TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS

COOL CLIMATE GARDENS IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, DESERT LANDSCAPES IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, RARE TROPICAL FAUNA IN NEW CALEDONIA AND CHARMING TEA HOUSES IN JAPAN – FOUNDATION & FRIENDS IS OFFERING SOME SPECTACULAR BOTANICAL-THEMED TOURS IN 2023 AND BEYOND.

For more information or to book please contact us at foundation.friends@botanicgardens.nsw.gov.au

HARTLEY GARDENS AND BEYOND: HEADING FOR THE HILLS!

27–29 March 2023

Grade: Introductory

Accommodation: three nights

Come on a journey to some spectacular cool climate gardens, including one of the largest privately-owned gardens in the Southern Hemisphere. Enjoy views, heritage, great garden designs and rare plants, while staying at The Hydro Majestic.

Member price: $1,675pp twin share

$375pp single supplement

Escort: Foundation & Friends’ Meredith Kirton, author of eight books on gardening.

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

5–14 May 2023

Grade: Moderate*

Accommodation: eight nights

There are still some spots available on our trip to the Larapinta Trail, led by Relle Mott. Experience rich desert landscapes as you follow the Trail along parts of the West MacDonnell Ranges, staying in award-winning eco-comfort camps and visiting intriguing desert parks and botanic gardens.

Member price: $4,690pp twin share (land content only)

New Caledonia

4–16 November 2023

Grade: Introductory*

Accommodation: 15 nights

Thanks to a complex geology and its isolation from other landmasses for at least 45 million years, New Caledonia has evolved a highly diverse flora and fauna, characterised by high levels of endemism and botanical novelty. Add to the mix a combination of Indigenous Kanak and colonial French cultures, you have a truly intriguing destination. Member price: to be confirmed

Escort: Peter Weston, a former Senior Principal Research Scientist with the National Herbarium of New South Wales.

Northern Japan Summer Festivals And Gardens

1–15 August 2024 Grade: Introductory* Accommodation: 14 nights

Join Relle Mott for an adventure in the sweeping landscapes of Aomori and Hokkaido. These prefectures are wilder, less populated and mostly off the beaten track for foreign tourists. The highlight of our tour will be visiting the Dan Pearson designed Tokachi Millenium Forest on the ‘garden route’ of central Hokkaido. Summer in northern Japan means lively festivals, delicious food and beautiful weather.

Member price: $10,300pp