Top Experiences in Kejetia Market

Tour like a local and experience the culture and the tradition of the Asante Kingdom, the heartbeat of Ghana.

If you would like to experience a little bit of everything during your time here in Ghana, then our Ghana Cultural, Historical and Wildlife Tour gives you a perfect introduction to this wonderful country. Mixing culture, history and wildlife depending on the tour you choose with meeting locals and experiencing how daily life is for the people living here. Wonderfully welcoming locals, ancient cultural sites of interest, beautiful beaches, dark historical past and exceptional flora and fauna are just waiting to be discovered. Possibly the most welcoming and safe country in Africa, travelling with our local expert guides opens doors and experiences enabling you to see life how it is for the locals living here. Our local award-winning guides are experts in the culture, history, flora, and fauna of all the locations we visit in Ghana.

Spend eight days immersing yourself in Ghana’s culture and heritage on this all-inclusive Detailed tour. Our knowledgeable local guides will take you to museums, castles, parks, Rivers, Oceans, gardens, and visit markets, traditional craftsmen, and bead makers. Follow the footsteps of your ancestors and have a deep meaning of Ghana and it people during these 8 days. You can be proud of yourself after this trip that you managed to travel to almost every part of the country on this tour.. come let go and do this!..

A tour celebrating your cultural heritage, traditional and modern day Ghana. An educative, spiritual, journey of reflection, following the footsteps of your ancestors as we connect to motherland Africa. Fun and exciting experiences as we embrace the music, food and fashion of Ghana. Immersing you in your colourful warm culture and traditions at the locations we visit daily and enjoying the best nightlife in the evenings. A traditional naming ceremony will be arranged in your honor, you to finally receive your African name, based on your day of birth or numerical number of siblings as tradition dictates. Booking directly with a local award-winning Ghanaian company like us ensures you experience the best of Ghana at the best price.

The uniqueness of this tour is that we show you the historical places in the history of the Asantes in Kumasi. We show you the planted sword the legendary priest of the Asantes planted on the ground to ensure unity among the Asantes which nobody has been able to pull it from the ground.

Travellers will visit the Lake Bosomtwe with a boat roaming on the lake to make a sightseeing , see around the villages around the lake and to know the history of the caused by a meteor impact a million year ago , the side rise deeply covered with trees and bushes , there are various settlement around , mainly fishing and farming village . After to the City , You will be guided to See things that you will yearn and become speechless , to make a sightseeing and to experience The Ashanti history , tradition and heritage of how the Ashanti kingdom started and the great Culture of the Ashanti kingdom that represent the culture of Ghana . Tours , more , knows more about the Rich Ashanti Kingdom. KUMASI LOCAL EXPERIENCE . Don’t be A TRAVELLER , Travel Local .

Explore the rich history and culture of Kumasi, the heart of the Ashanti Kingdom and Ghana's second city. Tour the maze of streets full of traffic and vendors, visit museums and sites of Asante culture, taste our local food, and also explore a couple structures from colonial times. At the Kejetia market, you will get the chance to shop and bargain like a local.

This trip to Ghana includes a visit to craft village in the Ancient Ashanti Kingdom, slave castles on the Cape Coast, and significant sites in Accra such as independence square, the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park among others. We offer luxurious travel and the sites are awesome to spend a day.

Kumasi is full of History and culture. Being the capital of the historic Ashanti Kingdom and Region. The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene of Asanteman, as well as his official residence. Kumasi is home to the biggest market in West Africa: the open-air Kejetia Market that sells everything from Ashanti sandals to glass beads. Visit the National Cultural Centre to see craft, workshops and dance performances and includes.

Visit the Traditional Adinkra village to learn about the history of all the famous Adinkra symbols and their significance in our every day lives here in Ghana.

Also with us we take you to the Famous Kente weaving community where you learn about the Authentic traditional Ghanaian fabric and a bit of history.

