Botanical Garden

The Botanic Garden, in Sydney

The Royal Botanic Garden of Sydney is a magnificent setting of greenery by the harbour, one of the must-sees of the town. The Sydney audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this historic garden, designed in 1816, rich in an immense collection of plants and offering superb views over the opera.

The historic garden by the harbour

Designed in 1816, this magnificent botanic garden is one of the must-sees of Sydney. It is one of the oldest scientific institutions of Australia, deploying an immense collection of plants come from the country and from all over the world, spread over vast lawns, among the beds, the greenhouses and the majestic trees. The garden occupies an exceptional site, just by the harbour of Sydney, and surrounds the point on which the famous opera stands. This privileged location makes it one of the finest places of the town: walking there, you enjoy superb views over the opera, the Harbour Bridge and the sparkling waters of the bay, in a peaceful and green setting. The garden also shelters a great variety of birds, and you can sometimes glimpse there fruit bats hanging from the trees. A favourite place of promenade of the inhabitants as of the visitors, it offers a welcome breathing in the heart of the metropolis. A setting of nature and a belvedere over the harbour, the Botanic Garden is a fine stop of the discovery of Sydney.

What to see

Here you stroll in the magnificent botanic garden designed in 1816, one of the oldest scientific institutions of Australia, rich in an immense collection of plants over vast lawns, by the harbour and around the point of the opera, offering superb views over the opera, the Harbour Bridge and the bay, peopled with birds. The Botanic Garden is a setting of nature of Sydney. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Botanic Garden lies by the harbour of Sydney, around the point of the opera, reachable on foot. It is an open-air public garden, generally freely accessible according to its hours. The walk there is superb, with fine views over the opera and the Harbour Bridge.

What is the Botanic Garden of Sydney?

A magnificent garden designed in 1816, one of the oldest scientific institutions of Australia, rich in an immense collection of plants over vast lawns; located by the harbour, around the point of the opera, it offers superb views over the opera, the Harbour Bridge and the bay.

Where is the Botanic Garden of Sydney?

By the harbour of Sydney, around the point of the opera, in Australia.