THE NATIONAL BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
SANBI’s Conservation Gardens & Tourism Division manages SANBI’s network of National Botanical and Zoological Gardens, each with their associated tourism infrastructure and conservation estate, and Interpretation Section. ‘Conservation Gardens’ is the international term for botanical gardens that include both landscaped and natural areas within their boundaries.
Kirstenbosch
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world.
Hantam
The pleasures of the Hantam National Botanical Garden are like expensive champagne, to be enjoyed slowly.
Walter Sisulu
This Botanical Garden was founded in 1982, but has been a popular venue for outings since the 1800's.
Harold Porter
This lovely garden is situated in the centre of the coastal fynbos where the flora is at its richest.
Free State
This garden on the outskirts of Bloemfontein spans a valley between picturesque dolerite koppies.
Pretoria
This 76 ha urban oasis is a pristine getaway situated in the eastern suburbs of South Africa's administrative capital, Pretoria.
Karoo Desert
The Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden is a truly unique garden. It cultivates and displays a wide variety.
KwaZulu-Natal
The beautiful and tranquil KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden specialises in the conservation of plants from the eastern.
Lowveld
The character of the Garden is shaped by the two main rivers that cut across it, namely the Crocodile and Nels Rivers.
Zoo
The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa is the largest zoo in the country and the only one with national status.
Kwelera
The Kwelera National Botanical Garden in East London is South Africa’s 10th national botanical garden and the first to be established in the Eastern Cape.
THOHOYANDOU
SANBI is currently managing what is scheduled to become South Africa’s 11th national botanical garden, currently known as the Thohoyandou Botanical Garden, in Thohoyandou in the far northeastern corner of the Limpopo Province.
Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation Centre
Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation Centre was established in 1979 and opened to the public in October 1981, as a satellite station of the National Zoological Garden, Pretoria Zoo (NZG).