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A group of people on a guided walk of the Royal Botanic Gardens, with trees in the background.
Until 31 Dec

Free Guided Walk

  • Free
  • Tour

Enjoy a free guided walk through Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, one of the city’s most beautiful attractions. Led by a knowledgeable and passionate guide, this experience immerses you in stunning landscapes, rare and unusual plants, and fascinating stories. It’s the perfect introduction for visitors wanting to connect with nature while discovering this world-renowned botanic garden.

Hours

Date Times
Sun 6 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 8 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 9 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 10 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 11 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 12 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 13 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 15 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 16 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 17 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 19 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 20 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 22 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 23 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 24 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 25 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 26 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 27 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 29 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 1 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 2 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 3 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 4 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 6 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 7 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 8 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 9 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 10 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 11 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 13 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 14 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 15 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 16 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 17 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 18 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 20 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 21 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 22 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 23 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 24 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 25 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 27 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 28 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 29 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 30 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 31 Oct
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 1 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 3 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 4 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 5 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 6 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 7 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 8 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 10 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 11 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 12 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 13 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 14 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 15 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 17 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 18 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 19 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 20 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 21 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 22 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 24 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 25 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 26 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 27 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 28 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 29 Nov
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 1 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 2 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 3 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 4 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 5 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 6 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 8 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 9 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 10 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 11 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 12 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 13 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 15 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 16 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 17 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 18 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 19 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 20 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 22 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 23 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 24 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Fri 25 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Sat 26 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sun 27 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tue 29 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Wed 30 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thu 31 Dec
  • 10.30am - 12pm 10:30am - 12:00pm

Location

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens
Melbourne
Victoria 3004

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Book online for Free Guided Walk

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9252 2300
  • email address: mbookings@rbg.vic.gov.au
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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