We had a lovely day walking around, looking at the most weird and wonderful variety of cactus ever!
The drinks and food were fantastic.
Highly recommend for a day out.

Cactus ice cream !! Fun stop on a drive around Northern Victoria. Impressive array of cacti plus some great products in the shop to try - cactus cake and cactus ice cream for instance. Well signed paths and easy walking.

Worth the drive. Me and mate drove from wagga and had a good day time seeing all cactuses. Tacos were nice to. The place was expanding. Some of the Cactuses were huge. Staff were friendly

What a wonderful way to spend the most part of a day. This place caters for all from kids to ground ups ( especially older never grow up kinds ) we had a lovely day exploring the amazing cactus variants wow what a variety and you can take your dog too.Friendly staff great food and frozen margaritas yummy highly recommend

Visiting this place is truly an unforgettable experience. Home to hundreds of different cactus varieties, it offers a fascinating glimpse into the resilient and diverse world of these extraordinary plants. From towering giants to small, intricately shaped species, the cacti here come in all sizes and forms, some of which will leave you in absolute awe. It’s amazing to see how large and tall some of them can grow—standing beside them makes you feel incredibly small and full of wonder. Many cacti are adorned with stunning, colorful flowers that bloom in beautiful contrast to their spiny exteriors.

One of the most impressive aspects of the visit is discovering the range of cactus-based products available. From unique items like cactus wine and cactus flower honey to decorative and collectible grafted cacti, there’s something to delight every visitor. These products highlight the versatility and sustainability of this remarkable plant family.

Beyond the plants themselves, the place also offers educational value. It provides insights into how cacti thrive in the harshest environments and showcases the adaptability of nature. It also connects visitors with various organizations and enthusiast groups, creating opportunities to learn, share, and explore deeper interests. Whether you’re a plant lover, nature enthusiast, or curious traveler, this destination offers a truly enriching experience.
And do not forget to take photos at photo booths and selfy points with these beautiful plats.

Best family plan for nature lovers Huge garden with thousands of species, well kept, great facilities and food offering. You can come as many times as you want and it will be equally amazing. My family with elderly and young kids enjoyed it so much.

Wonderful Experience We visited Cactus Country during the Easter holiday, and it was such a unique, enjoyable, and wonderful experience. Beyond the stunning cactus gardens, our small kids loved the pony rides, patting the animals, and so many other fun activities.

The staff were very friendly and welcoming, and the place was clean and well organised.

The only downside was the number of flies, but honestly, that’s just part of being in the great outdoors—something we needed to accept.

After having such a great time here and also at The Paddock at Ulupna, we’ll definitely be back again someday!

We enjoyed our visit here. The restaurant makes it awesome, the food was so good. Pulled pork nachos, cactus cake and cactus ice cream. The gardens are also nice to wonder around, very dry since its like a dessert vibe :)
We stayed in the area and made a weekend of it, it's too far and not worth a day trip only from Melbourne. Highly recommend staying over to make it worth the far drive.

So let's face it, cactus park can sound kind of lame, right? Well rest assured, this is not lame. It's by all metrics a very impressive collection and a great place to explore. The staff is friendly and attentive.

The on-site cafe serves decent, though relatively expensive, food; the cactus cake and ice cream is an acquired taste that I hadn't acquired, but was interesting to try.

Great find on the edge of Strathmerton Never knew how many cactus and succulents existed. We were searching for things to do whilst staying in Echuca and hubby came across this. So glad he did. It was amazing. We spent a few hours there as it is quite a large site to cover. Very well laid out and signposted. We’ve never been to Mexico, but it certainly felt as if we were there. They also have a cafe which serves Mexican food. We had lunch there, nachos with chilli con carne and chicken on the side. Thank goodness we decided to share as there was plenty of food, no stinginess in their servings. The staff were really lovely, friendly and very helpful. Also great for coeliacs, which my husband happens to be.

Interesting & unique experience What a cute little gem this place is. Had heard about it & happened to be passing through the area so stopped in for a quick visit. Really unique experience, good value for money & staff were absolutely lovely :) walked the gardens & had nachos & a frozen slushy drink which were all really good!! Unfortunately we didn’t have much time spare, but will definitely be back to spend some more time on the tracks next time - definitely a must do :) got to purchase & take home a cute living souvenir too :) glad we stopped in :)

Absolutely stunning! I couldn’t help but be completely in awe of the amazing cacti. A huge thank you to everyone who makes this possible—your passion truly shines through. The food was lovely, and the atmosphere was so relaxing and tranquil. I truly loved my visit. THANK YOU, and keep up the great work and positive energy!

