Australia's Most Wonderful Botanical Gardens

Discover the beauty of Australia’s diverse plants as well as ‘guests’ from around the world amongst the beautifully maintained flora and fauna of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. The 51-hectare public garden, lying at the north-east side of Adelaide city centre, was influenced by the iconic Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England and Versailles in France. Opened in 1857, this garden boasts an array of architecture and grounds, including: a Victorian glasshouse from Germany 1875, a National Rose Trial Garden – the first of it’s kind in the country, where roses are tested in the climates of Australia for suitability – and a Garden of Health that encourages you to explore the power of plants to heal not only your body but your mind and soul too.

Monday to Friday 7.30AM – 6PM, Saturday & Sunday 9AM – 6PM

There’s much more to the desert than what meets the eye. At Alice Springs Desert Park you can discover the hidden secrets of the surrounding deserts, and the ‘interlinking world of plants, animals and Aboriginal culture’. Culturally important to the local Arrernte people, this park is home to many birds of prey and both rare and endangered animals roaming across the 52-hectares. Consisting of only those animals and plants that are native to the central Australian desert environments, this park is a prime environment education facility in the Northern Territory.

Monday to Sunday 7.30AM – 6PM

With a living collection of over 74,000 individual plants and over 6,300 species on display, the Australian National Botanic Gardens is the ‘only place in the world you will see this diversity of Australian native plants in one place’. Located in Canberra, at the base of Black Mountain, the gardens are influenced with the notion of inspiring and informing people of the diversity of Australian flora. Although there is much to explore here, a walk along the wooden boardwalks through the mist-filled valley of rainforests is one of the most lush experiences here.

Monday to Sunday 8.30AM – 5PM

Take a walk on the wild side, well at least through the stunning wildflowers at Kings Park and the Botanic Gardens. From taking a walk through the treetops, to relaxing in the tranquil surroundings of the Western Australian Botanic Garden, this park is home to ‘half of Australia’s 25,000 plant species, most of which are found nowhere else on earth’. With sweeping views across the city centre and the iconic Swan River, this park is free to enter and open all day, every day, unlike most other botanic gardens. Located atop Mount Eliza, the entire park holds a rich cultural, and strong Nyoongar, heritage unlike any other in the country.