Unveiling student photography at Adelaide Botanic Garden
11 July 2024
A group of extremely talented photography students from Brighton Secondary School recently visited Adelaide Botanic Garden tasked with capturing a series of photographs.
Free guided walks
Specially-trained and passionate volunteer Garden Guides from the Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide conduct FREE guided walks for the public at Adelaide, Mount Lofty and Wittunga Botanic Gardens, and Botanic Park.
Each guided walk lasts about an hour-and-a-half and no booking is required (unless in a group of five or more).
Please note that all guided walks are cancelled on days forecast to reach 36 degrees or more.
Walks are not held on Christmas Day or Good Friday.
Adelaide Botanic Garden
Guided walks at Adelaide Botanic Garden leave from outside the Visitor Information Centre on the Schomburgk Pavilion at 10:30am daily.
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
Guided walks at Mount Lofty Botanic Garden depart every Thursday from the Lower Car Park (entry via Lampert Road) at 10:30am.
Download the winter self-guided walks, leaving from the
Wittunga Botanic Garden
Guided walks at Wittunga Botanic Garden depart every Tuesday from the car park on Shepherds Hill Road at 10:30am.
Botanic Park
Please note - The Botanic Park guided walk on Monday 26 February, Monday 4 March and Monday 11 March will not be going ahead due to WOMADelaide.
Guided walks depart every Monday from North Lodge, Plane Tree Drive, at 2:00pm.
Booked walks
Groups of five or more can book walks in any of the three gardens, and you may be interested in a special-interest walk on a topic such as Wetlands Discovery, Fiery Foods, Garden of Health. A small charge may apply. Guides can also be booked for bus tours of the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden (available on weekdays).
To book a walk please fill in the form found here.
Self-guided trails
Hit the trail by yourself! The Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide prepare monthly or seasonal guided trails for each of the three gardens. See the walks here.
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Director of SA's Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium appointed Chair of national body
15 March 2024
The Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium is very pleased to announce that the Director of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia, Mr Michael Harvey, has been elected as the new Chair of the Council of Heads of Australian Botanic Gardens.