My mother and I had a wonderful time visiting this magical place! Each cactus was unique and the paths were easy to navigate and accessible. It was a treat to run into John and hear about the beginnings of the garden from the founder. Thank you for having us - hope to see you again 🌵

nice place to visit it's nice to see lots of varierty of Cactus, but best season is in Oct-Nov when lots of flowers you can see on Cactus. Cafe and food is excellent . also best part friendly environment for dog. my furry baby enjoy a lot.

Bring a hat and sunscreen because it does get hot. The food isn’t the best and is a bit expensive. The cacti are awesome, with there being plenty of different types and various photo opportunities. Well worth the visit.

So much fun! Staff were very lovely.

Scenery was amazing!

We were very grateful they had vegan options as I am dairy free although a few menu items were sold out.

Seen a snake on the path so definitely something to keep in mind if you take small children or dogs with you. We told as many people as we could but the staff had no protocols in place to be able to alert everyone

Visited on a weekend on a beautiful sunny day. Love that it's dog friendly & we could walk around with our dog on the lead. Really enjoyed all the different trails & amazed at how many different types of cactus there are. Many were flowering when we visited & the colours were gorgeous. We dined there also, shared the nachos with pulled pork which was tasty & also tried the cactus cake & cactus ice cream. Staff friendly & welcoming. Recommend as a fun day out for all ages.

Love cactus country Visited on a weekend on a beautiful sunny day. Love that it's dog friendly & we could walk around with our dog on the lead. Really enjoyed all the different trails & amazed at how many different types of cactus there are. Many were flowering when we visited & the colours were gorgeous. We dined there also, shared the nachos with pulled pork which was tasty & also tried the cactus cake & cactus ice cream. Staff friendly & welcoming. Recommend as a fun day out for all ages.

Cactus country On our way home from Barooga we visited Cactus country. It was nice. The restaurant food was delicious and we tried cactus cake too.

Worth a visit Really enjoyed cactus country. Very well set up and well worth seeing all the varieties of cactus and the beautiful murals.

Cool & Quirky Garden We mucked up the times the garden was open and the lovely lady that worked there let us in, we had driven an hour to get there so that wonderful of her to help is out. The garden it self is huge and something unusual to see and I was surprised at how established and nicely it was set out and some of the cactus are beautiful when the flower. There are some fun photo op’s set up around the garden as well. We enjoyed our stroll around the garden. When in the area go see it, a little bit of Mexico at home.

Absolutely Epic ABSOLUTELY EPIC!! So many varieties of cacti that I have never seen before. The views were out of this world. Their cactus cake and cactus ice cream was so incredibly delicious and like nothing I’ve ever had before. So amazing

We had a great time wandering through the gardens. The Cacti were incredible.
We had the cactus cake with ice-cream which was delicious.

When you can’t take your dog to Mexico, you take him here. 🇲🇽

Such an amazing experience, the staff are incredible.
The cactus cocktail was amazing! Hubby rates the cake also!

This has been on my to-do list for a few years and I regret not coming much earlier.

Exceeded our expectations. Didn't know which way to look, we were both pointing at different directions going "WOW, look at that one" 😅😅

Amazing ace, could easily have spent half a day there (we spent 1.5hrs due to running on a very tight schedule that day).

The entry ticket of $22.50/adult was very reasonable.

We had a great morning at Cactus Country. The garden was amazing years in the making with all kinds of Cactus on display. The cafe served great coffee, cactus cake and icecream with great menu for lunch. Colourful, welcoming plenty of time and space to roam.

Cactus Country is not open on Mondays and Tuesdays, but I rang to check and she allowed us to visit on the Tuesday! Great service! I love cactus plants and didn't want to miss this visit. Was totally amazed at the size of this place and the many different varieties on display in the garden. Some were huge! Others were fruiting! I don't think I have ever seen this many cactus! A truly unique experience! I wanted to buy a couple of the ones I had seen and was very disappointed when I seen the store. Poor selection and very over priced. They didn't have the ones I had seen in the garden and wanted. Buyers are also forced to buy larger more expensive specimens which may be more difficult to move and travel with. Not at all what I had expected from a specialized cactus retailer, especially after paying so much to visit the garden. Difficult to admit, but I had been really excited about the visit and enjoyed the garden but I actually left quite disappointed. Was it unreasonable to have high hopes of returning home with a new exciting cactus plant?

