The Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden is a truly unique garden. It cultivates and displays a wide variety of desert and semi-desert plants. The 154 hectare Garden lies at the foot of the Hexriver Mountain range, 120 km north of Cape Town in Worcester.
The most popular time to visit the Garden is during spring, when the annuals and vygies (mesembs) are in flower. The best time to see the spring flowers is from late July till late September.
The most important animals in the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden are the little ones that people usually don't notice. These include the bees, beetles, butterflies and the small sunbirds.
These pollinators make it possible to give visitors a spectacular display of flowers year after year.
There are 143 hectares of natural area that conserves two vegetation types. The majority of the area is Robertson Karoo and a small area consists of Breede Shale Renosterveld. The garden provides a haven for many animal species as well.
