Kirstenbosch Gardens: An Audio Tour by Botany Expert

Duration1h 15m - 2h 30m

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

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PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-guided audio tour and NOT an entry ticket to Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Tickets must be purchased separately at its entrance gate or ahead of time on Webtickets.
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Stroll through Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden’s spectacular lower slopes with this affordable tour.

• Explore the magnificent Garden of Extinction and the fragrance garden
• Hear from producer Jeanette Clarke, a researcher
• Do it all in 45 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it

Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.

The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

What's included

VoiceMap Application
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Lifetime access to the 'Kirstenbosch Walking Tour' by VoiceMap

Smartphone
Transportation
Food/drinks
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

What to expect

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
1h

The tour takes you on a wandering walk beginning and ending just outside the Kirstenbosch Tearoom Restaurant at Gate 2. Start the tour in the app, put your phone in your pocket, and let your guide direct you through the gardens. The total walking distance is approximately 2km and takes about an hour without stopping, but you can pause anytime to rest and admire your surroundings. There are a number of benches along the route as well as shady spots on the sweeping green lawns where you are welcome to picnic.

Key landmarks and attractions include:
• The garden of extinction
• The fragrance garden
• Useful plants collection
• Erica beds
• Birds Pool
• Cycad collection
• The Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway
• The arboretum and Van Riebeeck's Hedge
• Mathews Rockery (Aloe and succulent collection)
• The concert stage
• Spring flower beds (a must in August September)
• Zimbabwe Stone Sculpture Garden

The exact route can be seen upon downloading the tour and audio from the tour can be listened to anytime. Once downloaded, the tour works entirely offline.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Our tour starts and ends just outside the Kirstenbosch Tearoom Restaurant at Gate 2. Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace.

End point

Our tour starts and ends just outside the Kirstenbosch Tearoom Restaurant at Gate 2. Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace.

Additional information

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Your redemption code for downloading the tour is included in your booking confirmation.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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