the Ashanti’s , come and make a sightseeing at the exact place where the the Golden stool was descended unto the laps of king Osei tutu I , the founder of the Ashanti Nation . Is also the place the sowd was driven into the ground by the chief priest OKOMFO ANOKYE . History has make us understand that , the sowd was pushed into the ground almost 300 years ago. It is believed the chief priest okomfo Anokye pronounced that , no one would be able to remove the sowd , and so it has remain in spite of attempts . Even the all time best boxer mohammed Ali from all the way United state of American couldn’t uproot the sowd , is believed that the Ashanti kingdom will collapse when the sowd ever be pulled out from the ground .

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Prempeh II Museum

The personalized tour that is included with entry provides a fascinating introduction to Ashanti culture and history, despite the museum's modest size. The Ashanti king Prempeh II's ceremonial and battle apparel, jewelry, amulets of protection, personal dining and bathing supplies, furnishings, royal insignia, and some exquisite brass weights for weighing gold are among the artifacts on show. It was built to mimic an Ashanti chief's home and features a front courtyard and walls covered in ethnic sculptures.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kejetia Market

As one of Ghana's biggest markets, The kejetia market appears to be an alien mothership that has crashed in the middle of Kumasi from a distance. Experience the local market, explore kejetia like a native, and learn more about the marketplaces in the city. This massive market, which is frequently described as the biggest in West Africa, is best seen up close with its rusted tin roofing. At least four times as many people labor here as there are stalls, numbering 11,000 in all. resemble a circular shantytown It's rather unsettling within the throbbing kejetia, but it's also utterly enthralling.

1 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bonwire is a town in Ghana, where the most popular cloth in Africa, popularly known as "Kente", originated. The Kente is worn by the king of the Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana. Bonwire is part of Ejisu-Juaben Municipal district within Ghana's Ashanti Region. The town is located about 18 km on the Kumasi-Mampong road

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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