15 Historic Garden Tours Worth Flying For

1.Aboriginal Heritage Walk – Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 314 reviews · from $30Our pick

Learn about Kulin culture, native plants, and Aboriginal traditions on a 90-minute guided walk through Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens.

“Den was our Aboriginal guide and he was excellent. This was a very informative and thought provoking tour and enjoyed by visitors and Australians in our group. The Botanic Gardens are stunning and need a lot longer to explore.”

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2.Beijing Historical Tour II including Summer Palace, Lama Temple & Panda Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 187 reviews · from $93

Review of Beijing’s 7-hour tour to Lama Temple, Summer Palace and Panda Garden, with lunch, transport, guides, costs and shopping-stop advice.

“William did a really nice job, very knowledgeable and provided great information. We had two other parties in our group, one with two young boys and William did great with them. He gave us the option to do the boat ride at the Summer Palace which did cost extra, but added something to the day. Trip also included a stop at a tea house and pearl factory. Only small complaint was the tour was advertised as a 7 hour day and we purposefully picked the tour due to the shortened day, but ended up as a 10 hour day. We had plans for a show that night and was hoping…”

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3.Authentic Amalfi Lemon Tour & Tasting in the Historical Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $49

Tour a fourth-generation organic lemon garden above Amalfi, learn terrace farming, and taste lemonade, limoncello, and homemade cake.

“Truly authentic tour of a family-owned lemon grove! The tour guide spoke great English and shared great information about the history of Amalfi and lemon trees, as well as other fun facts! The food and limoncello was delicious, and I appreciate that their farm is organic! Plus our group was much smaller than the other groups I saw touring which is nice.”

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4.Amalfi Organic Lemon Tour & Tasting in the Historical Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 46 reviews · 1.5 - 2.5 hours · from $59

Tour Amalfi’s historic organic lemon terraces, taste lemonade, cake and limoncello, and enjoy sea views with a family farm guide.

“This tour was one of the absolute highlights of our trip. Not only was it fun learning more about Amalfi, the agricultural history and lemons but the tour is hosted by the family of the property. Giovanna was very personable and made the tour fun, educational and interactive. The tour was capped off by our tour group enjoying a dessert prepared by Joanna’s mother, refreshing lemonade and limoncello. This allowed everyone in our group to get to know each other from all parts of the world while enjoying the most spectacular view. I’m so glad we took this tour and got to meet Giovanna.”

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5.Charming Sintra on Private Guided Tour with History (All Day)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $143

Review of a private Sintra day tour from Lisbon, with Pena Palace, Moorish Castle, historic streets, and Azenhas do Mar.

“Excelente tour privado, com guia Diogo que nos deu todas as informações históricas do local. Indico essa empresa para todas as pessoas que queiram fazer o passeio em Sintra.”

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6.Bangkok Wat Pho and Flower Market Historical Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $88

Review of Bangkok’s Wat Arun, Wat Pho, food, Thai costume, boat, tuk-tuk, and flower market tour, with practical tips and honest value advice.

“BOOK THIS! This was such a fun tour, it was the only historical tour that also included Thai costume rental and pics at Wat Arun! You’ll come away with pretty photos for your memories plus learn so much about Wat Arun, Wat Pho, and the Read more”

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7.The Limestone Heritage Park and Gardens (Entry Ticket)

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 27 reviews · 1 day · from $11

Explore 7,000 years of Maltese history at Limestone Heritage Park, with audio tours, stonework, gardens, animals, and a Punic tomb.

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8.Historic Charleston: The Battery, Rainbow Row, St. Michael Church

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Charleston on foot, from St. Michael’s Church and Rainbow Row to The Battery, with a local guide and two hours of city history.

“Knowledgeable tour guide, in an historic city. His general depth of knowledge regarding the area’s history and architecture made the stories really interesting.”

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9.Medellín: Flower Farm & Silletero History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 23 reviews · 4 hours · from $70

Review of Medellín’s private Santa Elena flower farm tour, with silletero history, mountain views, transport details, price advice, and practical tips.

“El tour por la finca muy interesante y el guía de allí muy amable y preparado. El conductor muy mal, conduce muy mal, va muy rápido, sin respetar señales ni precauciones de tráfico, constantemente consultando el móvil y sin abrocharse el cinturón.”

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10.Hatta Mountain Tour, Hatta Dam, Heritage Village, Honeybee Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews

Review of a private Hatta tour from Dubai with mountain views, Heritage Village, Hatta Dam, Honeybee Garden, Swan Lake, and Hill Park.

“A great day in Hatta with Faizan! the kayaking on the water dam is really fun with beautiful scenery, the heritage village is a very short visit but such a peaceful place, and a very nice view from the watchtower. I had time and did not feel pressured to do anything. Faizan answered a lot of questions I had!”

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11.Historical Guided Day Tour : City – Sugar World – Botanical Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · from $151

Review of Mauritius’ 8-hour tour from Pamplemousses to Port Louis, with a sugar museum, Citadelle views, Odysseo, guide, and hotel pickup.

“The tour of pamplemousse gardens with our guide Wendolene ( sorry if misspelt) was excellent the information and history was very interesting and we learnt a lot. The sugar museum was informative and thought provoking as it covered tRead more”

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12.Jaipur Full-Day Heritage Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $11

See Jaipur’s flower market, Amer Fort, City Palace, and more on an eight-hour private tour with AC transport and a guide.

“I spend two and a half days with Shamshu and his guide Abdul for a quick trip to Jaipur. I did an evening tour, a trip to Ranthambore National Park, and a full day private tour of the city. I was very pleased with the service provided by ShamsRead more”

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13.Mughal Heritage Tour Including Lodhi Garden, Humayun Tomb and Akshardham Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $94

Review of Delhi’s private Mughal Heritage Tour, with Lodhi Garden, Humayun’s Tomb, Akshardham, hotel pickup, tips, and honest advice.

“It was a great experience. Great guide and really enjoyed the sound and light show!”

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14.Half Day Nadi “Historical and Cultural Tour” with Village,Temple,Gardens&Markets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $88

Explore Nadi’s markets, Viseisei Village, Sleeping Giant orchids, and Sri Siva Temple on a practical half-day Fiji tour.

“Interesting to see the town , temples and village . Missed the overlook part of tour . Remember to have socks for temple.”

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15.Historical Private Guided Tour, City-SugarWorld-Botanical Garden – Min.2 persons

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $179

Review of Mauritius private tour from Grand Baie, covering Pamplemousses, L’Aventure du Sucre, Citadel Fort, Odysseo, and Port Louis.

“To really appreciate this botanical garden you need to be really interested in trees. There is an area with spice trees and our guide gave us some leqves and talked about them which really was the highlght of the visit. It's a pity that the colonial mansion on the property is not being used.”

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