# Lowveld National Botanical Garden in Mbombela — Citylit

River walks, waterfalls and a forest canopy through the Lowveld’s plant life.

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## Lowveld National Botanical Garden

River walks, waterfalls and a forest canopy through the Lowveld’s plant life.

- City: Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Category: Parks & zoos
- Address: R40 Riverside, Mbombela
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/mbombela/parks-zoos/lowveld-national-botanical-garden
- Official website: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/lowveld/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowveld_National_Botanical_Garden
- Sources checked: 2026-10-15
- Coordinates: longitude 30.9771105, latitude -25.4434841 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified)
- Coordinate source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/18843108

The Lowveld National Botanical Garden, one of the nine National Botanical Gardens of South Africa is located just outside Mbombela, Mpumalanga at the confluence of the Crocodile River and Nels River, which are separated by an extensive promontory. A lookout point at the far end of the garden, reached through a rainforest trail (surrounded by clivias, fig trees, and baobab) allows views of the river in the deep gorge. 
600 native and 2,000 imported plant species grow in the garden. Almost 650 native tree species are found there as well.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowveld_National_Botanical_Garden; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: paid (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/lowveld/visitor-information/information/
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: outdoor (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/lowveld/
- durationMinutes: 60 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate
- openingHours: Daily: September–March 08:00–18:00; April–August 08:00–17:00. (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/lowveld/visitor-information/information/
- price: Adult admission: R80 in September–March, R65 in April–August. Student and child concessions apply; confirm special-event rates. (verified); checked 2026-10-15; source: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/lowveld/visitor-information/information/

### Sources
- Lowveld - SANBI: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/lowveld/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- Lowveld National Botanical Garden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowveld_National_Botanical_Garden; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- SANBI Lowveld visitor information: https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/lowveld/visitor-information/information/; fetched 2026-10-15; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/ed3740a0972a.jpg — At the Lowveld National Botanical Garden you will enjoy the tranquility of a spacious pastoral retreat where rivers, waterfalls, forests and native and exotic flowers coexist. The . Venue photograph. Author: Werner Bayer OR http://www.wbayer.com OR http://www.facebook.com/wbayercom; license: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lowveld_National_Botanical_Garden_1.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/6121e0a0bbb5.jpg — Leaf of a Large-leaved rock fig in the Lowveld National Botanical Garden at Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Venue photograph. Author: Karen Wiebe; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ficus_abutilifolia,_blaar,_Nelspruit_NBT.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/9d89c0a64e41.jpg — Natural vegetation flanking a walkway and the Crocodile river in the Lowveld National Botanical Garden in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Venue photograph. Author: Karen Wiebe; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laeveld_NBT,_rivieroewer.jpg

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