What a fun place........felt like we were out in the desert and in Mexico too. Julie was so accommodating for our "pop in visit" ????. Loved that the map was so easy to follow, and the cute little photo ops..... Cactus throne ???? loved to hear more about the day off the dead.....
Thanx again Julie for our visit....... Hope to see you again soon

This attraction contains an amazing array of cactai from around the world. I was also surprised that this type of attraction was to be found in county Victoria. However, it is very worthwhile visiting. It is very easy to walk around and we were fortunate in that a lot of the cactai were in flower. Dogs are also welcome to be taken into the garden on a leash. Cactai are available to be purchased and there is food and drinks also available to be purchased.

We visited for an hour on our way through.
We walked through most of it with our four kids, only skipping a little. There were plenty of interesting textures and shapes but it was very hot mid afternoon in summer. We enjoyed sitting in the air conditioned cafe afterwards though.
We ordered tickets online. The only benefit to this would be potentially a cheaper price.
There wasn't as much variety of plants for sale as I thought there might be. Perhaps Christmas had something to do with that. I would've like to see more cute cactus merchandise for souvenirs, or cactus themed art/craft.
The orange cactus cake and ice cream was nice. The ice cream was mildly fruity but lovely with the orange cake.
The decor is a Mexican theme throughout with Mexican music in the main building.
Some pathways have cactus growing over the path so be careful. Some signs were a bit dilapidated and difficult to read.
Signage throughout with snippets of info about the plants you're looking at would be an improvement. There is a guidebook of some sort if you scan a QR code, if you like doing that sort of thing.
The little hut on the hill gives a nice view and a reprieve from the heat.
Baby change table in women's toilets. Decent bathroom facilities.
You can see donkeys in the fields too.

Well worth the trip! A phenomenal, fascinating and absolutely stunning place to visit! Would especially recommend visiting in Oct/Nov when the Cacti are in bloom! The cafe is lovely too; the Cactus fruit cake & ice cream was a tasty new experience for us, and we really enjoyed the Nachos & jalapeño cheese sticks!

Recommended Good accomodation and nice people. Catus Country is a must go place. There is a variety of catus and they are flowering atm.

????This is not your usual garden ❣️ @cactuscountry is simply impressive, full of varieties of cacti, in different shapes and sizes. ????️You can tell much care and dedication have been put into this gigantic cactus farm. It is 3 hours drive from Melbourne and totally worth it.????

So special! The Passion Project. Great I had been wanting to visit Cactus Country for a couple of years . My daughter suggested we go together. We agreed as it is a 2.45h drive that it would be good to stay somewhere overnight before we visit. It’s great that the tickets were all day tickets which makes the experience more relaxing. The Mexican style buildings, music, art, was great. The staff were friendly and very helpful. It’s been going since 1988. Check out the video tour of the place by the founder/owner.

A very unique place This is Australia’s largest cactus garden. There are 12 acres to explore. My wife and I visited this unique garden during our recent holiday in Cobram where we stayed at the RACV Resort for four nights.

We were here at the opening time of 10 am and were the only visitors during the next 30 minutes, before a few other customers arrived. We walked across the entire garden and were the only ones during most of the walk. By the time we finished, there were a lot more people in the garden. Very glad we were early.

Amazing place An amazing display of cacti and succulents with beautiful flowers. I probably missed the best of the flowers by a week. I’ll be back next year to see more.

Well worth a visit We did a road trip from Adelaide to visit after seeing it as a featured location on MasterChef earlier this year. As my Mum is a fan of cactus and succulents it was the perfect spot to visit. She enjoyed the time spent there. We were treated to an amazing display of many cactus in full flower. The cafe food was great. Highly recommend trying the Cactus Icecream

Fabulous! a piece of mexico in strathmerton!
the staff were efficient from getgo processes entry quick and easy. the grounds are layed out beautifully and easy acess to all cacti and succulents. spring is when the grounds shine with an abundance of colours that will touch your heart with joy! food was ordinary though nachos needed more flavour and choices limited, overall i would definately recommend a visit to expierence the beauty of the country its uniqueness and feel of transporting you to Mexico.

Beautiful flowers We all enjoyed the walk around taking many photos of the stunning flowers. Top the day off with some yummy cake and nachos

One of The best places I have ever seen! Family owned of cactus farm...you can feel the sense of family there...they devoted 35 years of their life to present such an artistic design of vast variety of cactus! And you should try their cakes and ice cream+ drinks! Great hospitality!Highly recommended!????????

Absolutely amazing place, worth the drive. We never saw so many varieties of cacti, it was simply mind blowing ????We also tried cacti cake and cactus icecream, both tasted amazing ????

Jason Trias Staff are all helpful and hospitable. Highly recommended. Keep it up. Will definitely come back with more friends.

