Top 4 Botanical Garden Tours in Australia

1.Maleny Botanic Gardens Bird Aviary Experience Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 579 reviews · from $33Our pick

Meet more than 700 native and exotic birds at Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World. Walk through the aviaries, enjoy free bird photos, explore six kilometres of paths, and picnic beneath views of the Glass House Mountains. Guided sessions run in the morning and afternoon.

“The birds were great would be better if we could also feed the birds to so that the birds want to interact with us as well as the tour guide obviously not the really big birds. But still a good experience.”

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2.Aboriginal Heritage Walk – Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 314 reviews · from $30Best value

Join an Aboriginal guide at 11:00 am for a 90-minute walk through Melbourne Gardens. Learn how the Kulin people use native plants for food, medicine, and cultural practice. Guides such as Uncle Den, Uncle Ben, and Jacobi bring stories, poetry, and hands-on plant encounters into this small-group experience.

“Den was our Aboriginal guide and he was excellent. This was a very informative and thought provoking tour and enjoyed by visitors and Australians in our group. The Botanic Gardens are stunning and need a lot longer to explore.”

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3.Night Walk in Cairns Botanic Gardens – Let’s Go Buggin

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · from $57

Join macro photographer Bridgette Gower at 7pm for a two-hour search for frogs, insects, spiders and fungi in Cairns Botanic Gardens. She helps you find tiny subjects and improve your camera work. Bring your own gear or reserve a beginner, intermediate or professional camera in advance.

“Bridgette was very experienced and knowledgeable about the insects and very patient with a newbie camera user. I enjoyed the quick activity and would recommend it to anyone interested in macro photography”

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4.Cairns: Night Walk in Cairns Botanic Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 86 reviews · 2 hours · from $56

Walk the Cairns Botanic Gardens rainforest boardwalk after dark with guides such as Bridgette and Ros. Use head torches to find frogs, spiders, possums, insects, and birds, with optional camera hire for close-up night photography. Groups are limited to eight people.

“It was fantastic! Ros could spot a frog from a good 20m away! I hired a camera and was blown away by the quality of the images I was able to get! 100% recommend and I will be seeing if I have the time to book on again before I have to leave!”

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