Kauaʻi Garden Tours

South Shore Tours

Allerton Garden & McBryde Garden

For more information, please call (808) 742-2623

Best of Both Worlds Tour
Allerton & McBryde Gardens • Guided Tour • 2.5 Hours

Please comply with all posted signs and safety precautions. Advanced reservations are encouraged as we are often booked out at least 24 hours in advance.

Adults $65 • Children (2-12) $32.50 • Member $48.75

For visitors who want a taste of both worlds, this is the tour! Our highly-trained interpretive guides takes guests through select Allerton Garden rooms and McBryde Garden highlights. Enjoy the greatest aspects of both gardens. Whether you are seeking that perfect picture of you with the Jurassic Park Trees or have limited time, this is it! View select rooms in the Allerton Garden, named one of the ’50 Places of a Lifetime’ by National Geographic Traveler. Then have a guided experience through our McBryde Garden, an active conservation and research garden with active interpretation and Hawaiian cultural significance.

Notices: 24-hour cancellation notice required for refunds, groups of 8+ require 5 days advance notice for refund. Closed toe shoes or secured hiking sandals are required. Please arrive 30 minutes prior departure. All tours require a bus ride into the garden. Buses leave on time and do not return for guests arriving after departure. Mahalo

Allerton Garden Guided Tour
Guided Tour • 2.5 Hours

Please comply with all posted signs and safety precautions. Advanced reservations are encouraged as we are often booked out at least 24 hours in advance.

Adults $65 • Children (2-12) $32.50 • Member $48.75

Allerton Garden is a masterpiece of landscape architecture named one of the ’50 Places of a Lifetime’ by National Geographic Traveler. Guided tours of Allerton Garden are part garden tour, part art exhibit and entirely unique. Visitors are guided through expertly crafted garden rooms that feature exotic plants, sculptures, and water features. Allerton Garden also has a rich history as a Hollywood film location for many notable movies and TV shows. See the towering roots of the famous Moreton Bay fig trees featured in blockbusters such as Jurassic Park and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Notices: 24-hour cancellation notice required for refunds, groups of 8+ require 5 days advance notice for refund. Closed toe shoes or secured hiking sandals are required. Please arrive 30 minutes prior departure. All tours require a bus ride into the garden. Buses leave on time and do not return for guests arriving after departure. Mahalo

McBryde Garden Self Guided
Self-Guided Tour • 2.5 Hours

Please comply with all posted signs and safety precautions. Advanced reservations are encouraged as we are often booked out at least 24 hours in advance.

Adults $30 • Children (2-12) $15 • Member Adults FREE

McBryde Garden visitors can explore 50 acres of diverse plant collections including Hawaiian native and ethnobotanical species, palms, rubiaceae (coffee family), zingiberales (heliconia family), and erythrina (coral trees). Appreciate the importance of sustainable farming in our Regenerative Organic Breadfruit Orchard, and take a journey back in time in the Hawaiian Life Canoe Plant Garden and along the Tree of Life Trail. View all of the collections at your own pace on this self-guided tour. McBryde Garden is timed entry/exit. Guests will have approximately 2 hours in the garden. Transportation via private bus is required to access the Garden and admission price includes the bus portion. Bus departs on time from the Visitor Center.

Notices: 24-hour cancellation notice required for refunds, groups of 8+ require 5 days advance notice for refund. Closed toe shoes or secured hiking sandals are required. Please arrive 30 minutes prior departure. All tours require a bus ride into the garden. Buses leave on time and do not return for guests arriving after departure. Mahalo

Allerton by Fire
Guided Tour with Dinner • 3 Hours

Please comply with all posted signs and safety precautions. Advanced reservations are encouraged as we are often booked out at least 24 hours in advance.

Adults $175 • Keiki (Children 2-12) $150 • Member $132

An exclusive and one of a kind dinner tour of Allerton Garden with dinner served at the Allerton Estate House accompanied by live Polynesian dancing, music and fire knife performance! Once in a lifetime experience. Most intimate, limited capacity, open air luau type tour offered on island! Come be awed by the beauty of botanicals and then entranced by live music, dancing and fire.

Notices: 24-hour cancellation notice required for refunds, groups of 8+ require 5 days advance notice for refund. Closed toe shoes or secured hiking sandals are required. Please arrive 30 minutes prior departure. All tours require a bus ride into the garden. Buses leave on time and do not return for guests arriving after departure. Mahalo

 

Allerton Garden at Sunset Tour
Guided Tour • 3 Hours

Please comply with all posted signs and safety precautions. Advanced reservations are encouraged as we are often booked out at least 24 hours in advance.

Adults $105 • Children (6-12) $60* • Children (2-5) $30* • Infant (0-2) FREE • Member $78.75

*keiki meal provided

Treat yourself and someone you love to a special tour of the Allerton Garden at Sunset. Once a favorite destination of the rich and famous, the Allertons hosted notable individuals, such as Jacqueline Kennedy, in their home and garden. The Sunset Tour is the only tour that takes visitors through select Allerton Garden rooms and to the house where the Allertons lived. At the house, visitors will enjoy the Allertons’ personal collection of pictures and memorabilia and finish the tour with a meal featuring your choice of four seasonal entrees catered by a local chef. Meals are served in personal bento boxes to enjoy on the stunning lanai amongst ocean breezes before the sun sets into the Pacific.

