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Botanical Gardens in South Africa

It's not just plants that you can see when visiting the botanical gardens in South Africa, but also birds, animals and reptiles.

Lowveld National Botanical Garden

Get away from Nelspruit and spend some wonderful time amidst the biggest collection of cycads in Africa and succulent species indigenous to South Africa.

KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden

At the KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden, you will have a chance to view plants indigenous to the eastern region of South Africa and much more.

Harold Porter Botanical Garden

Come and experience vast fields fynbos and other indigenous plants in their natural habitat. Enjoy nature with mountains and a coastline in the background.

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Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden

For a good escape from Johannesburg without having to venture too far, head 30 km west to the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden and you will find vast grassland with rare tree and bird species.

Karoo Desert Botanical Garden

Come and experience a botanical garden in the middle of the arid Karoo. Don’t miss the flowering vygies in spring.

Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden

Bio-diversity is the key at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden - one of the true natural treasures of the Western Cape.

Durban Botanic Gardens

There is so much to experience at the Durban Botanic Gardens that you should add it to your itinerary if you are visiting Durban.

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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Western Cape

Part of the Cape Floral Kingdom World Heritage site, this world-renowned garden grows only indigenous South African plants and is one of 18 biodiversity hotspots on the planet.
Free State National Botanical Garden, Free State

Just outside Bloemfontein, the botanical garden consists of woodlands and grasslands dominated by wild olive and karee trees.
Harold Porter Botanical Garden, Western Cape

This garden is found in Betty’s Bay in the very heart of the Cape’s fynbos region, some 100 kilometres from Cape Town.
Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden, Western Cape

This garden in the town of Worcester is unique as it is the only truly succulent garden on the African continent.
KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden, Pietermaritzburg

This garden specialises in the conservation of plants from the eastern grasslands region of South Africa. Take a walk down Plane tree avenue, planted in 1908.
Lowveld National Botanical Garden, Mpumalanga

Situated in Nelspruit, not too far from the Kruger National Park, in this otherly-abled friendly garden, explore various types of African Rain Forests, and see 600 of South Africa’s 1000 tree species.
Nieuwoudtville National Botanical, Northern Cape

Described as the ‘bulb capital of the world’, this 6300 km garden on the Bokkeveld plateau is a biodiversity hotspot, and conserves endemic and threatened species.
Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Gauteng

Close to the city centre, this botanical garden, founded in 1946, offers a glimpse into a variety of indigenous biomes - savannah, forest and fynbos. There is a special collection of medicinal plants and the birdlife is fantastic.
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Gauteng

Set against the backdrop of a magnificent waterfall, this garden is known for its musical concerts, walks, succulent plants and its pair of nesting Verreaux eagles.
Botanic Gardens, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

These are the longest surviving botanic gardens in the country. Visit the orchid, cycad and bromeliad house, and there is a trail for sight-impaired visitors.