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Wellington Botanic Gardens
An Oasis overlooking the Capital City
The Wellington Botanical Gardens are a true oasis, overlooking the capital city of New Zealand. Fantastic views from the top!
Accessing the gardens by cable car adds a special dimension.
Great for the family.
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Wellington City CouncilCouncil organisation |
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington |
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Open all day |
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Reviews
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5.0/5
03Oct18.
Cable car to top $5 one way, $9 return. Good walks around the gardens. The treehouse was good, although we didn’t go inside. Cafe at the top. We were glad we went in there rather than wait for the one at the bottom of the gardens. The walk down to the city past the Beehive was good. Interesting cemetery. Some quite tragic stories on headstones.
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4.5/5
Lovely place to relax and enjoy nature right next to the city.
Good facilities.
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4.5/5
Nice gardens, well maintained, the cafe was also lovely next to the rose garden - tea and carrot cake!
Typically english, loved it.
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5.0/5
Great botanical gardens, many towns have free gardens with an abundance of roses.
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5.0/5
03Oct18.
Cable car to top $5 one way, $9 return. Good walks around the gardens. The treehouse was good, although we didn’t go inside. Cafe at the top. We were glad we went in there rather than wait for the one at the bottom of the gardens. The walk down to the city past the Beehive was good. Interesting cemetery. Some quite tragic stories on headstones.
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4.5/5
Lovely place to relax and enjoy nature right next to the city.
Good facilities.
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4.5/5
Nice gardens, well maintained, the cafe was also lovely next to the rose garden - tea and carrot cake!
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5.0/5
Great botanical gardens, many towns have free gardens with an abundance of roses.
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3.5/5
A magic place with giant trees all around of us.
We heard the song of many birds.
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3.5/5
We took the cable car ($4 each) one way to the top and walked our way down via the gardens.
In our opinion not the most beautiful garden New Zealand has to offer but still very beautiful. If you go, make sure you walk past the duck pond. You will find free maize for to feed them (if not you can get free maize at the treehouse).
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4.5/5
Once up the hill, the 30 to 40 minute walk will take you back down to the city.
On the top, there is an amazing view over the city and along the way down, you will see beautiful flowers and trees.
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