Notices: 24-hour cancellation notice required for refunds, groups of 8+ require 5 days advance notice for refund. Closed toe shoes or secured hiking sandals are required. Please arrive 30 minutes prior departure. All tours require a bus ride into the garden. Buses leave on time and do not return for guests arriving after departure. Mahalo!

Allerton Garden Twilight Tour
Guided Tour • 2.5 Hours

Please comply with all posted signs and safety precautions. Advanced reservations are encouraged as we are often booked out at least 24 hours in advance.

REQUIRED: Bring your own flashlight, Recommended: hydration, and insect repellent. Recommended age is 12+.

Adults $85 • Member $63.75

Join us for an after-hours tour of exploration and discovery that takes place amongst Allerton and McBryde Gardens. Listen to the birds as they sing their sundown songs before their evening rest. Look for night time pollinators. Smell the sweet fragrance of our night blooming flowers. Feel the gardens come alive in a whole new perspective.

Guided by the moonlight each tour is unique and the path will be dependent upon the season, weather, and Mother Nature in her most secretive time, twilight. Unlike any of our other tours, this experience may take guests through normally off limit areas such as the west side of Allerton, the secret garden tunnels and other off the path enchanted trails.

Notices: 24-hour cancellation notice required for refunds, groups of 8+ require 5 days advance notice for refund. Closed toe shoes or secured hiking sandals are required. Please arrive 30 minutes prior departure. All tours require a bus ride into the garden. Buses leave on time and do not return for guests arriving after departure. Mahalo!

North Shore Tours

Limahuli Garden & Preserve

For more information, please call (808) 826-1053

Limahuli Self-Guided Tour, North Shore, Kauaʻi

Grow deeper in our puʻuhonua (place of refuge)

Ancient terraces, ancient wisdom, life and relationships with the land, the forest, and the water… the stories unfold as you open your guidebook and make your way through this special place. Envision what the valley might have looked like when the first Hawaiians arrived as you follow the path through the native forest walk. Discover the plants that traveled with them in their canoes and how their culture was inseparable from the plants that sustained them. Contemplate the impact of plant invaders and learn what is being done today to protect fragile ecosystems. Ascend to the Whale Trail and take in the dramatic panorama of the ocean. Feel the spirit of Limahuli.

– To ensure you have a parking space, online reservation is highly recommended if you are driving to the Garden. Parking is included with the purchase of tours. We do our best to accommodate walk-ins throughout the day, however, sometimes we are not able to do so due to the limited parking space.

– Visitors to Wainiha/Hāʻena area are encouraged to use North Shore Shuttle service via GoHaena.com. Reservation for our self-guided tour is NOT required for visitors arriving by shuttle, and we offer a special discount on our tour for shuttle users (see Ticket Price). Please show your shuttle pass and check in at the Visitor Center as a walk-in during the opening hours before the last check-in time.

Tour Duration: 1.5 hours (recommended minimum)
Departure: Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your timeslot
Tour Type: Self-Guided Tour
Ticket Prices:
Adults (13 and older) – $30 ($25 if arriving by North Shore Shuttle, must show shuttle pass at check-in)
Kamaʻāina w/ valid Hawaiʻi ID – $10
NTBG Members – Free
Children (12 and under) – Free with an adult

What to bring
– Water bottle (Fill-up station available at the Visitor Center)
– Comfortable walking shoes
– Face mask if you visit the Gift Shop
– Sun protection
– Rain protection
– Insect Repellant

Limahuli Guided Tour, North Shore, Kauaʻi

Experience this living Hawaiian landscape with a guide

Explore this timeless place with a small group as the inextricably interwoven stories of Hawaiian history, culture, natural history, and plants unfold during your visit. As you enjoy legends that abound about this ancient valley, you’ll see the features that inspired them. A guided tour offers you a deeper understanding of the delicate balance of the ecosystem in both ancient and modern times, and how today’s stewardship of the land is modeled after the traditional practices of its earliest inhabitants. Our docents are knowledgeable, enjoy ‘talking story’, and are passionate about sharing this living Hawaiian landscape.

– Online reservation is required for all visitors attending our guided tour. No walk-ins available for the guided tours. If you are driving to the Garden, please make sure to add a parking space to your reservation.

– Visitors to Wainiha/Hāʻena area are encouraged to use North Shore Shuttle service via GoHaena.com. North Shore Shuttle users are required to make a reservation for our guided tour. We offer a special discount for shuttle users (please see Ticket Price). You must show your shuttle pass at check in.

Tour Dates: 9 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays (please arrive at 8:45 am)
Tour Duration:
2.5 hours
Tour Type: Guided Tour
Ticket Prices:
Adults (13 and older*) – $60*
Kamaʻāina with valid Hawaiʻi ID – $40*
NTBG Members – $45*
*$5 off ticket price above if arriving by North Shore Shuttle

What to bring
– Water bottle (Fill-up station available at the Visitor Center)
– Comfortable walking shoes
– Face mask if you visit the Gift Shop
– Sun protection
– Rain protection
– Insect Repellant

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