Accra City Tour with Local Guide & Market Lunch

Summary

Accra Walking Tour with Makola Market & Jamestown Café

Spend your day exploring Accra’s lively markets, historic squares, and art-filled neighborhoods with a local guide. Try traditional dishes at Jamestown Café and get hands-on at an art market or drumming session—all with transport and entry fees included for a smooth city tour experience you’ll remember long after you leave Ghana.

What’s the experience like?

We were already sweating a little by the time our guide pulled up outside the hotel—Accra mornings are warm, but not yet that heavy midday heat. First stop was the E.B. Dubois Center, and honestly, I didn’t expect to feel so moved reading those old letters under the shade of giant trees. Our guide—Kwame—had this way of weaving stories about Pan-Africanism that made it all feel close, like you could almost hear the debates echoing off the walls.

Makola Market hit me like a wave: colors everywhere, women balancing baskets on their heads, someone calling out prices in Twi. I tried bargaining for fabric (badly), and Kwame just laughed—“You pay tourist price today!” he said. The air smelled like fried plantain and something spicy I still can’t name. After that we stopped at Independence Square and the Black Star Monument—kids playing soccer nearby, taxis honking, everything moving fast but somehow relaxed too.

Lunch at Jamestown Café was loud and bright—grilled tilapia with banku, plus this ginger drink that nearly knocked me over (in a good way). We wandered through streets lined with faded colonial buildings; some painted wild colors, others crumbling but beautiful in their own way. A drummer waved us over for a quick lesson—I was hopeless but it didn’t matter. By the end of the day trip around Accra, I felt like I’d seen more than just landmarks; it was people’s stories that stuck with me most.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Accra City Highlights

• Visit E.B. Dubois Center for Pan African Culture
• Visit Independence Square and Black Star Square
• Explore Makola Market for African fabrics
• Visit Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum
• Shop and interact at local art market
• Lunch at James Town café
• Walk around historic James Town

Top questions

What does an Accra city tour include?

The Accra city tour typically covers key sites like Makola Market, Independence Square, E.B. Dubois Center, Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, plus lunch at Jamestown Café and hotel pickup.

How long is the Accra city tour?

The guided day trip usually lasts around 6–7 hours starting in the morning to avoid peak heat.

Is lunch included on the Accra city tour?

Yes, lunch at a local café in Jamestown is included as part of the tour package.

Are entrance fees covered in the Accra city tour?

All admission fees to attractions are included in your booking along with transportation and guide services.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off anywhere in Accra, all entry fees to museums and monuments along the route, guidance from a knowledgeable local throughout the experience, plus a hearty lunch at Jamestown Café before returning in the afternoon.