One of the most peaceful place in Ghana, the Gardens have been opened since March 1890 by the British on what was initially the site of a sanatorium for government officials. Although they\u2019ve since lost some of their former glory, it\u2019s still one of the most beautiful place to wander around and one can\u2019t help but be taken by the grandeur of the Palm Walk which stretches from the main entrance to the car park.<\/p>\n
The Royal Botanical Gardens Restaurant is a pleasant venue to grab lunch outside surrounded by the lush vegetation and a plethora of birds and butterflies flying by.<\/p>\n
A slow walk around the grounds is the best way to enjoy the fresh and much cleaner air and fully appreciate the enormity of the trees surrounding you which are for the most part ginormous!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After a few weeks in the sweltering heat of Accra, a day trip to the cooler hills north of the city was a very welcome treat. Just 45 minutes drive away, the town of Aburi not only has a \u2018chilly\u2019 climate all year-round, it is also home to the famous Aburi Botanical Gardens, a favorite weekend getaway of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":20597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,33],"tags":[7,14,34],"class_list":{"0":"post-20600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-travel","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-travel"},"yoast_head":"\n