Aburi Botanical Gardens & Park | TortoisePath.com — Attraction in Eastern Region

It was very Nice and I visited the Aubri Mountains Water Falls. It was a very spiritually rewarding experience.. They told me I could drink the Water right out of the river there... I witness a 4 wheeler stop with 5 gallons containers filling up with real sacred Aubri Mountain Water.. The pineapples there on the road side where all a darker shade of yellow almost Golden and very sweet...How back to nature is that.. I saw a Bamboo tree, and acres of Pineapples and a sacred Tombstone Rock formation that my tour guide gave me the history of.. You S Prime took us by a farm where he works caring for all the Animals and the property. There were Sheep and Goat.. He explain that the Goats lead the Sheep.. There was a pregnant female Hog and male Hog and numerous Chickens.. I had a tremendous time with our enlighten tour guide You S Prime.. A special shout out the the Motor Cycle community there that play a very important role in tourism business in that part of the Aubri Mountains. Our Biker really went the extra mile to make our trip a rewarding and successful visit. The Biker we had transported 3 of us a one time. It was dangerous and exciting and I was very thankful we didn't get hurt.. God was...

Located in the heart of Aburi in the Akuapim South district in Eastern Ghana. It is some 45 minutes drive from the business hub, Madina. The garden covers a total land area of about one hundred and sixty (160) acres. However it is only three (3) acres that have been developed and the remaining serving as a botanical reserve. The entrance welcomes you to tall royal palm trees on the side of road leading to the garden and restaurant. The garden also hosts different species of trees and it is good to note,these trees have been labelled with their local and botanical names under them. This garden offers holistic, healing, peace, aesthetic and spiritual experience for all groups of people. You are likely to meet groups of various christian denomination seeking the face of God mostly on weekends.The garden is also filled with different species of birds and butterflies. It's offer that tranquility scenery and peace from nature anytime you visit. It's restaurant offers moderate prized food and drinks. There's now a bike hiring at the garden for visitors and natives alike. The admission or gate fee for a Ghanaian adult is Ghc 5 and Non-Ghanaian...

Aburi Botanical Gardens is a garden in Aburi in Eastern region of Ghana

The garden occupies an area of 64.8 hectares. It was opened in March, 1890 and was founded by Governor William Brandford-Griffith and Dr John Farrell Easmon, a Sierra Leonean medical doctor.[1] Before the garden was established, it was the site of a sanatorium built in 1875 for Gold Coast government officials. During the governorship of William Brandford-Griffith, a Basel missionary and Jamaican Moravian, Alexander Worthy Clerk, supervised clearing of land around the sanatorium to start the Botanic Department. In 1890 William Crowther, a student from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was appointed the garden's first curator.The gardens played an important role in encouraging cocoa production in South Ghana, by supplying cheap cocoa seedlings and information about scientific farming methods. After Hevea brasiliensis was sent to Aburi from Kew in 1893, the gardens also...