Accra Shopping Tour — Shop Like a Local
Your personal shopping guide meets you at your hotel and handles everything — price negotiation, budget management, route planning, and local-language access across Accra's markets, craft centres, and fabric shops. Choose Package A (guide only, $20/hour) and bring your own car, or Package B (guide + car & driver, $40/hour) for a fully hands-off day. Minimum 2 hours.
- Package A — Guide Only · $20/hour (you provide the car)
- Package B — Guide + Car & Driver · $40/hour (fully hands-off)
- Guide negotiates every price in Twi, Ga & English — no tourist pricing
- Makola Market, Accra Arts Centre, Oxford Street, Accra Mall & curated fabric shops
- Personal shopping guide (meets at hotel)
- Price negotiation at all markets & shops
- Budget management & tracking
- Route planning by guest interest
- Local language assistance (Twi & Ga)
- Safe market navigation
- Bag carrying assistance
- Package B adds: dedicated vehicle & driver, hotel pickup & drop-off, water & snacks, secure bag storage
For both packages, your personal shopping guide meets you at your hotel. Package A guests travel in their own vehicle with the guide for the full session; Package B guests are collected by a dedicated car and driver with chilled water and snacks on board. The guide discusses your interests — gifts, souvenirs, fabrics, foodstuffs, fashion — and your budget, then builds the day's route around your priorities.
Accra's most famous and authentic market — a sprawling labyrinth of stalls selling everything imaginable. The guide is essential here for navigation, crowd management, and ensuring fair local pricing. Ideal for foodstuffs, shea butter, black soap, fabrics, and authentic everyday Ghanaian goods. Bring GHS cash.
Ghana's premier craft and souvenir market — hundreds of vendors selling handmade artworks, wooden carvings, leather goods, beaded jewellery, Kente strips, Adinkra cloth, batik, and musical instruments from all 16 regions. The guide navigates deeper into the market where quality is higher and prices are significantly better. Open Monday to Saturday, closed Sundays.
Accra's most vibrant commercial street — independent boutiques, clothing stores, phone accessories, and supermarkets. A more relaxed, modern environment than the open-air markets, good for branded goods, fashion, accessories, and convenience items. The guide identifies the best shops for each category and advises on fair pricing.
Accra's most popular modern shopping mall — clean, air-conditioned, with local and international brands, a large supermarket, electronics, clothing, and a food court. Ideal for packaged Ghanaian foods, international goods, or branded items to take home. Fixed prices throughout; the guide advises on the best stores for each need.
A guide-curated selection of trusted African print and fabric shops stocking genuine Kente, Ankara wax prints, batik, and regional textiles sourced from across Ghana. The guide negotiates fabric prices by the yard and can arrange introductions to trusted local tailors for custom-made garments — the most authentic Ghanaian fabric to take home, at local prices.
Two packages, billed hourly with a 2-hour minimum: Package A — Guide Only: $20/hour (minimum $40). Best for guests with their own rental car or driver. Package B — Guide + Car & Driver: $40/hour (minimum $80). Fully hands-off, transport included. Pricing by duration: 2 hrs (single destination): A $40 · B $80 3 hrs (2 destinations): A $60 · B $120 4 hrs (half day, 2–3 destinations): A $80 · B $160 5 hrs (3–4 destinations): A $100 · B $200 6 hrs (4 destinations): A $120 · B $240 8 hrs (full day, all 5 destinations): A $160 · B $320 All purchases are at the guest's own cost and are entirely separate from the tour fee. Bring Ghanaian Cedis (GHS) for Makola Market and the Accra Arts Centre; Accra Mall and Oxford Street shops accept cards. Accra Arts Centre is closed on Sundays.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the session start time. Within 24 hours is non-refundable. Meals are not included in either package.