Love plants and history? Consider becoming a tour guide in the gardens.

Heritage Tour Guides provide heritage tours of the Tanks Art Centre and Botanic Gardens precinct on Thursday mornings from 10am. Meet at the Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre.

Cattana Wetlands tours are provided by arrangement on Tuesday mornings. Find out more about the history, flora and fauna of Cattana Wetlands or enjoy our self-guided tour

Visitor Enhancement Volunteers provide assistance to visitors to the Cairns Botanic Gardens on weekends.

Friends of Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor Guides provide Monday to Friday tours from 10am leaving from the Friends House, Flecker Gardens. For more information phone 4032 3900. Visit the Friends website for more information.

Last Updated: 3 April 2023

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