Kings Park and Botanic Garden spans over 1,000 acres on the edge of the Perth CBD in Western Australia. It is a mixture of parkland, natural bush land and botanical gardens. Kings Park offers spectacular views of the Darling Mountain Range and Swan River while overlooking the city, Perth Water and Melville Water. The Park is home to about 324 varieties of native plants, over 200 indigenous fungi and 80 bird species.
Exciting attractions apart, your holiday will only be complete when coupled with comfortable accommodation and world-class service. If you are looking for a luxury hotel, Perth offers you plenty of options. One of the most preferred by tourists is COMO The Treasury, Perth.
Kings Park is one of the largest inner city parks in the world and is larger than the renowned Central Park in New York City. One of the key attractions in the city, it boasts over 5 million visitors every year.
The 17-hectare Botanic Garden is at the heart of Kings Park. It is home to about 2,000 varieties of plants unique to Western Australia. Another important highlight at the Garden is the Lotteryway Federation Walkway. This is a 620m long pathway that includes a 222m-long bridge of glass and steel passing through the canopy of a stand of eucalyptus. Other interesting attractions here are the Gija Jumulu Boab Tree, Conservation Garden and the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Fountain and Water Garden.
Kings Parks is also full of many more interesting features such as Synergy Parkland, Royal King’s Park Tennis Club, Jacob’s ladder, the Aboriginal Art Gallery, the DNA tower and scenic walking tracks namely Law Walk and the Kokoda Track. The Kings Park Festival is held every September, since 1965, and is Australia’s biggest wildflower show and exhibition. It attracts over 500,000 people annually.
Chandrishan Williams is a travel writer who writes under the pen name, Caleb Falcon. He specializes in writing content based on the many exciting world adventures that await intrepid travellers.
