7 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.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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4.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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5.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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6.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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7.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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