It makes sense to learn about tropical plants while you're in the tropics, so head to Botanical Gardens to discover the flora of the warm, wet regions of Australia and elsewhere. Discover how Aborigines use plants for food, medicine, and clothing. Check out the collection of towering bamboo, or bird-watch around the lake. Take a stroll on the Rainforest Boardwalk to transport yourself to coastal Cairns before human settlement. A visit to Botanical Gardens represents just the start of the adventure when you use our Cairns trip site to plot your vacation.
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Botanical Gardens reviews
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Clean, well maintained, informative. This experience makes future exploration of rain forests more meaningful
Clean, well maintained, informative. This experience makes future exploration of rain forests more meaningful more »
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There was so much to see and lots to explore. We are going back as there are areas we didn't get to in one day. Lovely spots to sit and very informative.
There was so much to see and lots to explore. We are going back as there are areas we didn't get to in one day. Lovely spots to sit and very informative. more »
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Best botanical gardens we've visited. The gardens are free and have a variety of themed garden area over both sides of the road. Lots of accessible paths, two cafes and gift shops. Recommend picking up a free map from either the Friends of the Botanical gardens centre or the main visitors centre. Easy access from lots of different entry points. We especially enjoyed the conservatory, Aboriginal medicine garden, and bamboo garden.
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Easy to spend a day wandering here. It's a bit up and down but lots of seats for resting and even though it was a hot day it felt cool and shady in the gardens. The new cafe was lovely for brunch, nice gifts in the shop next door and an art exhibition. There's a bus stop right outside the main gate. Thoroughly enjoyed our long morning here. We did a "buggin" tour with Bridgette from Aussie Macro Photos and she found lots of interesting bugs and spiders for us to photograph . Well worth it.
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