Plan Your Visit

You can view the Garden in a number of ways! Whether this is your first or 50th visit, there will always be something new to see and experience. Take advantage of our Daily Tours (November-April) at 11am (meet in front of the Brazilian Garden by the Garden Cafe Cart) for a quick tour or set out to explore yourselves.

Here are a few options of how you can spend some time here at the Garden:

For A Family

1 hour
Quick look of the Children's Garden.

Half day
Explore all there is in the Children's Garden - fun for toddlers to teens. Swim diapers and towels should be brought along.

Full day
Explore all there is in the Children's Garden - both levels, the Butterfly House, tree house, fire tower, fountains, etc. Then enjoy lunch before heading out to the White Birding Tower and then walking back through beautiful Preserve pathways.

For Adults

1 hour
Quick self-guided tour of the Lea Asian Garden or Kapnick Caribbean Garden.

Half day
Explore the Scott Florida Garden, walk the Preserve and stroll back through the Brazilian Garden.

Full day
Explore all the Lea Asian Garden, Scott Florida Garden, Kapnick Caribbean Garden, Water Garden and Brazilian Garden in the morning. After a delightful lunch, become a kid again in the Smith Children's Garden.

Garden Photography Policy

While on the grounds, visitors may be photographed by Naples Botanical Garden photographers. All photos taken within the Garden by Garden photographers/staff become the property of the Garden and may be used for the purpose of promoting the Garden.

All photography sessions, personal or promotional, must be reserved and a date and time set. There is a fee for photography sessions or promotional photo shoots that are not part of an event taking place at the Garden. This includes engagement photos, wedding/bridal photos and family portraits.

Amateur photographers and Garden guests may shoot pictures throughout the Garden without fees or permission required as long as they are for their personal use and enjoyment, rather than for commercial (profit making) or gallery (professional) use. Photographs cannot be published, sold, reproduced, transferred, distributed, or otherwise commercially exploited in any manner whatsoever without written consent by Naples Botanical Garden.

Naples Botanical Garden reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to withhold and/or withdraw permission to photograph on its premises or to reproduce photographs of objects in its collection.

Read our full photography policy >>

calendar

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garden hours

9am-5pm (8am-5pm on Tuesdays).

directions

From US 41 east, take Bayshore Drive south. Travel 1.5 miles to stop sign at Thomasson Drive. Keep straight, staying on Bayshore and enter Garden on the right.

access

ADA accessible paths through all cultivated gardens, paved paths to birding tower. Scooter rentals are available on a first come first serve basis for $12/day.

parking

Parking available inside of the entrance gate.

food/beverages

No outside food or beverages are permitted at any time in the Garden. Light fare and beverages, including beer and wine, are available for purchase in the Garden (November - April).

admission

Members FREE
Adults - $12.95
Children 4-14 - $7.95
3 and under free

helpful phone numbers

239.643.7275
877.433.1874

daily tours - 11am daily (november-april)

Complimentary "Getting Started" Garden Tours

First time visitor? Looking to learn something new? Try one of our complimentary daily "Getting Started" tours! A docent will lead you through various areas or topics for this 20-30 minute tour. FREE with admission.

guided tours (groups of 10 or more)

1. You Pick Two (2) Gardens: $15 per person

A broad overview of two areas in the Garden of your choosing. This tour lasts approximately 60-90 minutes. Cost includes: admission, a guided tour by one of our experienced Garden Guides and 10% off merchandise at the Garden Store. Day of Tour add-on pricing is $17.95 per person.

2. Highlights Tour of All Cultivated Gardens (Offered November-March): $50.00 per person

A broad overview of the Brazilian, Water, Kapnick Caribbean, Lea Asian, Scott Florida and Smith Children's Gardens. Learn about the designers, their vision, and plants native to each garden. This tour lasts three (3) hours. Cost includes: admission, a guided tour by one of our experienced Garden Guides and 10% off merchandise at the Garden Store.