Amazing experience Amazing amount of cactus to see and easy to get around we Loved all the Garden and loved taking photos .so many highlights

Fascinating To wander among such a large and varied array of cacti from around the world was a fascinating experience, particularly as so many were huge and long-established.

Experience something out of this world. Cactus Country (as seen on Better Homes & Gardens) is an Australian desert landscape like no other. Drawing visitors from around the globe to explore the gardens and marvel at the blooms, shapes and sizes of these spiky sensations.

Nice place to spend sometime with the family.
Parking facilities, cafeteria and toilets facilities available

They charge $20 per adult and $10 per child.

Hidden gem! Hugh cactus country, took us a hour to wonder around. Didn’t see many cactus flowers, not sure we came at the right season. Tried combination of homemade cake and two scoops of cactus ???? ice cream for $15, small serves though. Otherwise we had a great time!

Excellent place to have a break on a long drive We enjoyed very much wandering around and spent about 2 hours there. We were on our way from Melbourne to Wagga and it was an ideal place for a half way break. Hope to come back when its flower season.

Expensive We're disappointed that we paid $17.50 each, that was the concession price, to simply walk around the various garden areas.
Sure the cactus is interesting but not that much.
Similarly the cactus desserts on offer were expensive.

Cactaceae Some days are just prickly you meet pricks along the way in life, but have you ever thought that the prick might be soft and gooey inside that it has a centre that is succulent ahhh to rethink ones perception about the true essence of a prick this is where you do that.

I adored my trip to Cactus Country. I had reservations about what was behind the fence and how much enjoyment would you get from large priapic objects. Well, I have first hand experience now and I can assure that this place is more inviting than one would anticipate.

Huggable? er maybe not. Squeezable? er maybe not. Sensory hmmm to ones perception yes. But I would not be reaching out to have a first hand encounter with most specimens.

We had a business seminar at this location, part of that was to do a quick garden tour. We also were able to use their facilities, we had lunch here and the owner Julie, not only invited us in, she told us their story how they came to be. Where the dream started, what prickled them and how they flourished.

Everything about this location sang to me I will return, I am not sure when but for the moment, I have taken a cactus home to love it, to cherish it and to well, obey it. I will respect its need for privacy and respect that it doesn't like public displays of affection.

Thank you being part of my experiences, Cactus Country.

Big lovely garden of cactuses. A travel in another place. Staff super friendly and good food. Very cute little shop. The whole thing is really well thought of and brings you directly to Mexico. 20$ entry, count about 1 hour to wander through the parc

We visited cactus country after we spent weekend away camping by The Murray. On the way back to Melbourne we decided to check out this venue. And really is very interesting because you can see many kinds of cactus here. the land is large and your eyes will be spoiled with thousands of exotic cactus plants. they also have a cafe that provides unique menus such as cactus ice cream and cactus cake. Entry fee for $20 / person ( adult ), but it’s worth it for me because I like take pictures and cactus is unique plants for me. this is my first experience exploring cactus desert in Australia.
Tips : better come during weekdays. we came on Wednesday bcos they close Monday & Tuesday plus we choose visit time before lunch time so you can take pictures and enjoy with not many peoples around yet ????

10 out of 10 - would recommend!
What an awesome time we had at Cactus Country - photos do not do this destination justice!
From the moment we arrived the staff were super friendly and genuinely welcoming.
Entry fee was $20 per adult to enter and we felt it was well worth the experience - especially as they are still working on expanding this attraction.
The grounds themselves are so vast and take a while to take in (who knew there were so many different varieties of cacti), so would recommend it also for families as the kids we saw were really enjoying it.
They also have a cafe on site where they even serve Cactus Cake so will check that out next time for sure!
Would 100% recommend stopping here. Not just for the Insta friendly location but for its uniqueness!

Great experience. it was a great experience walking around seeing all the amazing cacti and beautiful flowers. Their cactus cake and ice cream was delicious!

This is just our experience of cactus country I follow these guys on Instagram so of course needed to come here one day, that day being this weekend. We booked an Airbnb nearby and visited for a couple of hours on Saturday.

I adore cactus and succulents, I have so many at home but for some reason our visit felt both underwhelming & overwhelming at the same time. The scale of cactus gardens is impressive but you unfortunately get overstimulated by the scale of cactus due to areas not being well landscaped or mapped out so one section literally looks like the next and the next and so forth. If garden paths were better laid out it may have offered a better experience and distinction from one area to the next and there are no signs in each area telling you what each cactus is, no stories about the farm so the experience felt a bit soulless. Maybe this information was available via the online map but given the scale of the venue and the glare from sun the last thing you want to do was to have your phone out. It was kind of like going to the zoo but having no descriptions or indicators of what animals you were seeing or where they came from or what their story was so you’re left you to guess what you are seeing. There were literally no signs, no stories, no depth as to what you were seeing and there was a lot to see. The place also felt very run down, something Instagram does not capture.

