Situated within the City limits is a place called Accra Zoo. Its just off a main dual carriageway. As you turn off you are immediately transported into what we all call real Africa, dust, dried up trees and lots of people walking along with the usual range of coloured plastic bags stuck to trees or for the lucky ones a brief flight across the gaps before being caught up again in a thorn trees or bush.....
All this on a red earth track. The track starts as you turn off the dual carriage way there is no slow deterioration or transition. One minute you are dodging trucks and buses and then calm. All within 5 meters. Quite a shock in one way and also a lovely relief form the incessant traffic.
Are you start going "inland" you do start to wonder just where you are going whilst remembering City Centre is only about 2 kilometers as the crow flys.... ON you go for about 10 minutes passing various groups of people walking along. All very cheerful and big smiles. Finally the rad stops. Park up the car and frankly where we parked does not look much different to the road except the cleared area is bigger. We are greeted by the Zoo Keepers. Fitted out in Bush green uniforms. Finlo our friend who took us there was a well know visitor as he had an interest n seeing one of the Pythons growing. So we were all greeted like old friends and given the guided tour...
How to describe it. Old, tried, in a poor state of decay, clearly no maintenance, but this was somewhat irrelevant after seeing that all was made good by the enthusiasm of the team running the place. It was clear the animals were well looked after and fed. There was evidence of fresh cut grass et on each pen and all in all a relaxing and tranquil place.
Would I go back. Yes for sure.
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| Ostrich |
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| Camel and friend....... |
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| Jackel. Believe me he is in the photo... |
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| Hyena |
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| Young Lions |
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| Friendly Wart hog.... |
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| The Visitors |
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