We did enjoy our visit but we were expecting more variety in trees and flowers, considering it is one of the 7 botanical garden wonders of the world. Felt like it was a bit lacking. We still enjoyed ourselves but it didn’t live up to expectations.

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the gardens. I just went on my own and believe I hit all the highlights over a couple hours. I would have liked to have more time to enjoy this garden, as there are plenty of trails to explore. They have a nice selection of plants that are endangered (of extinction) and had nice signage explaining what was unique about the plants and why they were in danger. Their display of cycads was realy enjoyable. In October, a lot of flowers, like the king proteas and pincushions, were blooming and were just gorgeous, but the non-flowering plants were also really nice to see.

Simply beautiful. An enchanting garden at the base of a magnificent mountain. Such a diverse array of plants. I especially loved the protea garden and the endangered/threatened garden. Do visit the cafe for English tea for two.

Birds, flowers, gardens and a great restaurant. Oh we had such a wonderful time here in the gardens. We hiked several of the trails and had a large pitcher of mint lemonade after our exploration. Such an amazing gardens to visit.

Heaven. This is what I thought all the hours we walked the grounds, and marveled at plants, flowers, the mountains, the way the sun came and went, the insects, the birds and many many sounds. We've been in endless beautiful gardens all over the world, but something about this place, as you climb closer and closer to the mountain seems beyond all. Simply magnificent.

We took a taxi from our hotel to these gardens and spent 4 hours there. They are stunning, and some of the boundaries are open and blend into the foothills of Table Mountain. We were blessed with beautiful weather and mid-October was an excellent time of year to visit. We ended up taking hundreds of photos. There are good restaurants and a nice souvenir shop too.

Certainly one of the best and largest botanical gardens in the world! The incredible amount of exhibits and plants is just marvellous! We spent nearly an entire day there and I am sure we didn't see everything. A must go if you are in Cape Town.

Beautiful place to visit, much larger than we imagined. You can stroll around well made paths for several hours taking in all the wonderful plants, birds and views across Cape Town. Plenty of parking, good coffee in the cafe. Would definitely visit again as there is so much to see. Interesting walkway through the tree canopy. Lots of nice shaded places to sit and enjoy the surroundings.

There are free walking tours and recorded information about the plants. We had an excellent guide that explained the unique flora, pointed out plants used in medicine, showed us many poisonous plants that were used in darts to kill pry, and gorgeous flowering plants as well. There are over 9000 species of plants and the setting can't be more beautiful.,

I enjoyed a wonderful visit to the gorgeous Kirstenbosch botanical gardens. The gardens were beautiful and well-kept with lots of photo opportunities and benches placed around to sit and enjoy the experience. However, I would recommend wearing hiking shoes/trainers as I wore sandals and they broke due to the amount of walking!