Botanical Gardens & Cocoa Farm
Feel, taste, and experience the origins of the best cocoa in the world! Enjoy the beautiful Aburi gardens with a diverse selection of native and imported plants.
Botanical Gardens
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. Before the garden was established, it was the site of a sanatorium built in 1875 for Gold Coast government officials.
Cocoa Farms
The Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm, also known as the Ecomuseum of Cocoa, is the founding cocoa farm in Ghana. It is located in Akuapim-Mampong around 58km from Accra. Tetteh Quarshie established the farm in 1879 using seeds brought back from Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.
Tour Details
All tours includes the following
Pickup & drop off
Air-condition Vehicle
Optional Snacks
Taxes & Entry Fees Inclusive
Price: Starting from $130 for one person
– $30 for each additional person (up to 4*)
Duration: Departs 9am, return by 2pm. One hour drive outside of Accra to tour the first cocoa farm in Ghana & Aburi Botanical Gardens.
**Optional Add-on: Refresh yourself in one of Ghana’s iconic waterfalls (seasonal availability)
Shai Hills Game Reserve & Volta River Cruise
For the animal lovers! Hike through one of Ghana’s national parks, learn about the lifestyle of one of Ghana’s indigenous tribes, and cool off with a boat cruise on the Volta River.
Shai Hills
Shai Hills Resource Reserve is a resource reserve located in Doryumu in the Shai Osudoku District all in the Greater Accra Region. It is along the Tema – Akosombo High way. It was established in 1962 with area of 47 square kilometres (4,700 ha; 18 sq mi) which was later extended to 51 square kilometres (5,100 ha; 20 sq mi) in 1973.
Volta River Cruise
Lake Volta was formed after the Akosombo Dam was completed in 1965; the dam was built at the gorge where the Volta River cut through the Akwapim-Togo Ranges on its way to the sea. Below the damsite, the Volta River turns sharply eastward across the Accra Plains before entering the Atlantic Ocean at Ada.
Tour Details
All tours includes the following
Pickup & drop off
Air-condition Vehicle
Optional Snacks
Taxes & Entry Fees Inclusive
Price: Starting from $280 for one person
– $70 for each additional person (up to 4*).
Duration: Departs 8am, return by 5pm. Two hour drive to visit Shai Hills Game Reserve, with animal watching and 2 hour hike, lunch & boat cruise on Volta River.
*Please contact us for larger groups. We are happy to accommodate and tailor to meet your needs.