Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Melbourne - Parks Victoria Melbourne Royal Botanical Gardens

A video depicting some parts of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne Australia. This video starts with a lovely Guided Punting Boat Tours in the Melbourne Gardens. This Boat Tour takes you on a serene cruise around the islands of the picturesque Ornamental Lake in Melbourne’s stunning Royal Botanic Gardens. Just settle back in an elegant wooden punt to enjoy a unique view of one of the world’s finest gardens as the professional guide tells you about it’s history and wild life. Melbourne Gardens was founded in 1846 when land was reserved on the south side of the Yarra River for a new botanic garden. It extends across 38 hectares (94 acres) that slope to the river with trees, garden beds, lakes and lawns. It displays almost 50,000 individual plants representing 8,500 different species. These are displayed in 30 living plant collections. See some photos of these plants at 08:49 in this video. The Garden Explorer [at 07:05 in this video] Hopp-on in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Garden with ease on the Garden Explorer tour. This efficient small-group tour takes you through the impressive gardens on an eco-friendly bus. Over the course of just 30 minutes, you’ll see highlights like the Rose Pavilion, Guilfoyle's Volcano, Southern China Collection, and more. Hop off at Ornamental Lake for tea or a walk before your return to Oak Lawn. In this Botanic Garden Melbourne you will also find The Shrine of Remembrance. This is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road. It was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I, but now functions as a memorial to all Australians who have served in any war. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is home to the State Botanical Collection, which is housed in the National Herbarium of Victoria. The collection, which includes 1.5 million preserved plants, algae and fungi, represents the largest herbarium collection in Australia and wider Oceania. It also includes Australia's most comprehensive botanical library. At the end of the Video [08:37] there are some Photos of: - Shrine of Remembrance (or The Shrine) [08:37] - The entrance to the Education Centre at Shrine of Remembrance [08:45] - A part of The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden [08:49 & 08:53] - Restroom/Toilet [09:18] - Macpherson Robertson Fountain [09:26] - Cobbers Statue [09:31] - Punting Boat Tours [09:34] Watch more of Melbourne & Sydney by visiting our Travel Australia Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqEFhg9OtL5-0sv7qTFxr5PizZ3Wpz4Y. Royal Botanic Victoria Gardens Melbourne. Parks Victoria Royal Botanical Gardens. Royal Botanic Victoria Melbourne Parks. Botanical Garden Melbourne. Victoria Parks Melbourne Botanic Gardens. Melbourne Royal Victoria Parks. Punting on the Lake Royal Botanical Gardens. Melbourne Guided Punting Boat Tours Victoria Parks. #royalbotanicgardensmelbourne, #melbournebotanicgardens, #botanicgardensmelbourne, #botanicalgardenmelbourne, #royalbotanicvictoriagardens, #melbournebotanicgardens, #royalbotanicgardensvictoria, #royalbotanicgardenmelbourne, #melbournegardens, #royalbotanicalgardensmelbourne, #botanicalgardensaustralia. Watch our other WorldWide Travel Videos & Subscribe to us at @TravelshareTravel for Many More Videos yet to come. Don't miss Any!! See you There!!! https://www.youtube.com/user/TsTtravelshare/playlists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0