Botanical tourism
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Botanical tourism is travel for the purposes of viewing the varied flora of a region, district or in the case of some species even a single plant!
UnderstandBotanical tourism is travelling to see plants, either in their native environment or in managed botanical gardens and parks.
PrepareKnow in advance, if there are any plants you want to see specially. Specialist guides like Wikispecies can help you get a detailed taxonomy, if you already have the technical name of a plant you are really interested in.
EquipThis is in general up to the traveller, but should be picked appropriately for the region visited.
SeeIt is outside the scope of Wikivoyage to act as a detailed botanical guidebook to where individual species might be specifically found.
EatIn conservation areas you should take care that the food that you bring with does not cause biosecurity breaches. Check your bags for any pests that may be trying to hitch a lift.
BuyMany botanical gardens have shops, selling guidebooks and souvenirs and often gardening tools and plants. On long summer days, the shop may close earlier than the garden.
Stay safeA number of plants are toxic or act as irritants; see Dangerous plants for some with which contact should be avoided.
RespectPlants look their best when in a natural environment, so resist the temptation to remove even "just one" specimen.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Botanical tourism" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons