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Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
4.7
247 reviewsAbout
Discover the beauty of Australia’s arid heart at the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, Port Augusta. Featuring thousands of plants from Australia’s low-rainfall regions, the garden is also home to more than 150 bird species.
Explore the garden, with stunning views of the Spencer Gulf and Flinders Ranges, on its many walking tracks and learn how plants survive the harsh inland climate on a guided tour. If you are looking for a fun place for children to connect with nature, their Arid Explorers Children's Garden has a lot to offer and is family-friendly.
The Visitor Centre’s café offers delicious homemade desserts and meals and wonderful gifts are available from their unique gift shop. Plants can also be purchased from the nursery.
Open daily, entry is free, with donation boxes available.
Hours
Closed now
Daily: 07:30–19:00
Facilities and visitor features
24 featuresCaters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
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Reviews & Ratings
Pauline Wood
Google review
Our 5th visit here over the years beautiful and serene as always,amazing Australuan native gardens set with many views of the Flinders Ranges. The home cooked meals many of which have been flavoured using Australuan native herbs are delicious,generous and very well priced are served at the Cafe.
Malcolm Dow
Google review
Fantastic botanic gardens highlighting the Australian Native plants that thrive in the arid parts of Australia. Great walking paths take you to a variety of sections, all very interesting, and plants are well labelled. You get lovely views across to the Flinders Ranges. Good cafe and shop too. Free entry also.
Erica Nash
Google review
Beautiful gardens showing the great variety of plants found in the arid landscapes of outback Australia. Provides good understanding of which plants could be used in the gardens living in similar conditions. Plants are labelled, easy paths on which to work and a map is supplied. Plenty of parking and the gardens are located not far from Port Augusta with great views towards the Flinders Ranges. There is also a Cafe on-site, a plant nursery and gift shop. Great day out and even though it was winter, plenty of eucalypts and eremophilas in flower. All just gorgeous!
Kay Hamilton
Google review
Fabulous,hugh are with Caffe,toilets, multiple walking paths with native plants growing with names of species display,many seats to sit and rest.loads of native birds.
rachel baker
Google review
This place was lovely. Great plants..food was delicious. Don't miss it when you drive north from pt augusta to cooper pedy or uluru
Get in touch
Where you'll be
144 Stuart Highway
Port Augusta SA 5700