Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne

Beautiful garden, amazing variety of native plants everywhere you look. The neatest and most well organized garden I’ve seen so far. Footpaths for long or short walks according to your liking, benches to enjoy the environment, area for picnic, clean facilities, cafe, gorgeous giftshop. All you need for a lovely afternoon out with friends or family. We’ll be coming back in spring to see even more flowers in bloom.

Enjoyable place to visit. Nicely laid out and good gardens to view. Very hot day but great play area available 10 minutes down a woodland trail.

What a wonderful and beautiful botanical garden! Located in the suburbs of Cranbourne, this botanical garden features lots of beautiful and exotic flowers and bushes, walking tracks that go on and on and on, an Australian scene that looks like it is straight out of the outback, a lake, a lilypad bridge, a playground, many different gardens, a kiosk, a visitor centre, a Cafe, a gift shop, and millions of trees. These gardens also feature a few animals here, too. Such as bandicoots, ducks and birds, and snakes. (Watch out for the snakes as they live here, too! And, we encountered one of them on our walk, look at the pictures below! It didn't attack us or anything, it just slithered by minded it's own business. And then we continued walking.) Anyways, the red sand garden is amazing and it's hard to believe that this is in a suburb in Melbourne, but it is. And that's what makes this place absolutely beautiful and why it attracts thousands of people every year. It is also a great place to do some walking because of the bush trails that just on and on and on. And some of the walking tracks in the botanic gardens are beautiful and also great for walking! The lake is also great and features duck swimming in it! The lilypad bridge is very well designed and created and looks great! And there are many beautiful and exotic flowers and plants here that you could look at for hours and hours. And of course, you'd want to take pictures here too, so bring the camera if you have one. If not, a phone or tablet would do. There is also a Cafe and a gift shop here, too! So you can get a bite to eat, and then buy something from the gift shop, how good! So overall, the Cranbourne royal botanic Gardens are a must visit if you're in Cranbourne! So many different things to see and do, and just a nice place to do some walking. Highly recommended! We will definitely be back in the future! And watching out for snakes!

Amazing gardens! I can't believe there is no entry fee. The upkeep of this place must take many hands. We just saw 2 3rds of the the Australian garden in a little over 2 hours. Beautiful Australian flora. Love how there are various examples of garden design using Australian flors So good if you're looking to plant more Aussie plants in your own home garden. We saw 3 bandicoots and plentiful birds. Highly recommend this place. Cafe food is good to.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 – Absolutely Wonderful Experience Cranbourne Botanic Gardens completely exceeded my expectations. I loved every moment of my visit. The Dry River Bed was in full bloom. The garden showcases an incredible variety of Australian native plants and the whole site has a special air of peacefulness that’s hard to describe. Wildlife spotting was a real highlight. I watched New Holland Honeyeaters feeding, heard Sacred Kingfishers calling, and even saw Bandicoots rustling through the undergrowth. The wider grounds are extensive and absolutely worth exploring—on one walk I was lucky enough to see a Tawny Frogmouth with its young! Bring binoculars! Some of the track signage could be clearer, but honestly, that’s easily forgiven given how wonderful the overall experience was. I loved it so much I went back twice. Getting there was straightforward: I caught the train from South Yarra in central Melbourne, then an Uber to the gardens. On the return trip, I used the shuttle bus back to Cranbourne —just be sure to book it in advance. I rang them when I couldn't book the shuttle online and they were very helpful. Highly recommended for nature lovers, gardeners, photographers, and anyone who enjoys peaceful, beautiful spaces. Entry to the gardens is free.

It was a great place to visit walk, family friendly. I went there with friends, it has options on the gardens and walks which you wanna go. We can see a wallaby and a tawny frog mouth bird, so cool! The entrance is free, you can take the bus if you don’t feel like walking by paying 15$ for adult, seniors, children and concession pay less. You can have a picnic as well here.

I love these gardens and highly recommend them. If it's your first time there, the bus tour (around 30 mins) is worth going on both to get a feel for the layout of the gardens and also to learn something about the different areas. The main area is easy to access - a short walk up a gentle slope - path is gravel or sealed - and main building has stairs, ramp and a lift to get down to the garden level. The "bus" for the tour is like a long golf cart style - worth booking to ensure you get on, especially if travelling with a group. Our driver was great with info about everything from the history of the gardens to different plants to the resident tiger snake! Cafe staff were very friendly and welcoming. Coffee hit the spot! Look forward to visiting again. 😊

I have been to the gardens many times over the years and each time I go they have opened up another area with another group of plants. I had ordered a mobility scooter to drive around and it was very well looked after I returned it at lunch time and I could have had it again after lunch but we were just sitting talking amongst ourselves had a look around the shop a purchased a plant that will look nice in my garden we had lunch in the restaurant the food was exceptional but a little bit pricey.. all in all you have to enjoy your day for it costs nothing to get in, Entry was Free And it Costs Nothing to Hire the Scooter.

I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Not many people know this but... Cranbourne Botanic Gardens is part of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. That's right. The same people who bring you the beauty of the Royal Botanic Gardens in the city, bring you this gem for the Southeast burbs to enjoy. It's definitely a reason to make a day to enjoy Cranbourne. The whole thing is free and they have a lot of features to please any visitor. There's a beautiful Australian garden. You can spend an hour going through the loop, or longer if you want to really get off the beaten track and explore. There are bike tracks (with more than 6km of track) and a Woodlands picnic area. Heaps of walks to choose from: ranging from 400m to 5.4km. Apparently the "must do" is the Trig Point Lookout, a 400m loop. It's a 360 view of Mt Macedon, city skyline, Dandenong Ranges, Port Phillip Bay and Western Port. The whole place is really bigger than you'd think and the car park is right smack in the middle. If you like tours, there are two available: Snapshots of Australia (60 minutes) and the Explorer (an open-air bus that goes for 25 minutes). With a café and a gift shop, this park is rated. Open daily from 9am- 5pm.