There is no entrance fee for the Johannesburg Botanical Garden in Emmarentia — entry is free. The garden is a municipal public park managed by Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo, not part of the national SANBI network, which is why it is not charged for.
Entry Is Free
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Adults | Free |
| Children | Free |
| Pensioners | Free |
| Parking | No fee published |
Why This Garden Is Free When Others Are Not
Johannesburg Botanical Garden is run by the City of Johannesburg as a public open space. The gardens that charge — Kirstenbosch at R110 for residents, Pretoria at R80 to R100 — are national botanical gardens in the SANBI network with gated entrances and paid staffing. Emmarentia has no ticket gate.
Opening Hours
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo lists the botanical gardens as open sunrise to sunset. Secondary listings commonly give this as roughly 06:00 to 18:00, which shifts with the season.
What Free Entry Does Not Cover
General access to the garden and Emmarentia Dam is free. Events, weddings, filming and organised functions held in the garden are charged separately and booked through City Parks. A free garden does not mean a free venue.
Where It Is
Olifants Road, Emmarentia, Johannesburg, with parking accessible from several entry points along Olifants Road.
Price Source and Last-Checked Date
The figures on this page come from secondary sources, not from an operator-published rate card. Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo publishes opening information for the garden but does not state an admission charge either way; multiple independent visitor guides consistently report that entry is free, and no ticket gate operates at the site.
Last checked: 5 September 2026. Treat these amounts as indicative, confirm at the point of purchase, and expect them to be replaced here once the operator publishes a rate card we can cite directly.