Kula Botanical Garden
Kula Botanical Garden
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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  • Caroline L
    Los Angeles, California2,321 contributions
    Beautiful place, friends and I loved it!
    Absolutely worth the $10. We started our day here as our weather was mostly flash flood warnings for the day. Turns out to be a great botanical garden full of hundreds of varieties of plants. The parking was free and it was $10 a person to enter. They had umbrellas to use while you walk the grounds if needed. The small gift shop has some candy and light snacks for purchase. Walking the grounds was easy and very enjoyable as we had many photo opportunities. The koi pond was a highlight and every way you turned there was beauty.
    Visited January 2020
    Traveled with friends
    Written January 22, 2020
  • Kenny Macdonald
    Spokane Valley, Washington618 contributions
    Struggling to come back
    Garden was devastated by a storm in December 2021. Was closed until just last week and now reopened but with limited access due to the storm damage. Struggling to open and allow visitors and not requiring an entrance fee but donations to help with the recovery are accepted. Despite the damage their are still since beautiful areas and lots of vegetation to see
    Visited January 2022
    Traveled as a couple
    Written January 19, 2022
  • Erica G
    1 contribution
    If you reading this, visit the garden!
    If you are reading this, do yourself a favor and visit the gardens! We visited in mid February 2023 and it was delightful! The only area that was not open was the koi pond. Upon arrival at the gift shop building a very nice young lady sold us tickets (bonus they have a military discount) and gave us a garden map. We were worried about the rain - but they had large umbrellas for us to borrow as well as bug spray. We walked through and saw all the gorgeous flowers, plants and trees. I loved how most of them had signs indicating their names. Lots of benches and places to sit and enjoy nature. I especially loved the rainbow eucalyptus trees! We took our time and spent about 2.5 hours at the garden. We saw a few chameleons and a couple of feral kitties that reportedly live there. Maybe this is weird but I’m going to mention it, the gift shop had the cleanest bathroom we visited during our 2 weeks of sightseeing in Maui. Also the gift shop had a lot of cute one of kind things as well as snacks for purchase.
    Visited February 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written April 2, 2023
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Guest33
NYC119 contributions
Jan 2020
I wish I had read the Trip Advisor reviews of this "botanical garden" before making the long drive from Lahaina. I was expecting a real botanical garden, but this is a ramshackle collection of "specimens" that looked like they were strait from the shelves of Home Depot. The garden is poorly maintained, the pathways are badly cracked and uneven, making walking hazardous. The poor birds in the "bird sanctuary" should be released, they looked miserable and had no proper habitat to speak of. Most annoying was the woman at the entrance desk who would not let me finish a single sentence. She kept interrupting each question I tried to ask in the most condescending tone. This is certainly not a proper botanical garden, but rather a private family's rambling backyard with barely readable identification plaques on a few of the plants, the signage was a joke (see photo). The trouble was that the signage was so old it was unreadable. Save your $10 and skip this. It is not worth the time nor money.
Written January 15, 2020
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USALouise
Illinois774 contributions
Mar 2020
I loved the variety of flowers at the Kula Botanical Garden and peacefully walking through the gardens. As other readers have stated, this is not a manicured and formal botanical garden but full of somewhat wild and interesting flora. After visiting here, we went to the Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm, which was more popular and overrun with tourists. I felt the lavender farm offered far less interesting plant specimens but featured their many lavender products for sale. At least the Kula Botanical Garden had a decent restroom and an easy drive to reach the entrance.
Written April 7, 2020
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Chuck P
Indianapolis, IN7 contributions
Feb 2023
Clearly a work of love for the community and the family that owns it. Great recovery after last years flood. If you love plants or just a beautiful walk through a garden this gem is well worth the very reasonable price. The views towards the west Maui mountains are also great
Written March 4, 2023
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yapper20
San Francisco, CA112 contributions
Mar 2023 • Family
We were pretty let down by this place and dont get the reviews. When I asked the women at the front how long it would take to go through, she said 45 mins to an hour if we explore all the parts. Well we explored every trail and we were done in about 20 mins. That’s with quite a few photo stops and reading lots of signs. I know it is only $10 entry fee, but I’d say it’s worth $3 at best, and that’s on top of the long drive to get there. Definitely don’t go out of your way, but it’s ok if you are killing some time before your Ocean Vodka tour.
Written March 4, 2023
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Portobello B
Seattle518 contributions
Feb 2023
We were coming back from our Haleakala visit and was in the Kula area. It was worth the visit and $10 fee.. Nice to see a variety of fauna and flora. The Koi pond was off the visit due to damage from a storm. The garden wasn’t in a manicure condition in some areas but still wonderful to see some unusual flowers. They had a small gift store that had some nice Hawaiian souvenirs. We were given a small complimentary poster after we bought a couple of things in the gift store which was a nice momento,
Written February 10, 2023
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fsdukejr
Des Moines, WA2,311 contributions
Apr 2021
Good way to spend about 1.5 hours on the way up or down from Haleakala. We have been to lots of botanical gardens in Hawaii and the one we like best is near Hilo but his on is probably #2. It is privately run but has a wide variety of pants we had never seen before. Admission is $10 and that seems about right. Everything is very well marked and Identified. Lots of waking up and sown hill but the trails are gradual and I did not have much trouble, even with a chronic bad left ankle. It is not world class but it is very good for Hawaii. This was our second visit in the last 30 years.
Written April 8, 2021
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David R
Sequim, WA14 contributions
May 2022
A very nice walk through an amazing variety of flora from all over the Pacific region. Despite a recent landslide that closed parts of the garden and the need for additional TLC (they are having trouble hiring gardeners), our group of 2 couples had a very pleasant 90 min stroll through the gardens. One focus is bromeliads (pineapple is in this family) of which there are many varieties. The owners are also very friendly folk, and it was uncrowded when we were there, a plus during this pandemic.
Written May 11, 2022
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Denny O
Samish Island66 contributions
Feb 2020
Enjoyed a wonderful stroll through this delightful garden, appreciating the beauty and the cooler temps compared to sea level. This is not an immaculately manicured garden, but rather work of dedication by one family who invite us into their unique creation to explore and learn. Plant are generously tagged so we can learn about plant types and origins. Pathways wind through the garden providing a wide variety of views and vistas. Started in the early 1970's, many of the plantings are now of an impressive size. Carve out 1 to 2 hours depending on your pace and know the site is on a hillside and requires some walking up inclines. And their are many beautiful places to sit and rest!
Written February 6, 2020
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dogboy87
Seattle, WA17 contributions
Apr 2021
We stumbled upon this place because we had some time to kill and bow was it a stroke of luck. It's a radically different pace than the rest of maui but just as worthwhile. After days on the beach, surfing, ziplining, etc. it was so nice to get up in the hills where the weather was notably cooler and spend about 1.5 hours casually strolling through a fantastic garden. Even our two young kids who are usually into more fast-paced activities had a great time.
Written April 22, 2021
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Mark S
Corrales, NM3,637 contributions
Feb 2022
Always a must on your upcountry tour of Maui. Amazing flora and fauna, Jackson Chameleons for the finding (they're not easy to spot), ask others along the way if they can direct you to see them. Cats and Hawaiian ducks partly hiding around as well. They are still working to clean and restore the heavy wash from the December 2021 rainstorm. No matter, still a beautiful place!!
Written April 6, 2022
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