Foster Botanical Garden Tours

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 10:30 am starting on January 3rd, 2025. Reservations are recommended. Call (808) 768-7135.

Additional details:

Public Tours of Foster Botanical Garden resume in January 2025! 

Volunteer docents will conduct tours on Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. rain or shine.

Docents just completed a six-week training and are eager to engage the public in meaningful ways.

On these tours, docents will provide an overview and some details of some of the gardenʻs seven sections. No two tours are alike—different docents bring different background knowledge and life experiences. All are passionate about plants.

Please call (808) 768-7135 to reserve your spot.

Tours are limited to about 20 people and are included in the price of admission ($5 for visitors $3 for residents $1 for children).

For school or other organized groups, please call the number above to discuss differentiated tour options. 

Foster Botanical Garden has a rich history and a world-renowned collection.

Here are some quick facts:

-14 acre historic garden opened to the public in 1930

- Dedicated to the “people of Hawai’i” by Mary Elizabeth Mikahala Robinson Foster 

- Portions once owned by Queen Kalama 

- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

- Oldest of the five gardens and the headquarters of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens

- Home to 21 “Exceptional Trees” protected by City Ordinance

Host or Publisher noel chilton