Kumasi City Tour with Lunch: Kejetia Market & Palace Museums

Asante kingdom tour: four stops revealing history from 1695 sword to bustling market

A private half-day tour of Kumasi with a live English-speaking guide covers the Okomfo Anokye Sword site, Manhyia Palace Museum, Prempeh II Jubilee Museum and Kejetia Market, the largest open market in West Africa. Hotel pickup is included, as is lunch. The tour runs four hours and suits all fitness levels. Children from age five are welcome, and all sites are wheelchair accessible.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Manhyia Palace Museum1h · entry included
2. Prempeh II Jubilee Museum1h · entry included
3. Kejetia Market1h · entry included

Explore Kumasi's key cultural sites

• Visit Okomfo Anokye Sword site
• Tour Manhyia Palace Museum
• Explore Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
• Shop at Kejetia Market

The Experience

The tour starts at the Okomfo Anokye Sword site, where a legendary fetish priest planted a sword in 1695 to symbolize Asante unity: no one has been able to uproot it since, not even Muhammad Ali. From there you move to Manhyia Palace Museum, built by the British as compensation when the Asante king returned from exile in Seychelles, though the Asantes later bought it outright and made it their own palace. The museum holds the traditional kitchen and bath setups of the Asante king, showing how the royal household actually lived.

Prempeh II Jubilee Museum keeps the everyday objects Asantes used in earlier centuries, giving a fuller picture of the kingdom beyond the palace itself. Then comes Kejetia Market, the biggest open market in West Africa, with eleven thousand stalls where forty-four thousand people shop daily. The market is run mostly by women, and you can find nearly anything sold there: the guide shows you how to move through it and what to look for.

Your guide is a live English speaker who knows Kumasi and its history. The company owner is a policeman focused on keeping travelers safe. Hotel pickup is included, and lunch happens during the tour. All areas are wheelchair accessible, and the pace suits all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Private transportation from your hotel.
• a live English-speaking guide.
• lunch during the tour.
• entry to Manhyia Palace Museum and Prempeh II Jubilee Museum.
• access to Kejetia Market and the Okomfo Anokye Sword site.

Days and timesDaily · 09:00

Ages20 to 49 years · Seniors (50+) · 10 to 19 years · 5 to 9 years · Under 5 — No ticket type: can't be added to a booking

Meeting point and pickupPickup optional · ends where it starts18 pickup points to choose from.Meeting point, per the operator: “The tick tall dark guy with a backpack.”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Black City Tours-Ghana

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a guided afternoon covering Kumasi's main sites with private transport and lunch included, rather than navigating the market and museums on your own.

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Top questions

Can children come?

10 to 19 years; 5 to 9 years. Under 5: no ticket type, they can't be added to a booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24h before the start.

What is the Okomfo Anokye Sword and why is it important to Kumasi?

The Okomfo Anokye Sword was planted in 1695 by a legendary Asante fetish priest to symbolize unity among the Asante people, not as a challenge to anyone else. Since then, no one has been able to pull it from the ground, including the heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali. It marks the exact location where the Asante kingdom began.

Can I walk through Kejetia Market on this tour, or do we just drive past it?

You walk through Kejetia Market itself. The guide shows you how to navigate the eleven thousand stalls and explains what you're seeing. The market operates mostly by women vendors and moves forty-four thousand shoppers daily, so the guide helps you understand how it works.

What will I see inside Manhyia Palace Museum?

Manhyia Palace Museum displays the traditional kitchen and bath setups of the Asante king, along with everyday objects from the royal household. The building itself was constructed by the British as compensation when the Asante king returned from exile in Seychelles, though the Asantes bought it and converted it to their palace.

Does the tour include transportation from my hotel?

Yes, hotel pickup is included in the tour price. The guide will arrange pickup at your accommodation, and all transportation is wheelchair accessible if you need it.