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Lāwaʻi, Kauaʻi
Enter a living masterpiece and discover the beauty created by people and plants together. At Allerton Garden we honor Queen Emma who found solace in this cherished place and celebrate couple Robert and John Gregg Allerton’s landscaped dream. Experience a love story that continues between people and plants, art and nature in this breathtaking garden.
Reservations are required. Tours may sell out in advance. All tours require a shuttle from the Visitor Center into the garden, included with every tour reservation. Please note that closed toe shoes or secure hiking sandals (with straps over ankles and toes) are required for safety purposes.
Experience this living masterpiece with an expert guide. Enter a love story between people and plants, art and nature.
Enjoy Allerton Garden at Sunset. Tour the garden, visit the Allerton house, and enjoy a delicious dinner on our oceanfront lanai.
Enjoy the greatest sites and stories of both Allerton Garden and McBryde Garden on this journey through Lāwaʻi Valley.
Experience Allerton Garden on a private tour with our guide. We select date/time with your guidance and plan the itinerary based on your interests.
The Lāwaʻi Gardens Visitor Center and Gift Shop is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 am – 4:30 pm.
The earliest history of Allerton Garden was intermingled with the upper part of the Lawa’i Valley that is now the McBryde Garden. Both were integral to the ahupua’a (land division) of Lawa’i. It was not until well after the arrival of the first Europeans in the late 1700s and the subsequent changes to the traditional Hawaiian way of life that the history of the lower Lawa’i Valley began to diverge from that of the upper valley.
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