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Cactus Country, cactus garden and taqueria in Strathmerton on the Murray

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Australia’s largest cactus garden

13 acres of cacti, colourful courtyards and a Taqueria & Bar. Right here on the Murray.

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$25
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$10
Little ones
Free
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2 to 3 hours
Dogs on leads welcome
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Pink cactus flowers in full bloom

The desert is blooming

Spring is when the cacti show off, and every week brings new flowers. Add the Spring Bloom Pass to your garden entry and come back Wednesday to Sunday as often as you like until 30 November 2026.

Spring is when the cacti show off, and every week brings new flowers. Peak is usually October into early November, and the blooms are part of every garden entry.

$25 adult garden entry, plus an optional $5 Bloom Pass for each adult, senior or child.
$25 adult garden entry, blooms included.

Four deserts, one afternoon

The garden is planted by where each cactus calls home. Walk from Mexico to South Africa without leaving Strathmerton.

Prickly pear pads with red fruit
Mexico

Prickly pear, agave and towering saguaro. The heartland, and the home of the fiesta.

Golden barrel cacti beneath flowering agave stalks
North America

Golden barrels and desert giants from the sun-baked Sonoran and Mojave.

A dense stand of tall column cacti
South America

Andean giants and Patagonian oddities from the high deserts of the south.

Rosette succulents glowing in late afternoon light
South Africa

Sculptural aloes and otherworldly succulents from the Karoo and beyond.

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A visitor dwarfed by enormous branching cacti

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Taqueria & Bar

Take a break in the Taqueria & Bar’s colourful courtyards for tacos, nachos and a drink. Desert views all around, siesta optional.

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Cactus cake and cactus ice cream, made from real fruit and cactus flesh harvested right on site.

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Tacos, margaritas & the biggest cacti you’ve ever met.

Cactus Country

A little piece of Mexico on the Murray. Come have some fun.

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4986 Murray Valley Hwy
Strathmerton, VIC 3641
Wed to Sun, 10am to 5pm
0427 745 271
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