Kirstenbosch National Park in pictures

Kirstenbosch National Park Tour Kirstenbosch is a famous botanical garden

It is located at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town.

The park is one of nine National Botanical Gardens that cover five of South Africa's six different biomes.

When was the Kirstenbosch National Park founded?

It was the most famous of the gardens, in 1913

The garden came to preserve the country's unique plants, and it was the first botanical garden in the world with this view.

Kirstenbosch places a strong emphasis on growing native plants.

The park includes a number of different areas, including savannas, fynbos, karoo and others.

The garden centers on plants native to the Cape region

Most notably the amazing combos from Brutus

Kirstenbosch is very popular with residents and visitors. Kirstenbosch offers one of the paths to the valley

It is the easy and popular way to the top of Table Mountain.

In the summer, a popular series of outdoor concerts are held in the gardens on Sunday evenings.

Chelsea Flower Show

In 2008, the Kirstenbosch Gallery at the Chelsea Flower Show won the Gold Medal for Most Creative Show.

The gallery was designed in 2008 by 16 designers, including David Davidson and Raymond Hudson

who established South Africa "as a frontrunner in horticulture".

Kirstenbosch has won 29 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show in 33 matches.

Kirstenbosch NBG. . . The most beautiful garden in Africa

The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is the garden that lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa

And one of the great botanical gardens in the world.

Kirstenbosch was founded in 1913 to promote, preserve and display the extremely rich and diverse flora of South Africa

It was the first botanical garden in the world to be dedicated to the country's indigenous flora.

Kirstenbosch displays a wide range of plant life unique to Cape Flora

Also known as fynbos, including sugarbushes, pincushions and meadowsweet.

Plants are grown throughout South Africa's diverse biomes and regions also in Kirstenbosch

Including an almost complete group of cycads.

Botanical Institute Society

It is a specially built greenhouse for the growth of plants in arid regions that cannot survive outdoors.

There are more than 7000 species in cultivation in Kirstenbosch

Including many rare and threatened species.

Kirstenbosch is more than just a park

It is part of the nature reserve. The park extends over 36 hectares and is part of the 528-hectare estate

It has a protected mountainside supporting natural forests and fynbos along with a variety of animals and birds.

The Kirstenbosch Estate borders Table Mountain National Park, and the park seamlessly integrates with natural fynbos, forests and mountains.

Kirstenbosch is located in the botanical heart of the Cape, also known as the Cape Kingdom of Flowers. In 2004 Cape Floristic was declared

Including Kirstenbosch, as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and as the first botanical garden in the world to be included among the Natural World Heritage Sites.

Kirstenbosch is the largest nationwide network of nine National Botanic Gardens, which are managed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), which seeks to promote the sustainable use and conservation of South Africa's exceptionally rich flora and fauna, for the benefit of all people.

Park contact information
Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
Phone
270217998783+
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Email address
kirstenboschinfo@sanbi.org.za

How to get there

Kirstenbosch National Park

Kirstenbosch National Park is located just 13 km from Cape Town city centre.

Best time to visit

The best time to visit is mid-August to mid-October, when numerous varieties of proteas are in bloom.

Garden dates
The gardens are open September - March
From 8:00 am to 19:00 (07:00 pm)
The gardens are open from April to August
From 8:00 to 18:00 (06:00 pm)