This itinerary has been curated to coincide with the PANAFEST 2025 Celebrations, a cultural vehicle for bringing Africans on the Continent and in the Diaspora together to rise above and beyond the shadows of slavery and to celebrate the African spirit of resilience.
Theme: Securing The African Family: Our Soul, Our Health, Our Wealth

Explore the rich history and culture of Kumasi, the heart of the Ashanti Kingdom and Ghana's second-largest city... Visit either Bonwire or Adanwomase Kente Village and learn from scratch how Kente cloth is made... Visit the Ntonso Adinkra Village and make some adinkra banners of your choice and clothes for you. the village is the only place in Ghana where traditional adinkra is made locally from scratch..
Visit the Okomfo Anokye sword site, the place of the birth of the Ashanti Kingdom.
Tour Fort Kumasi, Ghana's only inland fort, a military garrison from colonial rule.
Briefly explore the vast Kejetia market, one of the largest markets in West Africa.
Visit the Center for National Culture, where local hand-made crafts are produced.
Visit the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum, which houses various historic artifacts.
Explore Manhyia Palace, home of the Ashanti King and the seat of the Asante people..

In August 2019, exactly 400 years after the arrival of the first recorded landing of a slave ship in Virginia, which saw the acceleration of the horrendous Middle Passage, hundreds of descendants of former enslaved Africans will make a triumphant return to the land of our ancestry. The trip will take us to Ghana: the land of Kwame Nkrumah-the father of Ghana’s independence and a co-founder of the Organization of African Unity; the country where the great pan-Africanist Dr W. E. B. DuBois spent his final years; the land where Ashanti Kings still hold court and mediate disputes in time-honoured traditions passed down through generations; the land that has preserved more slave dungeons used in the transatlantic slave trade than any other country on the continent. Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain its independence from Europeans and is today a thriving democracy, yet its traditions, customs and culture are almost undiluted.

A Cultural, History, and Heritage Tour of Kumasi is a captivating journey into the heart of Ashanti culture and history, offering a unique opportunity to learn, engage, and appreciate the enduring traditions and legacy of this remarkable ethnic group.

This 2-day tour offers a well-rounded experience of Kumasi, from its cultural and historical sites. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the Ashanti culture, traditions, and the city’s historical significance within Ghana.

I'm Samuel kumah the CEO of Goldstar Premier Tour Company in Ghana . We provide the best experience across GHANA to our guest to feel how rich our culture and history are.

We adept a delivering excellent customer service talking to large groups and turning each tour into an experience. Specializes in historic properties and sites. In expect of MUSEUMS and having Great LOCAL EXPERIENCE , Visiting the MANHYIA PALACE MUSEUM , OKOMFO ANOKYE SOWD SITE , PREMPEH II MUSEUM , KUMASI KEJETIA CENTRAL MARKET ,NTONSO ADINKRA STAMPING VILLAGE , BONWIRE KENTE WEAVING , ADANWOMASE AFRICAN AMERICANS TRADITIONAL NAMING CEREMONY , LAKE BOSOMTWE , KUMASI GREEN RANGE HORSE RIDING , KUMASI CULTURE CENTER, and KUMASI KNIGHT LIFE , COOK LIKE A LOCAL , See things that you will yearn and become speechless , the Local will also take you to the kumasi Fante kenkey factory to make a sightseeing and to experience how The kenkey is made . Tours , more , knows more about the Rich Ashanti Kingdom. KUMASI LOCAL EXPERIENCE .

This pilgrimage tour is an absolute must. It's an incredible opportunity to delve into the historical significance and reflect on the past. You'll be able to connect with the stories of those who were impacted by the transatlantic slave trade.

You will get the chance to visit the historic Assin Manso Slave River in Ghana. This significant site played a role in the transatlantic slave trade and serves as a powerful reminder of the past. It's a place where you can reflect on the history and pay tribute and reconnect with your ancestors and those who suffered.

You will also get the opportunity to visit one of the first sites of European settlement in West Africa which we will see the historical slave dungeon and the door of no return.

With the help of our professional cooking demonstrator, our clients will be guided in the busy market of Kejetia Market which is the biggest open market in west Africa to buy your cooking ingredients for your cooking class Kumasi. After shopping, head your way to a class to learn how to prepare a traditional Ghanaian meal. For those who love good food, this is really something to experience.

