The nature trails are well designed, offering views of a wide variety of native Australian flora. Very relaxing and quiet at the foot of Black Mountain, but only minutes from downtown Canberra's City Center. The dining facility is very nice. Perfect way to spend a few hours.

We try and come here regularly, it is a treat in any season. The gardens are a wonderful dispplay of Australian Native flora, well laid out in different regional sections. I especially love wandering through the rainforest walk, with all the tree ferns - a great escape from the heat in summer. The cafe is nice, but we usually take... More

It's not a bad place. It just isn't good enough to stop at. Bring your own lunch. The food they serve was cooked earlier in the day and was not tasty.

We visited the Gardens during our trip to Canberra over Easter 2013. The walks were well laid out and the selection of plants terrific and well identified. Also saw a number of lizards and the birlife was wonderful as well. Wished we had had more time to look further, so will keep it on the list for next trip to... More

These gardens are lovely and I wish I had spent more time here. There were dry conditions before our arrival (Easter) so I guess that explains the lack of any colour but in spring time I'm sure these gardens could be lovely. We found a lovely spot for a picnic and had a quick but pleasant walk around before rushing... More

The National Botanic Gardens were alot better than I was expecting, a great place for a scenic lunch. The rain forest section was magical make sure you don't miss out on it!

The magic of this place on the side of Black Mountain in Canberra is that it has recreated the diverse environments of Australia in one place. It has the only national collection of Australian plants - from rainforest to desert, Mallee scrub, mountain rockeries,gum forests and more.They are all there. If you are lucky you will also come across the... More

The National Botanic Gardens are nestled next to ANU near the CSIRO at the base of Black Mountain. They've cleverly created a bunch of microclimates that happily house plants that just otherwise could not grow in Canberra. It's cool in summer, not freezing in winter and has a resident population of cute creatures: lizards, owls and friendly birds. It's very... More

setting superb, birds flying about and wonderful native trees. The food just so so and expensive. A pity one has to pay to park, impossible to get there on public transport and I really think these places should offer free parking.