Garden Tours

Visit the extraordinary Les Jardins de Marqueyssac. Located on a bastion overlooking the Dordogne River, the 19th century stone-tiled castle has more than 6 kilometers of shaded pathways lined with 150,000 hand-pruned shrubs, punctuated with belvederes, rockeries, waterfalls and greenery. Known as the Italian Garden in Périgord, its sophisticated topiary uses clipped box, cypress and rosemary in flowing, organic shapes. Join our Garden Tour of England and France with Phil Dudman Gardening (16 May 2025)- https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-france-garden-may-2025.php

Visit Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens, built in the early Edo period in 1629, and one of the three ‘Great Gardens’ of Japan. This traditional garden exhibits the main elements of a Japanese garden and was named after a poem. It boasts a gorgeous pond adjoining the tea house, a full moon bridge and man-made hills. Join as part of our Cherry Blossom Cruise and Tour to Japan with Deryn Thorpe (26 March 2025) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/japan-deryn-thorpe-mar-2025.php

Visit Sissinghurst Castle, created by writer Vita Sackville West and her husband Harold Nicholson. In the middle of May, the cottage garden will be clothed in a myriad of warm red and golden hues. Many bulbs will be out too. It is a garden for every season. Join as part of our Garden Tour of England and France with Phil Dudman Gardening (16 May 2025) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-france-garden-may-2025.php

Omiya Museum is regarded as the most outstanding center for bonsai in Japan. Opened in 2010, it has a collection of over 100 bonsai masterpieces. We will visit and see bonsai pots, miniature landscape stone, books and woodblock print on our Garden cruise and tour to Japan with Deryn Thorpe. Departing 26 March 2025 (17 nights). For details visit: https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/japan-deryn-thorpe-mar-2025.php Deryn Thorpe

Travel into Cornwall and visit the Eden Project. Located on a reclaimed china clay pit the Eden Project is an educational charity. The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes, that house thousands of plants species. The largest of the domes simulates a rainforest environment. Join as part of our Garden Tour of England with Sue McDougall (20 May 2025) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-garden-sue-mcdougall-may-2025.php

Join Phil Dudman on an garden exploration of Daylesford, Mornington and Melbourne for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Highlights include Blue Lotus Garden, Cloudehill, Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, Heronswood Gardens, Cruden Farm, Stonefields, St Erth, Lambley, Marilyn’s Wildflowers and the house and garden of Rippon Lea. Departs 17 March 2025. For details visit: https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/daylesford-mifgs-mar-2025.php Phil Dudman

Join Phil Dudman on the Garden Tour of England and France including the Chelsea Flower Show. 16 May 2025 - 21 Days. Visiting the highlight gardens of Kent and London including Scotney Castle, Great Dixter, Sissinghurst, Kew Gardens, Wisley. Romantic Paris and the many glorious gardens and chateaux of the Loire Valley and the Dordogne and Claude Monet’s house and garden in Giverny, France. Visit for more information - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-france-garden-may-2025.php

Visit Daikon Island and Yuushein Flower Park, which specializes in peonies, which will be in full flower during our visit. See stunning peony flower arrangements by Shogo Kariyazaki, a famous Japanese flower artist, art installations and a waterfall. Join as part of our Cherry Blossom Cruise and Tour of Japan with Deryn Thorpe (26 March 2025) -https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/japan-deryn-thorpe-mar-2025.php

Enjoy a relaxing walking tour of the Colonial Town of Old Sydney, founded by Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution. Explore a number of buildings that were constructed in the late 18th century and at the turn of the 19th century. The tour will also feature St. Patrick’s, the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Cape Breton; Cossit House, built in 1787; and Jost House, offering interesting exhibits from this same period. Join as part of our Autumn Colours Garden Cruise to the USA and Canada with Deryn Thorpe (11 October 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/usa-autumn-garden-tour-oct-2024.php

Visit Crawleighwood Garden. This wonderful two-hectare garden is nestled in the picturesque hills at Nicholls Rivulet near Cygnet in the beautiful Huon Valley. The garden features lush rhododendron woodland and rainforest with myrtles, rare and unusual plants, a wide variety of deciduous trees including maples, which will display their spring leaves, meandering paths, stone walls and a Gondwanan arboretum. Join as part of our Spring Garden tour to Tasmania with Phil Dudman (9 Oct 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/spring-garden-tas-oct-2024.php

