Tropical Botanical Garden

Tropical Botanical Garden General Description

The National Tropical Botanical Garden, located at the end of Lawai Road is one of the most magnificent gardens on Kauai. It is actually two gardens in one: the 252-acre McBryde Gardens and the 100-acre Allerton Gardens. You'll tour them separately if you decide to viist.

The Allerton Gardens were once a private estate and are full of fountains, lush greenery, and interesting flowers. It is also home to the famous Moreton Bay fig trees that were featured in the movie" Jurassic Park." If you can remember the scene were Dr. Alan Grant and the kids discover the dinosaurs eggs, well, that is where the scene was filmed.

Tours of Allerton garden are guided and normally last two hours. The fee is $30+ and reservations are required. Visitors must check in at the Visitors Center across the street from Spouting Horn Beach Park. The McBryde Gardens are adjacent to the Allerton Gardens and are home to the world’s largest collection of native Hawaiian flora. The tours at that garden are self-guided and reservations are not required. The fee is $15+ for the 1-1.5 hour tour. A tram leaves for the garden from the Visitors Center.

To contact the gardens, you can call 808-742-2623.

Location: South Kauai

On the Kauai Map

Take Highway 50 from Hanapepe toward Lawa'i. Just past Mile Marker #11 turn right on Koloa Road (Highway 530). Continue to Po'ipu Road and turn right again. The road forks near the ocean, go right on Lawa'i Road. Entrance to the garden is located across the street from the Spouting Horn Park about one mile down Lawa'i Road on the right.