If you are a nature lover you will bless me to recommend this beautiful place to spend the whole day with family and the entry is free. Wear proper walking shoes as the garden is huge, wear hat/cap and sunglasses. You are good to go. You can either spend whole day here or at least 3 to 4 hrs (half a day).

We visited in the first week of October (spring in Australia) but it was too sunny. We felt that we have come to the right spot because the lush green trees provided lot of shade. If we had been to any other place in the hot Sun it would have been difficult.

A large variety of plants, flowers and trees to admire, routes/paths to explore (I went back to my school days as it reminded me of a board game called fantasy forest that we used to play. I felt as if fantasy forest came to life).

Start in the morning at 9 am and cover the left half of the botanic garden. There are lot of benches all through the way if you want to rest in between.

Once you reach the glass house there are loads of grassy and shady spots for picnic lunch. Spread your picnic mat, have lunch, read books, listen to music, play some games and relax.

There is one toilet in the front when you enter the garden and the other one is at the back near the glass house or to be precise in the South America zone. Check the botanic garden map to locate it. Map available near the garden entrance. Toilets need more maintenance but it is still in usable condition.

After good rest continue further to see the Japanese lake and the Japanese pavilion is also a good spot to have lunch because there are picnic benches if you don’t want to carry picnic mats. Further on explore the right side of the garden starting from back to front. The gate is closed at 5 pm.