Stratford-upon-Avon is a medieval market town in England’s West Midlands known as the 16th-century birthplace of William Shakespeare. The town features a large selection of some of the finest gardens in England. Visit as part of our Britain and Ireland Garden Tour with Bean There Dug That (departing 3 September 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-ireland-sep-2024.php

Nakamise is the most famous shopping street in Asakusa. The street runs for 250 meters on the main approach to Sensoji Temple and is lined on both sides with shops selling traditional souvenirs, snacks, and sweets. The Market starts and ends with temple gates. Visit as part of our Cherry Blossom Cruise and Tour of Japan with Deryn Thorpe Departing 26 March 2025 - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/japan-deryn-thorpe-mar-2025.php

Visit the 19th-century Halifax Citadel National Historic Park, with a spectacular view of the downtown area. Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the English in 1749, and were referred to as Fort George. Join as part of our Autumn Colours Garden Cruise to USA and Canada with Deryn Thorpe (11 October 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/usa-autumn-garden-tour-oct-2024.php

Visit Inverawe Native Gardens, Tasmania’s largest landscaped native garden. Learn how this once weedy patch of wasteland was transformed into a delightful native garden that merges seamlessly into the wider landscape. Explore as part of our Spring Gardens Tour of Tasmania with Phil Dudman Gardening departing 9 October 2024 - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/spring-garden-tas-oct-2024.php

Visit a truly unique garden full of colour and inspiration, Knockpatrick gardens. The gardens are a haven for enthusiasts and contain a variety of colour through the collections of rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas, bamboos, primulas, poppies and many varieties of tree ferns and grasses. Join as part of our Britain and Ireland Garden Tour with Bean There Dug That (3 September 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-ireland-sep-2024.php

See the splendour of the iconic Cherry Blossoms in Japan in 2025!
17 Nights Departs March 2025 Led by garden expert Deryn Thorpe.

Book by 27 March 24 and save $500 per person off Balcony, Outside & Inside Cabins. Book Now!

Visiting Tokyo, Amori, Sakaiminato, Nagasaki, Shimizu & Kyoto, Japan; Busan, South Korea

Tour highlights include:
• Enjoy a city tour of Tokyo and see Ginza
• Imperial Palace East Garden
• Omiya Museum, the most outstanding center for bonsai in Japan
• Koishikawa Korakuen Garden and Hama-Rikyu-Teien garden
• Talk by Deryn Thorpe about her life in gardening and pointers on the design features of Japanese gardens
• Yuushein Flower Park
• Stunning peony flower arrangements by Shogo Kariyazaki a famous Japanese flower artist
• Walk along Nakamise-dori market in Asakusa
• See the Peace Memorial Park, located near Ground Zero- Nagasaki
• Travel by Bullet train to Kyoto
• Picturesque Philosopher’s path, which extends along the river under cherry blossom trees
• Kinkakuji Temple, also known as the temple of the Golden Pavilion
• Jojakko-ji, a 1640 temple set in a beautiful grove of trees
• Superb Zen garden at the Tofuku-ji Temple - Kyoto
• Explore Osaka Castle
Tour info here
https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/japan-deryn-thorpe-mar-2025.php

Spend a day exploring some of the beautiful hidden gardens of Venice. Join our guides, members of the Venice Garden Club, who will provide entry to some very special and beautiful private gardens as part of our Garden Tours of London and Italy with Deryn Thorpe (departing 21 May 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/london-italy-garden-may-2024.php

Explore Inverawe Native Gardens, Tasmania’s largest landscaped native garden. Learn how this once weedy patch of wasteland was transformed into a delightful native garden that merges seamlessly into the wider landscape. Join as part of our Spring Garden Tour to Tasmania with Phil Dudman Gardening departing 9th October 2024 - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/spring-garden-tas-oct-2024.php

Visit Bourton House, an inspiring garden offering an alternative to a traditional country house garden. The geometric potager is a particular delight. Well-kept lawns, quiet gardens, a knot garden and Cotswold’s stone walls are set off by herbaceous borders.🌿 Join as part of our Britain and Ireland Garden Tour with Bean There Dug That departing 3 September 2024 - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-ireland-sep-2024.php

Visit the Highline Park, a 1.45 mile section of the former elevated rail spur called the West Side Line.🛤 Redesigned by landscape architect James Corner Field Operations it was planted by legendary Dutch landscaper Piet Ouldolf. It starts with a thicket of shrubs and small trees leading to an open lawn and an elevated walkway through sumac and magnolia trees. Join our Autumn Colours Garden cruise to USA and Canada with Deryn Thorpe - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/usa-autumn-garden-tour-oct-2024.php (11 October 2024)

