The 15 Best Botanical Gardens to Visit

1.teamLab Botanical Garden Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,710 reviews · 1 day · from $11Our pick

Explore Nagai Botanical Garden by day, then stay after dark for teamLab’s outdoor art installations. Light, sound, plants, ponds, and visitors interact across the grounds. Allow time to walk, wear sturdy shoes, and arrive before final entry. No cafe or re-entry is available.

“This was such a fun experience. At first, the exhibit seems underwhelming with the bubbles of light. But wait - there's more. It's a bit of a wait from the subway station but it's not too bad. Highly recommended.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Mdina, Dingli Cliffs and San Anton Botanical Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 991 reviews · 4 hours · from $41

Join a licensed guide such as Maria or Elizabeth for a four-hour tour of Mdina, Dingli Cliffs, and San Anton Gardens. You’ll get air-conditioned transport, historical commentary in five possible languages, free time in Mdina, and hotel pickup and drop-off for $41.

“Our tour guide is awesome she’s very knowledgeable 🥰”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Princeville Botanical Gardens Tour and Chocolate Tasting Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 774 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $126Top rated

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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Icod de los Vinos: Dragon Tree & Botanical Garden Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 761 reviews · 1 day · from $5Best value

At Parque del Drago in Icod de los Vinos, you’ll see the famous Drago Milenario and explore a 3-hectare garden of Canarian plant life. Your ticket covers every park zone, including the laurel forest and orchard. Allow time for a slow walk, viewpoint break, and snack.

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Maleny Botanic Gardens Bird Aviary Experience Ticket

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

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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

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

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

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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.General Admission to Denver Botanic Gardens Ticket

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

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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

11.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…”

Check availability →Read our full review

12.Rio de Janeiro: 4-Hour Botanical Garden & Tijuca Forest Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 275 reviews · 4 hours · from $51

Spend four hours exploring Rio’s Botanical Garden and Tijuca National Forest with a Spanish-, English-, or Portuguese-speaking guide. See imperial palms, orchids, water lilies, Taunay Waterfall, and views toward Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain. Vista Chinesa is included on weekdays only.

“Nice tour, Newton gave us a lot of interesting information.”

Check availability →Read our full review

13.Port Louis: Mont Choisy, Botanical Garden, and Church Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 268 reviews · 7h 30m

Spend about 7.5 hours with a private driver-guide exploring northern Mauritius. Visit Port Louis, Pamplemousses Botanical Garden, Mont Choisy or Trou aux Biches, Grand Baie, and Cap Malheureux Church. Guides such as Atish, Vivek, Rajesh, and Dhiraj are praised for flexible pacing and local insight.

“Kavi was amazing! So friendly and informative. The whole day was great fun and we can’t recommend Kavi enough. Thank you for a great tour :)”

Check availability →Read our full review

14.Funchal: Guided Old Town Tuk Tuk Tour and Botanical Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 197 reviews · 2 hours · from $50

Ride through Funchal’s Old Town, market, cathedral, and narrow streets with a private English or Portuguese-speaking guide. Your tuk tuk then climbs to the Botanical Gardens, where you explore 35,000 square meters of plants and views. Hotel pickup in Funchal is included, but garden admission costs extra.

“We had a great trip, we had a chance to go around the market as well as the botanical gardens (the time was enough for us as mum has limited mobility). The old town is interesting and the trip gave us an idea of where to go for a more in depth look. Thank you.”

Check availability →Read our full review

15.Vallarta Botanical Garden and Tequila Tasting from Puerto Vallarta

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 190 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $85

Travel by air-conditioned minivan from Puerto Vallarta to Vallarta Botanical Garden, then visit Summer’s Ranch for a tequila-making lesson and tasting. Guides such as Gustavo, Jorge, and Emma add local stories. Expect a long drive, optional lunch costs, and a small group of up to 16 people.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our tour to the Vallarta Botanical Gardens with stops at the coffee roaster and tequila distillery. Eric our guide and Sebastian our photographer were both amazing, friendly knowledgeable, and both had great personalities. The gardens were beautiful with so many varieties of flowers and butterflies. Add the chapel, hummingbirds, giant tortoises, guinea hens, dragon flies and various birds and the visit was a hit. Would suggest taking insect spray or available for purchase at the entrance.”

Check availability →Read our full review