Tours

Online Registration Form

Explore Shangri La with a group of your friends, co-workers, family members, students, or anyone else you choose. Group tours of 20 or more people are available Tuesday through Friday, by appointment and include a guided garden and/or outpost tour.  Children and others requiring assistance must have competent supervision at all times. 


ENTRANCE FEES FOR GROUP TOURS
Garden Tour Only
Outpost Tour Only
Garden and Outpost Tours
$5.00
$5.00
$8.00

The Botanical Garden Tour is a walking tour of the formal Botanical Gardens lead by a knowledgeable guide to provide information and interpretation.  The walk is a little over one mile and takes approximately two hours.  All paths are wheelchair accessible.  There is no limit to the number of people who can participate. 

The Outpost Tour is a short walk to our Nature Discovery Center where visitors board a pontoon boat and take a short ride on Adams Bayou to one of the outposts in the Cypress/ Tupelo Swamp.  A knowledgeable guide is on board to provide information and and interpretation.  The tour takes approximately one hour thirty minutes.  All paths are wheelchair accessible.  Availability is limited to 26 people per boat.  Two boats may be available, for a maximum of 52.  Children under 4 years of age are not allowed on Outpost Tours.

For the enjoyment of all guests on the Outpost Tour, we ask that all cell phones be silenced and that passengers refrain from using cell phones or other electronic devices for the duration of the boat ride. 

OTHER INFORMATION
  • Your date is not reserved until you have received written confirmation. 
  • Reservations and payments in full are due no later than two weeks prior to visit.  If payment is not received by the due date, the tour will be canceled.  No part of the payment is refundable even if fewer people attend than planned. 
  • A tour canceled due to weather will be rescheduled.   
  • All group tour members must participate in the same tour.
  • Group Tour is a guided and informative tour.
  • Box lunches available through the Star and Crescent Moon Café
    • Group tours are welcome to order from the menu, but groups of 15 or more are encouraged to order box lunches to ensure prompt service.
    • There is no minimum number of box lunches required.  Orders must be placed one week prior to arrival.
    • Please contact chefdavid@oldorangecafe.com for additional information and to order box lunches.
    • Box lunches reservations and payment are made separately from tour reservations and payment.  
    • No outside food  or drink, other than bottled water is permitted in Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center.  
  • To arrange a group tour, you can complete our online registration form, contact Holly Hanson, Tour Coordinator at 409.670.0234 or hhanson@shangrilagardens.org