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Big Island Botanical Gardens Guide
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Complete guide to all of the Big Island's botanical gardens and how to find each one.
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• General: Educational
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• General: Guide
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• General: Kid Friendly
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| Guide Series: Hawaii Botanical Gardens |
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Interested in seeing Hawaii's native and non-native flora or just love being outdoors? Then this list of the Big Island's botanical gardens is for you.
The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a 40 acre garden that is protected from the trade-winds and has rich volcanic soil. As you walk the trail you will pass waterfalls, cross streams, and have stunning views of the Pacific coast. Onomea Bay Beach is part of the botanical garden. More at: Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
If you like your botanical gardens with adventure and white knuckle thrills then head over to Botanical World Adventures which features a garden maze, waterfalls, Segway tours, and a zipline. Oh, and they also offer docent-guided and self-guided tours through their botanical gardens. More at: Botanical World Adventures
The Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens are a nonprofit botanical gardens located at the Kona Educational Foundation Center building in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii's Big Island. The site includes both a botanical garden as well as an ancient Heiau known as the Kealakowa'a Heiau. They're open daily with free admission, though donations are accepted. More at: Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens / Kealakowa'a Heiau
Nani Mau Gardens is a botanical garden that was originally created by Makato Nitahara, a Japanese immigrant, who transformed a twenty acre papaya patch into a garden. Today, visitors will find a variety of tropical plants and flowers, an orchid garden, fruit trees, and more. More at: Nani Mau Gardens
Located at the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus. They have one of the best cycads collections in Hawaii. They also have palm trees from around the world, including the endangered Loulu. They are open daily for free. More at: University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens
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