Hamilton Gardens Highlights Tour: A Journey of Hidden Stories and Garden Insights
4.9
42 Ratings
Hamilton
Uncover hidden stories, secret symbols, and interesting snippets on the Hamilton Gardens Highlights Tour. Book now for a deeper understanding of our beautiful gardens.
Duration:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Hamilton Gardens - As the most visited site in the Waikato region, Hamilton Gardens stands alone in its uniqueness worldwide. It operates as a dynamic museum, weaving narratives of different societies and epochs through its stunning and emblematic gardens.
Embark on a global journey, navigate through the annals of time, and wander along the pathways of antiquity like never before. From the time-honored Egyptian Garden dating back to 2000 BCE to the modern-day Concept Garden, each of the 18 magnificent gardens offers a glimpse into the distinct eras and locales, celebrating the philosophies and values of their times.
Accompany our amiable and expert tour guides as they escort you to a curated selection of our most celebrated gardens, on an expedition filled with concealed tales, enigmatic symbols, and profound revelations.
What's Included
- 10% discount voucher for the gift shop
- Tour escort/host included
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Discover so much more
Join our friendly and knowledgeable tour guides for a journey of hidden stories, secret symbols, interesting snippets, and new insights into some of our most popular gardens. Perfect for first-time visitors or those who want to uncover the deeper meaning behind our beautiful gardens.
Book your tour today for the ultimate Hamilton Gardens experience.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Hamilton Gardens
Hungerford Crescent, Cobham Drive
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(42 Ratings)
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Erwin
Feb 29, 2024
So beautiful - A must-see in Hamilton! Such beautiful, very well-kept gardens from different times and various cultures. And all that for free!
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907jlemay
Jan 22, 2024
Spectacular and informative multiple garden tour - Tim was an exceptional guide. He catered his tour to our interests and was a wealth of information. His attitude, demeanor, and sense of humor made our tour quite lovely. We highly recommend Tim.
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Explore07308814839
Jan 12, 2024
Beautiful themes and different era gardens - Hamilton Gardens is a beautiful different themed gardens that takes you to different eras and different themes. It is well worth taking your time to walk through and enjoy your time
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Northstar29114790565
Oct 1, 2023
I feels like I’ve traveled the world in few hours! 😄 - A must visit place if you are in Hamilton. Some of the gardens reminded me of countries that I’ve visited 😊
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Jennielavis
Sep 4, 2023
Great Tour! - Thoroughly enjoyed the highlights tour with Tour Guide Chrissen today. I learnt lots of new things about the gardens, despite having visited on my own many times. I think a highlights tour is a "must do" for regular visitors. It's nice to slow down and take time to really explore the spaces, it's special corners and amazing plants. Thanks Chrissen!
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Rkohu81
Jul 10, 2023
Amazing - My cousin and I did the Maori garden tour for Matariki this year and it was so amazing. I highly recommend it. The tour guide was amazing, so informative and knowledgeable. Of all the times that I have been to the gardens I was never aware that the land is also very sacred which was awesome to learn the history of. I definitely recommend this for all families of all nationalities.
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Diane
Jun 8, 2023
Really engaging guide - Superbly laid out different gardens that are worth a visit even on a rainy day. Each one has it's own unique character and you can walk around on your own but I'm glad I paid for a group guided tour. Our guide was so clearly enthused with the gardens and keen to pass on all her knowledge. She really made the visit so special. Unfortunately, I never noted down her name but I believe she was a volunteer so even more impressive.
For the shoppers out there, Hamilton Gardens does have a lovely gift shop. The prices are a little high but some quality items there.
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Samantha
Apr 1, 2023
Top notch - Incredible experience. It was raining but that didn’t ruin our time there at all. A world class attraction and I can’t believe it’s free. We donated at the end because we want to see it continue to thrive. Well done to the whole team who is involved - amazing place
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Mouzouris
Apr 14, 2024
Worth seeing if in Hamilton - We stopped by on our way to Auckland from Rotorua. Pretty nice gardens and very relaxing to walk around and spend some time if you have. The cafe was also cool as it has a great view of a good size pond/lake ?
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22tangotwo
Mar 2, 2023
Not wowed at all - We found getting into the place v hard as there were no directions from the car park, so we walked a lot before we got in.
The gardens, whilst they were well done on the whole, didn’t make us go wow, in fact we were somewhat underwhelmed
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