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We toured the gardens on the 8th. To tour the Allerton Garden you must do the tour. It is well worth it. Our guide, Star, was amazing. The gardens themselves are fascinating, and Star did a great job of explaining the history/ details about it. Not to be missed.

We had no idea what to expect at the gardens. Friends had visited it and recommended that we go. Although it was pricey, we felt it was well worth it. The beauty was exceptional, and the history of the area was fascinating. The tour moved along at a reasonable pace, and we didn't find it too long, although small children might. The guide was excellent. We were very glad we went!

Allerton gardens were a lovely mix of native and non-native plants with beautiful vistas. If your interest is in garden movie trivia then our guide Dave is your man however if your interest is in botanical information and landscape design you may be disappointed. The tour took longer than needed because of the seemingly endless anecdotes about movies filmed locally and film stars. Our guide did not seem particularly knowledgeable about horticultural questions. Not worth the admission price of $40 each.

First, i would like to advise to-be-visitors to understand what they are going to see, as i have heard disappointed opinions as"what kind of botanical garden it is?" Allerton gardens are not the usual botanical gardens we usually visit- with lavish tropical trees, variety of colorful flowers, and exotic fruit trees. I do get impression that lots of visitors come here to see Giant Morton Figs, featured in Jurassic Park movie, and ..... Id like you to visit this site and get acquainted with it a little bit. Dont read all about it- the guide will tell you a lot, just get the idea of it. You can also order your tour on that page. www.ntbg.org/gardens/allerton.phpAllerton gardens extends along the banks of the Lawa`i Stream where the valley narrows before opening onto Pacific Ocean, on the south shore of Kauai."Its a masterpiece of tropical romantism with magical bamboo forest, rock faces and maidenhair ferns, a phenomena; vines with brilliant scarlet flowers.It is a well-ordered paradise where nothing appears artificial, yet nature is so under control that not a leaf is out of place...The sound of water is in abundance in pools, minature waterfalls and fountains." We spent a nice morning here and our guide told as a lot about history of it, about how its taken care of now, and answered all possible questions.We enjoyed all rooms of the garden !

Aloha Australiafair2013, Thank you for your review and wonderful comments about Sam! We are so glad you enjoyed your tour with him and will be sure share this with him. We are so delighted that you chose to spend a bit of your vacation with us and hope to see you in the gardens again on your next visit to Kauai. A hui hou!

Thank you for your review of Allerton Garden. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your tours and will be sure to pass your comments on to Bob. Hope to see you in the gardens again soon, a hui hou!

Aloha! Thank you for your review! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Bob and will be sure to pass your comments on to him. We appreciate your support of the National Tropical Botanical Garden and hope to see you again on your next visit to Kauai.

Aloha orchid_blossom,Thank you so much for your review and helpful tips. We really appreciate you taking the time to provide us feedback about your tour. Visitor reviews are essential to our goal of providing the best possible experience and value for our guests. Mahalo.

Hi ShelbyH,Thank you so much for your review. We are so glad you and your kids had a great time in the garden. We love that you all got to have a hands on experience with the plants! We also take feedback into consideration when developing new tour offerings. We will make sure to include your note about the medicinal uses of plants. Please come back and see us again on your next visit to Kauai. A hui hou!

Mahalo for your review, beachtravelergirl! We are so glad you enjoyed your time in the Allerton garden and shared your experience on Trip Advisor! As a non profit organization we depend on ticket sales and donations to fund our conservation and research efforts. Thank you for helping us spread the word, we really appreciate it!

Aloha!Thank you so much for joining us for a tour during your visit to Kauai. We are so glad to hear it was a highlight of your trip. We hope to see you again on your next trip to the island. A hui hou!

Aloha indoorcitygirl,Thank you for your feedback on your tour and experience in the garden. We take this kind of feedback very seriously and would like to make sure we can bring it up at our next tour staff meeting as a training opportunity. If there is anything else you would like to share about your experience on your tour or with your tour guide, please don't hesitate to contact us at tours@ntbg.org. We hope to see you again on your next visit to Kauai.

Aloha Adnil,Thank you very much for your review. We appreciate your support of the gardens and our important conservation and research efforts. We look forward to your next visit. A hui hou!

Aloha GNelson18,Mahalo for your review! We will make sure to pass on your kind comments to David as well. Thank you for visiting and supporting NTBG! Hope to see you at the gardens again soon!

Mahalo for taking the time to write this review – we are very grateful that you have brought this information to our attention, we take this situation very seriously. Our tour guides usually provide an exceptional experience and we try to maintain a culture of continuous improvement which drives service quality. We would like to know more about your experience and have a couple of questions that will help us pinpoint what happened. Please contact us via email at tours@ntbg.org with the date of your visit and any further information you can provide about your experience. We will also use this as an example for future training with our guides.Very many thanks again and we look forward to making contact in the future.