Australian National Botanic Gardens, Australia: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Australian National Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden in Canberra, Australia. It has articles in 10 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Australia: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

It is in Canberra, where this site lists 56 more places to see, 2.3 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -35.27774, 149.10477; the nearest main airport is Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD, Sydney (Mascot)), 241 km as the crow flies. How to get around Australia (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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It is one of the Nature and With kids places in Australia. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Australian National Botanic Gardens is March to November.

In December there are 14 h 22 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 38. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

It is not the same trip whatever you come for: Australian National Botanic Gardens has a different season depending on what you want to do here, and Kokai puts it in the right month for you.

When to go to Australia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Australia

To enter Australia there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Domestic flights and car, booked in advance”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Australia checklist. Currency: Australian dollar (AUD); plugs: Type I · 230 V · 50 Hz (its own adapter, with three flat pins in a V); emergencies: 000 for everything · 112 from a mobile.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Black MountainSmall mountain in Australian Capital Territory901 m
• National Film and Sound ArchiveAustralia’s audiovisual archive1.6 km
• Shine DomeBuilding in Canberra, Australia1.8 km
• Canberra Centenary ColumnMonument in Australian Capital Territory, Australia2.3 km
• Canberra Museum and GalleryArt museum2.4 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Australia guide.

More in Australia: Nature

• Uluru: large sandstone isolated mount in Australia
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands
• Mount Kosciuszko: highest mountain in the mainland of the Australian continent, located on New South Wales–Victoria border
• Gulf of Carpentaria: large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea
• Great Australian Bight: oceanic bight off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia
• Macquarie Island: sub-Antarctic island of Australia

Every Australia place under Nature, each with its season, is on its page.

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