The Durban Botanic Gardens is a classic botanic garden, reflecting the universality of the plant kingdom. It has, for over 100 years, had a fine mixed arboretum of African, Asian and American trees. The Gardens are a few minutes walk from the bustling Warwick Triangle, site of one of the largest retail medicinal plant markets in the country. The DBG hosts approximately 500 000 visitors per year, many of whom are foreign tourists. Popular attractions include picnic spots, an orchid collection, cycad collection (including the unique Wood's cycad), sub-tropical trees, palms and a tea garden.

Theme tours of the Gardens are conducted by volunteer guides by prior arrangement. Themes include: birds, history of the Durban Botanic Gardens, lake life, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, plants of the Bible, roots, general tour, mini beats and art. Africa Deluxe Tours can arrange a general guided tour of the Gardens, it is also included in many of our tour itineraries.

(…some of the above information adapted from DBG website, see link below)