This place has huge potential and we were glad to have visited but to make it a place you may wish to come back to, it definitely needs some soul available to visitors, something as simple as signage within the garden to tell people what cactus they are looking at, disclosing the history behind the garden within each section discovering something new within that story - That would have made the visit more memorable and given the opportunity to then tell family and friends the story of where we had been. Instead the only thing I could say when asked how our visit went was that I was glad to have visited, things felt run down and soulless and that there was no real distinction from one area to the next despite there supposedly being a good 5 different areas indicated by staff. We could not tell the differences between the areas.

Photo opportunities are plentiful, no bad photos could be taken but unfortunately a photo does not show a true reflection of the experience. We took a lot of photos which is why we were able to stay at the gardens so long (1.5 hours) but as we were all on our phones taking photos it felt like an unsocial interaction, kind of like when you go out to dinner with that friend that must take the perfect shot of the food before you’re allowed to eat. The 1.5 hour visit kind of felt like that unfortunately because everyone had their phones out and the funny or sad thing was everyone we saw there was doing the same thing. In a group but solo taking photos. If there were signs around the gardens you could at least read about garden history, cactus type etc, this could have offered opportunities where everyone could come together and learn about the gardens together. Had we not had our phones out we probably could have walked the gardens in a good 30 minutes.

The cactus plant sales nursery was also very underwhelming as plants available were very small, very expensive and was not a good reflection of what we had just seen out in the gardens. It was not a nursery abundant in plants, it was kind of like going to a market stall and only having 10 small plants to choose from. The shop was also very small, soaps on sale were dusty, one had a dead fly on top of it and skin care products that were very pricey but no samples available so the skincare bottles were also very dusty as I’d imagine no one was buying these due to no samples on offer.

Inside the cafe was bright and fun, exactly like what you see on Instagram but this space only makes up a good 10% of the scale of cactus country. The cactus gardens unfortunately does not share the same energy as the interior areas.

Cactus country is a perfect location for those wishing to take the perfect shot for social media or those curious about the gardens based on what they may have seen on social media. Definitely a place worth seeing just that once and maybe in future we’d come back if things were designed to take in the soul of this place because after reading the history of the gardens on the cactus country website (we only read this after our visit) this place definitely has soul, it just can’t be seen on the grounds of the garden yet.

Hopefully this review can be seen as a constructive true reflection of our visit experience and is in no way created to put people off attending these gardens. We are grateful for the experience we really do hope to visit this place again one day as there is so much potential here.

Price I am not much of a cactus person but I think it is overpriced for what is there. Customer service wasn’t that good.

A different idea and a different place to be. Not your usual garden ????. Full of varieties of cactus plants. Few as tall as msg be 10-12 feet. Few the smallest of them all , few with flowers and few are even with fruits. Definitely a different experience from your usual things. It took us 3 hrs of drive from west of Melbourne to reach. The area is quite big and lot of plants are still growing. Their cafe have a limited menu but definitely a must to try. Adults tickets are $10 while kids can go for $10 under 4 are free to enter.

Almost 3 hour drive from home.we went there to experience something different from the usual. Staff were accommodating and friendly. Plus points for allowing dogs inside!

We have also tried their slushie and cactus cake.with ice cream. The only negative experience we had was waiting for our nachos for more than 45 minutes and when we decided to have it for takeaway due to the long wait, they don't have takeaway container.

Great day trip Really helpful staff, you can scan a code to get the guide on your phone or they will provide you with a hard copy. Nice licensed cafe selling Mexican oriented food, also you can have events there as nice room for such things. Mainly on the flat although paths are gravel as opposed to bitchemen. Get there early if its going to be an hot day!! Therenis a small gift shop should you wish to purchase your own cactus!! Plenty parking and easy access.

Great Range of Cactus Result of lots of hard work to establish a cactus garden with clear path layout and wide variety of cactus on display. Well worth a visit.

Awesome Cactus display. This place is fantastic. So many cactii, it's incredible. So many pretty, flowering cactii. It's wonderful. I recommend trying the Cactus cake, made from the flesh of the Prickly Pear plant. So yummy. Cactus Country is worth the drive. The staff are so nice and Blue the pup is very cute.