Excursions

Find and book educational excursions for school groups and school holidays at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

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Children observing tree on school excursion at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan
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Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

Students explore the features of the Botanic Garden to discover why it is special and learn how to take care of it.

Laughing children in a circle leaning in from above

Bring your Vacation Care group to the Garden for creative and active outdoor fun! Explore the Garden through craft, art, cooking, gardening, First Nations culture, cool science, theatre shows, sensory tours and more. 

School children on an excursion out the front of the Calyx
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Bring STEM learning to life for primary school students and explore our gigantic wall of colour and plants at The Calyx.

The entry to the Australian Plantbank at Mount Annan
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Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

A school tour of the Australian PlantBank is an extraordinary hands-on experience for students that brings their STEM learning to life within a state-of-the-art plant science and conservation facility. 

A circular arrangement of leaves with a powdery disease on their surface.
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Examine a variety of plant specimens to understand the impact of pathogens and insects as well as the responses of plants to diseases.

Two students with magnifying glasses looking at magenta orchids
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

This full-day program supports Module 3: Biological Diversity in the new 2018 New South Wales Biology syllabus.

An orange and pink Australian native Cactus Pea plant
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Engage in primary and secondary investigations using the Botanic Garden's native Australian flora.

Tour guide holding an open finger lime
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Students will investigate and prepare bush foods, and discover how the first settlers affected First Nations diets.

Two students in the garden inspecting trays of water during an experiment.
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Students will learn the value of water, and the importance of sustainable management practices.

First Nations Educator and a group of children looking at a Banksia flower.
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Investigate native plants and their adaptations, and explore the latest scientific conservation and ecosystem research.

School students on an excursion at the lake at Mount Annan
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Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

Investigate key sites at the Garden to learn about sustainable water management systems.

Two children eating bush tucker in the Royal Botanic Garden during NAIDOC Week 2021.
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Learn about how Aboriginal people lived off the land before first contact and then investigate the plants and seeds brought by the First Fleet.