Melbourne Gardens Explorer: Minibus Tour of Stunning Living Collections and Rolling Lawns
4.8
167 Ratings
Melbourne

Experience the charm of the metropolitan haven during a journey with live narration in the convenience of an open-top minibus. Marvel at the expansive grassy areas and the impressive live exhibits in Melbourne Gardens.

Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Discover the beauty of this inner-city oasis in the comfort of the open-air minibus and admire rolling lawns and the stunning living collections at Melbourne Gardens.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
  • Infants (0-4 years) are free when sat on a lap.
Location
Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre
Birdwood Avenue
Meet at the Visitor Centre, located off Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.8
(167 Ratings)
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Departure01547977449
Apr 1, 2024
Well spent time on Easter Monday! - Great experience on this half an hour tour in Botanical gardens with Eugene. 2”We were lucky, due to public holiday, kids up to 17 years had a free ticket!The tour is quite informative and Eugene our guide was very charming and nice. My son - 12 years, who is not easy to impress, said he really enjoyed the tour and liked Eugene. Thank you!
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V589dmashleyw
Mar 24, 2024
Worth it! - The tour was very enjoyable and our guide extremely knowledgeable of the history and details of each plant and park area. We learnt more about the gardens than if we had wandered around on our own, and I particularly enjoyed the details and stories of specific trees in the garden. Highly recommend!
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Dominiquehj1372fd
Mar 24, 2024
Must do tour of the Melbourne Botanical Gardens - This was so good, it was a small group, the tour guide was phenomenal, and it was a beautiful, engaging and educational walk.
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Trek31907822371
Mar 18, 2024
ENJOYABLE RIDE THRU GARDENS - A pleasant & enjoyable way to get an overall view of Gardens. Very informative commentary, reasonably priced & comfortable mini bus. It would take hours to walk around otherwise. Highly recommend. Take tram to Shine of Remembrance stop & walk thru that park & entrance to Visitor centre is opposite.
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Helly10001
Mar 8, 2024
Beautiful gardens - The bus tour was perfect. Our driver was fantastic and offered lots of information about the botanical gardens. We then visited the areas we wanted after this tour. The gardens are vast and well looked after. The terrace had great danish pastries and coffee, very reasonably priced too. Highly recommend a visit
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Helenc28226
Mar 2, 2024
Enjoyable Afternoon - We spent an enjoyable afternoon at the Botanic Gardens. We highly recommend the punting boat on the lake and the bus tour. We also enjoyed the high tea at Jardin Tan. Definitely worth a visit!
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156leannew
Feb 26, 2024
A great experience! - It was a fabulous experience with Eugenie! Well worth taking the time to experience the Gardens on the Explorer. Our guide, Eugenie was knowledgeable, and funny and left us wanting to explore the gardens more.
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646susya
Mar 31, 2024
Very informative a wonderful way to see the gardens - A wonderful experience, I have been to the gardens many times and thoroughly enjoyed the tour with Eugene. Very informative.
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En473
Mar 1, 2024
Great option for those with restricted mobility - Excellent short bus tour of garden with friendly and knowledgeable driver. Would have liked it to be longer and to have identified more plants
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Damientz1580eo
Feb 26, 2024
lovely walk - I really enjoyed the 90 min walk through the botanical gardens. We were the only Australians on the walk and I still learned a lot. Jenny the guide was lovely and passionate. The only thing is, she is very softly spoken so it made it hard to hear all the information.
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