Allerton Garden, Hawaii, United States
4.5 (1.290 reviews) Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #6 in Kauai Gardens
Allerton garden and luau
NTBG’s Allerton Garden Garden is located on the south shore of Kauai in the picturesque Lawai Valley. Tours run daily and include a ride from the Visitors Center in Poipu along a scenic coastal route and continue along the valley rim on a former sugarcane train railbed. Visitors disembark on the valley floor to explore this former private estate, named by National Geographic Traveler magazine as one of the 50 places to see in a lifetime. Plants form the walls of outdoor rooms, the canopy of trees the ceiling. Housed within are elegant statuary and water features. A popular spot for photos is the ‘Jurassic trees’, with their massive curving roots.National Tropical Botanical Garden is a nonprofit institution, dedicated to saving and studying tropical plants.
Address
4425 Lawai Road, Poipu, Koloa, Kauai, HI 96741
Mobile
Website
http://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 12:51
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.290 reviews)
Reviews
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5Dave P 5:00 PM Jan 16, 2020
My second visit, and it's ever-more amazing!
Allerton Garden is a must see for every plant enthusiast! This 2nd visit was for the Sunset Dinner Tour, and it was well worth the money (besides, all funds go to an excellent cause, the Nat'l Trop. Botan. Garden). Our tour guide, Michael, is a the one to ask for: his funny delivery, his factual knowledge, his playful sense made for the highlight of our Kauai visit. He made it interesting to learn about the history of plant evolution in Hawaii, the history of the Allerton's and McBryde families, a little Queen Emma Hawaiian culture, and what the current plant conservation efforts are. A message to Michael: Your tour would have made the Allerton's & McBryde's proud of how you represented them! Mahalo for all you do!
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4kimrumz 5:00 PM Mar 7, 2023
Best of Both Worlds
My husband and I took the Best of Both Worlds tour and enjoyed it very much. Our guide, Michael was very knowledgeable and provided us with the interesting history of the Allerton family and the trust which owns the property. We are glad we took the guided tour or we would have missed out on this history. A bus takes you from the visitor's center to McBryde gardens where we walked to a pretty waterfall and then got back on the bus to go to Allerton for a walking tour. Be sure to wear closed shoes and take an umbrella. Some parts of the gardens were muddy when we were there and it did rain on us. This is not like other Botanical Gardens we have visited that have themed exhibits but are natural gardens containing the trees and plants that were planted by the owners and surprising not a lot of it is native to Hawaii. Overall, we are happy we chose to go on this tour.
