The 7 Best Botanical Garden Tours in the USA

1.Princeville Botanical Gardens Tour and Chocolate Tasting Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 774 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $126Our pick

Walk Princeville Botanical Gardens with guides such as Troy, Lauren, Zoe, or Heidi, tasting tropical fruit, honey, cacao nibs, and at least five single-origin chocolates. Expect stairs, hills, loose gravel, and rain-or-shine conditions. Walking sticks, umbrellas, and bug spray are provided.

“The garden was beautiful, our guide equal parts informative and entertaining. Highly recommend. But use insect repellent. My daughter spent the next day in bed with cortisone cream treating over 30 mosquito bites.”

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2.Big Island Waterfalls Tour with Swimming and Botanical Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 513 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $297

Spend about 10 hours crossing the Big Island from Kona or Kohala to Waipio Valley, Akaka Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden. The highlight is a swim beneath 120-foot Kulaniapia Falls when conditions allow. Guides such as Derek, Dreu, and Stephen add island stories along the way.

“A great way to see a big part of the Island. Highligts were the botanical guarden and a fantastic swim in a waterfall. Our guide Dreu was fun, knowledgeable and entertaining and told os facts and stories about the island, which made the longer rides feel much shorter.”

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3.NYC: New York Botanical Garden Pass

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 359 reviews · from $35

Spend a full day at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, just 20 minutes from Grand Central by Metro-North. Your All-Garden Pass covers 250 acres, 50 gardens, the Haupt Conservatory, tram tour, Mertz Library Building, and seasonal exhibitions such as Van Gogh’s Flowers.

“Buying tickets via GYG is highly recommended. Got a steep discount compared to the official website for NYBG.”

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4.General Admission to Denver Botanic Gardens Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 312 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $16Best value

Spend 1 to 3 hours at Denver Botanic Gardens’ 24-acre York Street site. Walk through Colorado-native, Asian, Patagonian, African, and tropical plantings, visit the seasonal children’s garden, enjoy art and films, and stop at a café. Mobile admission costs $16.50.

“The place in so beautiful ,clean and very attractive i love ❤️ it . I really recommend to everyone can enjoy this nature.”

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5.Byodo In Temple, Waimea Botanical Garden-Waterfall: Includes Fees

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $164

Spend about 8.5 hours circling Oahu with Captain Vince or Justin, traveling by air-conditioned vehicle with Wi-Fi. Visit Byodo-In Temple and Waimea Valley, swim beneath a waterfall, see coastal lookouts, sample local treats, and learn Hawaiian history and phrases along the way.

“Amazing and full day! Captain Vince was so informative, safe, yet so much fun. Each activity and stop was amazing (especially swimming in the waterfall, but please understand sometimes the waterfall is closed if there has not been enough rain which is out of Vince’s control). If we were not able to swim we still would have had a great time. We noticed at each and every stop, captain Vince knew at least one staff member and they were all very happy to see him at each stop which was great to see. Amazing tour with amazing stops and I would recommend this tour and company to anyone traveling to…”

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6.Denver Botanic Gardens General Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 95 reviews · from $16

Spend a full day at Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street, where 24 acres combine global plant collections, high-altitude gardening, modern design, art, science, and the Mordecai Children’s Garden. The Freyer - Newman Center adds galleries, a library, classrooms, herbaria, and a coffee shop.

“I liked all of the unique things that they had in their, from the plants to the flowers. It was very well maintained and the staff were very helpful. Would recommend!!”

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7.Big Island: Waterfall Tour with Swimming & Botanical Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 24 reviews · 10 hours · from $297

Join a small group of up to 13 for a full-day Big Island nature tour with hotel pickup, lunch, and an English-speaking guide. Visit Waipio Valley, Akaka Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve, then swim beneath Kulaniapia Falls before crossing Saddle Road.

“Dreu was a great guide. He was very knowledgeable and actually kept my 17 year old granddaughter’s attention. The day after our trip says we were driving she was pointing out things that he talked about and repeated information on the sugar cane history of Hawaii. She barely pays attention to anything so kudos to him!”

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