McBryde Garden – Kaui, Hawaii
This is a haven for endangered plants of the tropics. It is the home of the world’s largest collection of native Hawaiian flora outside of the wild and hosts an extensive planting of palms, flowering trees, heliconias, orchids and other plants from the tropics for your enjoyment.
The garden offers a diversity of terrain and climate from cool, hot, wet, dry, lake, cliff or meadow.
NTBG’s Conservation Program is based at this site where the garden contains a state-of-the-art horticulture and micropropagation facility.
Meandering through the garden is the L?wa`i Stream, transected by Bamboo Bridge in the lush greenbelt that borders it. The Canoe Garden contains plants of ancient Hawai`i and Maidenhair Falls area features such plants as chocolate, allspice, and ginger.
Throughout the valley there are indications of traditional Hawaiian archaeological sites that suggest that this land was once an important settlement of the early Polynesians voyagers who settled the islands of Hawai‘i. These sites consist of remnants of habitation deposits, agricultural terraces, stone walls, a fishpond, and trails. Historic legends mention L?wa‘i as the place where the great warrior Kemamo lived.
Tour Information
Location: South shore of the Island of Kaua‘i, State of Hawai‘i
GPS: +21° 53′ 8.67", -159° 29′ 33.04" (view map)
Tour: Self-guided or Guided
Days: Self-guided daily; Guided Sunday mornings only
Hours: All tours require a round-trip tram ride between Southshore Visitors Center and the Garden; approx. 15 minutes each way.
Tram departure schedule:
Self-guided Mon-Sat: 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Self-guided Sun: 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Guided Sun: 9 a.m.
Duration: Self-guided: at your own pace; please allow a minimum of 1-1/2 hours (return pick-ups are every hour on the hour until 4 p.m.)
Guided: Approx. 2-1/2 hours
Distance: Combination of transportation by vehicle and one-mile walk at an easy pace.
Attire: Comfortable walking shoes, long pants and/or mosquito repellent, hat for shade, bottled water.
Cost Per Person: Self-guided: Adults (13 yrs. and above) $20; children 6-12 yrs. $10; children 5 yrs. and under free
Guided: Adults (13 yrs. and above) $40; children 10-12 yrs. $20. Children 10 yrs. and above only on tour
Reservations: Self-guided: no reservations accepted; first-come, first-served.
Guided: required using a credit card.
Check-in: No less than 15 minutes before tour leaves
Phone: (808) 742-2623
McBryde Garden
4425 Lawai Road
(Poipu) Koloa, HI 96765
Telephone:
(808) 742-2623
Fax: (808) 742-1218
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