Australian National Botanic Garden
Covering many of the plant types found in Australia, the Australian National Botanic Garden in Canberra covers 35 hectares. With paths winding through the garden, you are able to experience many of Australia’s habitats in one place.
Getting There
We drove to the Garden and parked in the carpark there. As with most Canberra attractions, this is a paid parking area, so you need to purchase a ticket at one of the machines. From here we walked to the visitor centre where we got a map before starting on our walk.
What to See
We chose to walk the Main Path track because it covers all of the major areas of the Garden. A staff member suggested that we commence at the lower rainforest boardwalk, as the misting effect was about to start. This was a great suggestion and was the highlight of our visit. As we walked through the ferns of the rainforest, a mist drifted through, cooling us off, as it was a hot day, but overall the area was impressive.
After passing through the rainforest we saw banksias in flower before taking a diversion to the Red Centre and rock garden. While walking we passed several water dragons basking in the sun. They must be used to visitors as they did not run off as quickly as others we have seen. We were lucky to get several good photos of them before they decided to hide.
For those interested in birds, a huge viewing platform, the paperbark tree house is available for use.
We found the path to be an easy walk, with no steep grades. The walk took us around 45 minutes with plenty of stops for phots and to look at the plants. A great place to visit, especially the rainforest section.
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What a gorgeous place for a stroll!
Yes it is, especially with the mist on a hot day.
I can only imagine how cool the misty spray must have been on a hot day … and the other bonus, you have beautiful photos of it!
It was a really hot day and yes, we really enjoyed the mist.
We really enjoyed our time there. Thanks Anita
Thanks Anita, pleased that you liked it.
What a great place, I thought that was a real bird and was going to ask you what kind and then noticed it said statue 🙂
It is a statue, but that’s a species that lives in north Queensland, called a Cassowary. Stands as tall as a man, very aggressive and has been known to kill people. Those claws on its feet are very dangerous. Unfortunately it’s endangered. the only one we’ve seen have been in zoos (and this statue). Shaun
Wow thank you. I have never heard of them. I will do some more research on them. It’s so sad they are endangered
Love those misted shots 🤗🩵
And the mist was great to walk through on a hot day
Lovely captures. Everything looks so lush and full of life.
I love a good botanic garden! I haven’t reached the ACT yet but I should change that.
wow beautiful views. I love natural and enjoy fresh air far from the city
It’s a great place to visit and walk around if you’re in Canberra