Explore the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, the biggest and best show of its type in the Southern Hemisphere and ranked in the top five flower shows in the world. Floral displays fill the world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building and the surrounding Carlton Gardens. Around the building are landscape displays created by some of Australia’s most talented landscape designers. Join as part of our Daylesford, Mornington and Melbourne Garden tour with Phil Dudman Gardening (11 March 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/daylesford-mar-2024.php

Located in the Lazio, about 40 miles south-east of Rome, Ninfa was a substantial town going back to the times of the Romans. The ruins have been transformed into a botanical garden. Now plants wind over ruined towers and walls, rejoicing in the lush conditions. The atmospheric setting features roses scrambling for footholds in ruined archways, and the frescoed church wall still standing open to the weather. Visit with our Garden Tour to Europe with Deryn Thorpe (21 May 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/london-italy-garden-may-2024.php

Explore Hidcote, one of the most notable gardens in the world. It was created by self-taught gardener, Lawrence Johnson in the early part of the 20th century with a fabulous sense of design and great planting skills, using mainly 19th century varieties. Visit as part of our Garden Tour to Britain and Ireland with Bean There Dug That (departing 3 September 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-ireland-sep-2024.php

Visit the Melbourne Botanic Gardens which covers 36 hectares where you will see Guilfoyle’s Volcano. Built in 1876 as a water storage for the gardens, it has commanding views of the city and showcases low water use plants. Boardwalks and viewing platforms give visitors an opportunity to explore Melbourne Botanic Gardens.
Daylesford, Mornington and Melbourne Garden Tour with Phil Dudman (11 March 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/daylesford-mar-2024.php

Emu valley rhododendron gardens is unique for its design and the ability to grow all rhododendrons outside in our sheltered natural amphitheater. It is also home to some amazing natural wildlife, such as the echidna and platypus. See over 24,000 rhododendrons and companion plants within themed environments as part of our Garden Tour to Tasmania with Phil Dudman (departing 9 Oct 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/spring-garden-tas-oct-2024.php

Explore Longwood Gardens, a kaleidoscopic floral paradise covering more than 1,000 acres, which is considered to be the finest garden in the US.🌳 Experience the Chrysanthemum Festival with stunning displays in the historic main conservatory and enjoy a bird’s-eye view of fall foliage from one of the three award-winning treehouses. Join as part of out Autumn Colours Cruise to Canada and the USA with Deryn Thorpe (11 October 2023) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/usa-autumn-garden-tour-oct-2024.php

At 870 meters above sea level, Shepherd’s Bush is a 1.5 hectare garden and is the highest residence on the mountain. The garden showcases many cold climate plants including rhododendrons, maples, conifers, viburnums and dogwoods. Visit as part of our Daylesford, Mornington and Melbourne Garden Tour with Phil Dudman Gardening (departing 11 March 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/daylesford-mar-2024.php

Visit, by ferry, the semi-classical Villa Melzi which stands on the shores of Lake Como, among gardens studded with an eclectic mix of sculptures, from Egyptian to Roman. Deryn will share tales of the competition between the owner of this garden and the garden across the lake, Villa Carlotta. Join as part of our Garden Tour to London and Italy with Deryn Thorpe (departing 21 May 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/london-italy-garden-may-2024.php

Visit June Blake’s garden, a rare fusion of inspired design and painterly planting, situated in the townland of Tinode in County Wicklow. Within it are many different areas of interest. These include swathes of naturalistic, prairie style planting, sculptural landforms, a flower meadow and generous stretches of woodland.🌲 Join as part of our garden tour of Britain and Ireland with Bean There Dug That (3 September 2024) - https://www.travelrite.com.au/garden-tours/uk-ireland-sep-2024.php

Spring Garden Tour of Tasmania with Phil Dudman
10 Nights | 9 October 2024

Join us on a captivating 10-night adventure through the picturesque landscapes of Tasmania on our Spring Garden Tour with the renowned horticulturist, Phil Dudman. Departing on October 9, 2024, from Launceston, this journey will take you to some of the most stunning gardens and historic estates in Tasmania. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the breathtaking gardens of Tasmania and gain valuable knowledge from a gardening expert. Book your spot now and embark on a journey that will leave you with lasting memories and a deeper appreciation for the natural wonders of Tasmania.