Join a fantastic, guided tour with knowledgeable and friendly guides showcasing some of our spectacular collections.
Find out more about the different walks on offer with this handy guide [PDF, 84 KB].
Botanic Gardens
- Volunteer guides from the Friends of the Botanic Gardens offer free guided walks at the Botanic Gardens between October and April, and throughout the year on request.
- 1.30pm.
- Meet outside the Kiosk.
- Botanic Gardens tours are 45 to 60 minutes long unless otherwise stated.
Mona Vale
- Seasonal walks at Mona Vale are offered throughout the year.
- 1.30pm.
- Meet at the Rose Garden car park.
- Mona Vale tours are 90 minutes.
Special interest group tours
If you have any queries or would like to arrange a special interest tour for a group, please contact friendsofthegardens@gmail.com or phone Pat Whitman at 03 384 3475.
Local groups are $5 per person, international groups are $10 per person.
December 2024 walking schedule
| Date | Theme | Location |
| Monday 16 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Tuesday 17 | Cockayne Garden: A Hidden Gem | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Wednesday 18 | General Interest Walk (90 mins) | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Thursday 19 | Plant Hunters: Plants & their Stories | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Friday 20 | NZ Gardens – NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Saturday 21 | NZ Gardens – NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Sunday 22 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Monday 23 | NZ Gardens – NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Tuesday 24 | Curious Conifers: A Walk in the Pinetum | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Wednesday 25 | Christmas Day / No walk | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Thursday 26 | History Walk / Armstrong Lawn | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Friday 27 | Biggest, smallest, quirkiest, tallest... | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Saturday 28 | Plant Hunters: Plants & their Stories | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Saturday 28 | Mona Vale Guided Walk (90 min) | Mona Vale Gardens |
| Sunday 29 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Monday 30 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Tuesday 31 | NZ Gardens – NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
January 2025 walking schedule
| Date | Theme | Location |
| Wednesday 1 | NZ Gardens: NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Thursday 2 | Prince of Plants : The Noble Palm | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Friday 3 | Trooping the Colour: Our Herbaceous Border | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Saturday 4 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Sunday 5 | Trooping the Colour: Our Herbaceous Border | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Monday 6 | Biggest, smallest, quirkiest, tallest… | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Tuesday 7 | Gondwana Collection | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Wednesday 8 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Thursday 9 | General Interest Walk (90 min) | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Friday 10 | General Interest Walk (90 min) | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Saturday 11 | NZ Gardens: NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Sunday 12 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Monday 13 | General Interest Walk (90 min) | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Tuesday 14 | History Walk: Armstrong Lawn | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Wednesday 15 | Rock & Crevice Garden | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Thursday 16 | NZ Gardens: NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Friday 17 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Saturday 18 | Guides Top 10 | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Sunday 19 | Magnetic Observatory & Science | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Monday 20 | Trooping the Colour: Our Herbaceous Border | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Tuesday 21 | Curious Conifers: A Walk in the Pinetum | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Wednesday 22 | Curator’s House Potager Garden | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Thursday 23 | NZ Gardens: NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Friday 24 | General Interest Walk: Summer Highlights | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Saturday 25 | Biggest, smallest, quirkiest, tallest… | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Sunday 26 | Trooping the Colour: Our Herbaceous Border | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Monday 27 | NZ Gardens: NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Tuesday 28 | Delightful Dahlias | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Wednesday 29 | Notable Trees | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Thursday 30 | NZ Gardens: NZ Natives | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
| Friday 31 | Curious Conifers: A Walk in the Pinetum | Christchurch Botanic Gardens |