Visit the official residence of the Asante Kings. The palace has a unique museum of its own, depicting relics of the Asante Kingdom and its royalty in genera.
You will learn the wealth, gold -rich Asante people and how they developed the large and influencial Ashanti empire. The Asante capital Kumasi was founded in the 1680 by Asantehene Osei Kofi Tutu. On the advice of Okomfo Anokye.

A number of factors have combined transform the Kumasi metropolis into a financial centre and political capital.

African Re-Naming Ceremony:
Queen mothers and Traditional Leaders will conduct a ceremony and bestow Ghanaian names on you. For history, diaspora were not given the opportunity to be part of such ceremonies because of slavery.
Naming ceremonies are performed to welcome and officially identify people as members of a family in Ghanaian tradition. Often with names that carry a significance in a child's life base on the day of the week you were born.

We show you whatever you want to see in Kumasi and the owner of this company is a policeman to keep you safe and he is security conscious to protect you as well. We show you what to do and the popular tourist sites in Kumasi and Ghana as a whole.

Citizen Tours provides visitors with all that Ghana has in a very organized manner making the traveler comfortable on the trip.
We have explored the length and breadth of the country and created comprehensive community based, regional based, and cross-regional based packages that gives our clients a reasonably packed itinerary making their trip eventful and memorable.

Travel with Citizen Tours and you will see Ghana, Know Ghana, Smell Ghana, Wear Ghana, and Feel Ghana and fall in love with mother Ghana

With the help of our native hosts you will be guided into the Kejetia Market which is the biggest open market in the West Africa to buy all the necessary ingredients for your cooking class and the professional cooking demonstrator who will guide you through your cooking class. They will taste their own food after they are done with the cooking.

This tour will portrays and expose you to the real Ghanaian culture, history and heritage in-depth. You will have a very well experienced and a fun guides(both male & female travel leaders) to be with. Expect a wonderful and amazing time on this tour. There will be a lots of laughs and banter from start to finish. If you are looking to discover Ghanaian history, culture and heritage, then this tour is for you.

A great place to learn a lot about the Ashanti tribe, people, resources and culture as well as the role they also played during the Slavery activities.

Kumasi is the Capital of the Ahanti Region and has the Overlord Kings/palace situated in the Capital - Kumasi. A rich history and Culture to be admired when visited this place.

This will bean early start from Accra as its about a 6 hour drive from the Capital, We depart 5:30 am and aim to be back before night falls.

We have an overnight option for those who have got a free day to spare, we advise the overnight pack as we can get to explore more at a relaxed pace! A luxury accommodation will be provided in the overnight package, so just check out the rest of our other products and you will find the overnight pack

Am accredited Tour Guide providing Kumasi City Tours to visitors visiting the city of Kumasi and Ghana as a whole for Attractions,Sightseeing,Heritage, Culture, Tradition and Holidays. Listen/Hear the stories of the market women/men(Locals). Make the most of this Tour/Excursion when you ask questions and interact with the market women/men(Locals). Take a Drive/Walking sightseeing Tour around and inside the Beautiful City of Kumasi, the heart of Ashanti. Visit every interesting places,people and seeing things that will get you fascinated, shocked and you will yearn for more. Tour includes visit to the:- #PACKAGE-1-1>> ••OKOMFO ANOKYE SWORD SITE. ••KING PREMPEH II JUBILEE MUSEUM. ••MANHYIA PALACE MUSEUM. ••KUMASI CENTRAL MARKET, KEJETIA. #PACKAGE-2 >> ••BONWIRE KENTE WEAVING VILLAGE. ••NTONSO ADINKRA CLOTH STAMPING VILLAGE. #PACKAGE-3 >> ••LAKE BOSOMTWE. ••BOAT CRUISE. #PACKAGE-4 >> ••KUMASI CENTRAL MARKET, KEJETIA.•DAKODWOM ••LOCAL FOOD COOKING CLASS. #PACKAGE-5 >> ••NAMING CEREMONY.

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.

This 7-day tour has been carefully created to enhance your heritage, cultural and history experience of Ghana. You will be traveling with a certified guide with years of experience on the job and we are always happy to ensure you end each day with memories only we can take you around to have.

Our company with years of hands-on experience waiting to travel with you to show you our beautiful country. Just book and relax as we take over everything so you arrive relaxed and ready to submerge in our culture, heritage, and history.