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• Tram

General Information

enjoy your visit — visiting the garden

Garden Tours & Tram

See the Garden — Take the Tram!

 

Want to see all the splendor and learn all the facts? The Garden offers two types of 35-minute tram tours. Both the Grand Tram Tour and the Bright Encounters Tour are open to visitors with no advance arrangements needed, no minimum numbers. Just drop by and purchase your ticket when you arrive at the Garden. Tour packages are available for groups of 15 or more.

Grand Tram Tour
The Grand Tram Tour, available every day, is a narrated tram tour around the perimeter of the Garden providing an overview of all areas. Trams are wheelchair-accessible.

Bright Encounters Tour
The Bright Encounters Tour is a narrated tram tour that offers a close-up look at the gardens on the main island. Trams are wheelchair accessible.

 

Prices	Members	Nonmembers
Adults	$4	$5
Seniors	$3	$4
Children	$2	$3

Schedules
Weather permitting; subject to change

Grand Tram
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. every 30 minutes
Daily, April 18 – October 26
Evening Tours:  5, 6, 7 and 8pm
Daily, through September 1

Bright Encounters
10:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. hourly
Daily, April 21 – October 26