Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, Australia

Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW

International Students

Discover our Excursion Program Client Specific Educational Tours. Environmental and subject based lessons are delivered by qualified, enthusiastic teachers. Popular lessons include:

  • Aboriginal plant use
  • Biodiversity and plant adaptation
  • Rainforests
  • Evolution and adaptation of Australian native plants
  • Ecosystem study comparing rainforest, alpine and heath
  • Wollemi Pine study in plant conservation
  • Gardening sustainably
  • Geology of Mount Tomah

Two suggested itineraires are:

1. Australian Plants & Birds lesson (1-1.5 hrs)

Learn about native plants and birds on this lesson conducted within the Australian ecosystems of the award winning mountain garden.

The lesson package includes:

  • Garden Entry
  • Australian Plants & Birds Garden Lesson & Activity Sheet
  • Darug Aboriginal Connections (Book on significance of plants in local Aboriginal culture)
  • Native flower or Botanic Gardens Trust Shoulder Bag
  • Printed brochures on Mount Tomah Botanic Garden & the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

2. Blue Mountains Wilderness lesson (2.5-3 hrs)

Enter the exclusive Conservation Area of 186 ha which is a local biodiversity hotspot. Students go on a rugged adventure through primitive rainforest with towering tree ferns. The lesson takes the students through woodland and Eucalyptus forest with views out over the world heritage Wollemi National Park.

Iconic Australian plants such as the Wollemi Pines, Banksias, Eucalypts, Waratahs and Wattles are examined. Students have the opportunity to hold 100 million year old fossils of the ancient relations of the modern Wollemi Pine and see the uncanny similarities.  Up to 150 different type of birds have been recorded in the garden with the main ones being; parrots , honey eaters, kookaburras, magpies and the curious scrub turkeys.  In the warmer months there is a chance of seeing the shy Blue Mountains Dragons.

The lesson package includes:

  • Garden Entry
  • Rainforest & Woodland Lesson & Activity Sheet 
  • Darug Aboriginal Connections (Book on significance of plants in local Aboriginal culture)
  • Native flower or Botanic Gardens Trust Shoulder Bag
  • Printed brochures on Mount Tomah Botanic Garden & the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

Costs

  • All international school students: 1-1.5 hours. Set lessons for all school subject areas or custom planned for your specific group. Cost: $7 per student (Minimum fee $135)
  • Ecological Study Tour: 2.5-3hrs hours. Includes a visit to the Rainforest and Woodland in the adjacent Wilderness Conservation Area. Cost: $15 per student (Minimum fee $135)
  • Tertiary Institutions: 2-3 hours. Lessons planned and prepared according to need. Cost: $10 per student (Minimum fee $135)

For bookings and further information call the Community Education Officer on 4567 3015, fax 4567 2037 or email eductomah@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.

Rainforest guided tour

Tomah tour

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