Plant Days and Orchid Odyssey are back! See how we've grown!
During this year's scheduled events (see the list of dates below), guests can enjoy Orchid Odyssey from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Orchid Greenhouse is located between map locators 9 and 10.
Also on Plant Days, the Carnivorous Plant Greenhouse will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Horticulture staff will be available to answer all your questions about these amazing plants! The Carnivorous Plant Greenhouse is located between map locators 18 and 19, across the bus road from the lions.
Botanical Bus Tours available every Sunday at 12 p.m. Two Botanical Bus Tours will be available on Plant Days. The first one begins at 11 a.m. and the second one begins at 12 p.m. Please make a free reservation at the Tickets and Tours booth to secure your seat on the bus. The Botanical Bus Tours load at Bus Unloading and follow a similar path as the Guided Bus Tour.
Take a piece of our garden home with you! Each month on Plant Days, a variety of plants will be available for purchase—all grown on site by Zoo horticulture staff. The Plant Sale takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Orchid Greenhouse entrance, between map locators 9 and 10.
Here's the schedule for 2026 Plant Days and Orchid Odyssey:
Friday, February 20, 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026
Friday, April 17, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026
Friday, June 19, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
Friday, November 20, 2026
Friday, December 18, 2026
Starting January 1, 2026, all Botanical Guided Bus Tours—both those on Sundays and those on Plant Day Fridays—will require a complimentary reservation. Please visit the Tours & Membership booth for more information and to make your reservation.
Self-guided Botanical Tours
Take a self-guided tour of the San Diego Zoo's spectacular gardens and plant collections any time you choose, with our Botanical Tour brochures (see below). Find your way with your Zoo map, and learn more about the interesting, beautiful, and threatened species in our botanical collections.
Botanical Tour brochures made possible through the generosity of The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial Foundation.
Gardens
Australian Outback Botanical Tour >
Elephant Odyssey Trees Botanical Tour >
Monkey Trails Botanical Tour >
Collections
Please Note: While we work hard to provide an exceptional guest experience, occasionally wildlife habitats, tours, restaurants, transportation, entertainment or other services change or close without notice and without liability due to unscheduled circumstances.
