Situated in the Chinatown district, the Foster Botanical Garden was a great time out from the hussle and bussle of tourists in Honolulu. The staff were friendly, and the self-guided tour was a good way to wander around a much loved garden. Not a gardening type, I still found the shady cool trees, beautiful orchids and hither-to unknown plants a... more

Excellent botanical garden with a Buddhist temple next door. If you like botanical gardens, you'll enjoy this one. If you use the trolley, its right off one of the stops on the Red line. more

The Foster Botanical Garden is a lovely garden to go to. If you're there during July, try to attend their Midsummer Night's Gleam event, when they light up the whole place with candles in paper bags. Peaceful and beautiful, a nice rest from the city. more

We spent over an hour touring the garden, the trees and plants are amazing. Unfortunately because of the time of year we were there, there were very few flowers. We would definately go back. more

We visited the garden in September 2008 and we did not take a tour. It was a rainy day and the park was very quiet. We did not see any flowering plants, but took trails around the park and viewed the trees. It is a nice and well kept park, but I was a little disappointed. As one review said... more

Just wanted to add our positive experience with the Foster Botanical Gardens in Honolulu -- my parents enjoy gardening and agriculture, and I thought this would be a nice break from the beach/mountains/activities during our short visit on Oahu. It turned out to be very enjoyable, and especially because we went on the tour that I understand happens daily at... more

This was the surprise of the holiday. We happened to arrive at 1pm just as the free tour started and it was BRILLIANT! The guide, Benny knew everything there is to know about all the spectacular plants in the garden and charged round it with such energy that we were running to keep up. He had us tasting things, sniffing... more

We decided to join the 1 p.m tour. Would highly recommend! The tour information added so much to the enjoyment of the gardens. Our guide has us taste and feel and smell many of the plants for a much deeper understanding of the plants and trees at this garden. He was just excellent. The garden is easy to get to... more

Foster is conveniently located, has ample space, is well laid out, and labels its plants extraordinarily well. It's paths are peaceful and tasteful. This is one of the better tropical gardens in the US, let alone in Hawaii, by my reckoning. Of course, walking a garden is an activity for those who get a kick out of looking at a... more