Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Park

Address: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong

Website: https://www.kfbg.org/

Hours: Daily 9:00am-5:00pm (visitor areas; specific exhibits may have different opening times)

Admission: Entry: Free; certain attractions and seasonal activities may have fees.

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden is a conservation, education and horticultural centre in the Lam Tsuen area of Tai Po District in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It operates botanic collections, an arboretum, a plant nursery, demonstration farms and visitor facilities on a substantial site.

Planted display gardens, nursery operations, demonstration organic-farming plots and a visitor centre with interpretive exhibits. A network of walking trails crosses cultivated areas and adjacent woodland, offering short hikes and views across the Lam Tsuen Valley.

The site was established in the mid-20th century by the Kadoorie family and developed from a training and relief farm into a formal botanic and conservation organisation focused on native-species conservation, sustainable agriculture and environmental education.

Kadoorie Farm lies in the northern New Territories within Tai Po District, set in the Lam Tsuen Valley north of urban Tai Po and accessible by road from the town and nearby transport hubs.

• Size and mission: Covers roughly 148 hectares and combines conservation, education and sustainable agriculture on land in the Lam Tsuen Valley of the New Territories.
• Origins: Established in the mid-20th century by the Kadoorie family, the site now operates as a conservation and education organisation with public trails and exhibits.

What to See#

• Visitor Centre and display gardens: A visitor centre and display gardens that explain the project’s conservation and agricultural work, with interpretive trails leading into adjacent woodland.
• Arboretum and nursery: An arboretum and plant nursery that maintain collections of native and introduced species and supply plants for restoration and education projects.
• Demonstration farm: Demonstration organic farm plots and orchards used for training, research and demonstration of sustainable farming practices.

From Tai Po Market MTR station take a taxi or local bus (e.g., green minibus routes) up Lam Kam Road. Driving from central Kowloon or Hong Kong Island takes approximately 45-60 minutes depending on traffic.

• Arrive early in summer to avoid school groups and to see the nursery and demonstration plots before they fill with visitors.
• Explore the Hong Kong Arboretum section and the experimental agricultural plots-many visitors miss these living laboratories.
• Take the guided farm tour to understand local conservation and heritage-breed programs; schedule tours in advance.