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Parks · Aburi, Eastern Region
Aburi Botanical Gardens covers 64 hectares on the Akuapem ridge about 28 km north of Accra, laid out in 1890 with royal palm avenues, an orchid house and a huge silk-cotton tree. The ridge runs several degrees cooler than the coast and is popular for picnics and birding.
Cool shade, wide palm-lined avenues and light weekday traffic make it the best long leashed walk within a day trip of Accra.
Ghana's National Commission on Culture lists the gardens with no pet rule; the only source claiming pet-friendly sections where dogs are allowed is a third-party Aburi tourism portal, not the garden management, so treat it as unconfirmed. Phone the gardens before a 45-minute drive and keep the dog leashed around picnic groups and the orchid house. Confidence low.
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