Excursions

Find and book educational excursions for school groups and school holidays at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

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Two children eating bush tucker in the Royal Botanic Garden during NAIDOC Week 2021.

Learn about how Aboriginal people lived off the land before first contact and then investigate the plants and seeds brought by the First Fleet.

Two students using magnifying glasses to inspect lichen on a rock

There's been a theft of a valuable plant specimens at the Garden and we need your help investigating the crime.

A wooden bowl full of a variety of Australian bush foods.

Students will learn about bush foods, and how Aboriginal peoples traditionally used them.

sun peeking through native Australian woodlands

Collect data, complete fun mapping exercises and learn about controlled burning to manage the Cumberland Plain Woodland.

Four children in yellow shirts at a bench in the garden planting seedlings.

Innovative urban gardens are an excellent solution to the environmental challenges we face in our cities.

View from Mrs Macquarie's Point of the Sydney opera house and bridge across the harbour

Students will learn the value of water, how water interacts with its environment and the importance of sustainable management.

Close up of cactus

Plants have amazing adaptations that ensure their growth and survival.

Close up of the YurraBirong sculpture at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Investigate the wide variety of local native plants that were integral to the lives of First Nations people.

Galah perching on tree near hollow

Meet Abbie Mitchel, author of A Hollow is a Home to learn the roles, adaptations and needs of tree hollow-dependent animals.

seaweed underwater

Discover the amazing adaptations of seaweed that allow them to survive in their aquatic habitat.

close up gardening

Explore sustainable living practices and become a sustainability superhero!

School children touring the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

Use geographical skills and tools to build a shelter and plant the perfect picnic with your students.