Botanic gardens are always a good idea to visit when travelling, not only because being out in nature is a good, healthy activity for mind, body and spirit, but also because wandering through a garden gives you another way to immerse yourself in a destination with the birdlife, plants and weather all adding to the experience.

The Adelaide Botanic Garden has another reason to visit at the moment, hosting the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhbition.

The Adelaide Botanic Garden is one of my favourites, as much for its structures, statues and sculptures as the gardens themselves, and with spring in the air and this special exhibition on, it’s the perfect time to visit.

From now until the 1^st of February 2026, Adelaide Botanic Garden is hosting the world celebrated Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which is on tour from the Natural History Museum in London.

The exhibition, housed in the Bicentennial Conservatory, features 100 incredible photographs, taken by photographers from all around the world, displayed amidst tropical greenery, which enhances the images and stories of how and where they were taken.

Each photo is displayed with details of the photographer, the camera and settings they used to capture the images, and the different categories of the competition, including animal behaviour, urban wildlife, animal portraits, plants and fungi, and more.

The brief description of how and where the images were taken and stories behind them are just as fascinating as the photos. Give yourself plenty of time to see the exhibition because you will want to read all of the stories behind the photos.

The Bicentennial Conservatory is within the Adelaide Botanic Garden and entry tickets to the exhibition cost $12 for adults and $10 for students and concession holders.

While you’re at the garden make sure to wander around and see what’s in bloom during your visit. Sadly I was a little too late to see Adelaide’s famed wisteria covered arches in full bloom, but they are beautiful nonetheless.

I did however see the stunning white water lily Victoria Amazonica in blossom, which was very lucky as the blooms only last for around 48 hours before they sink underwater.

Enjoy this exhibition, on until the beginning of February, and the garden serenity anytime.

Glenys

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