Request a Docent Tour - Bellevue Botanical Garden

Docent Tour Request

Private docent tours of the Bellevue Botanical Garden are available from April 1 to October 31 each year. Tour requests for the current year are accepted beginning on February 1. Tours are available for groups of up to 50 people. Tours are geared toward people aged 14 and over, but may include children aged 6-13, provided that the main group is adults. Requests must be made at least 2 weeks prior to your requested date.

Cost

There is no charge for a private docent tour. However, donations are strongly encouraged and appreciated. Suggested donation is $5 per person. You may bring your donation with you on the day of your tour by cash or check (make checks payable to Bellevue Botanical Garden Society), or you may make an online donation For online donations, please include your group name and the date of your tour in the comment field. The Bellevue Botanical Garden Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and donations are tax-deductible.

To request a private docent-led tour of the Garden, complete the docent tour request form below. Once we receive your tour request, the tour coordinator will contact you to confirm details. Tour availability is subject to change. We will do our best to accommodate your first choice of date and time, but this is not always possible. You may request an alternative date, but this is not required.

Docent Tour Request

Requester Name*
First Last
Organization or group name, if applicable
Organization Name
Email Address*
Daytime phone number, with area code*
Mailing address*
Address City State ZIP Code
Preferred date of tour*
We require a minimum of two weeks' notice. Tours are available April-October only.
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Preferred time of tour*

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AM/PM
OPTIONAL: If there is another date that would also work for your tour, please provide it here. Please choose a different date than what you chose above.
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Second choice time for your tour

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Number of people who will participate in tour (maximum 50 people). We welcome children 6 and over, but the primary group must be adults.*
Please enter a number from 1 to 50.
Please list any anticipated special needs or accommodations your group will need

Please be as specific as possible.
How long would you like your tour to be (typical tour is 1 to 1.5 hours)*
OPTIONAL: Please list specific areas of the Garden that you would like your tour to focus on
Will this be your first docent-led tour of the Garden?*
- Yes
- No
Approximately when was your last tour?
Will your group be arriving by bus or van?*
- Yes
- No
Use this space to tell us about any other details or information we should know about your group or tour request (optional)

We acknowledge that the land on which the Bellevue Botanical Garden is located is the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish people, the traditional home of all tribes and bands within the Duwamish and Snoqualmie Indian Tribe. We take this opportunity to honor and express our deepest respect to the original caretakers of this land – a people that are still here, continuing to honor their heritage.

Location & Contact Info
The Garden is located at 12001 Main St., Bellevue, WA 98005
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Garden Hours:
Dawn-dusk, Daily

Trillium Store Hours
Tue-Sun, 11am-3:30pm

Copper Kettle Coffee Bar Hours
M-F, 10am-2pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-3pm

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