Enhance accessibility, storytelling, and revenue with self-guided, multilingual garden experiences

Botanical gardens have long offered a peaceful, educational escape—where guests can explore natural beauty and discover rare plants from around the world. But while the landscapes are evolving, many visitor experiences are stuck in the past.

Printed maps fade. Tour groups are limited. And docents, while invaluable, can’t be everywhere at once.

That’s why botanical gardens across the globe are now adopting GPS-based audio tour technology to deliver immersive, accessible, and multilingual experiences—without needing extra staff or equipment.

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How Botanical Gardens Are Enhancing Visitor Experiences With GPS-Guided Audio Tours

The Modern Garden Guest Expects More

Today’s visitors aren’t just looking for a scenic walk. They’re craving context, stories, and the ability to explore at their own pace. Traditional signage only scratches the surface. Group tours can feel rushed or impersonal. And for non-English speakers or guests with visual impairments, many gardens fall short of offering a truly inclusive experience.

Platforms like Sulu are changing that—making it easy for botanical gardens to offer GPS-triggered audio guides with professional narration in multiple languages, all delivered through a guest’s smartphone.

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How GPS-Based Tours Work in a Garden Setting

With Sulu, your garden becomes an interactive, self-guided experience—no headset rentals or kiosk installations required. Here’s how it works:

1. Map Your Garden

Use Sulu’s intuitive content management system to define points of interest—like rare plant specimens, themed sections, or seasonal highlights.

2. Add Your Narrative

Curators, horticulturists, or educators can enter the stories they’d like to tell: plant facts, conservation efforts, design philosophy, or cultural history.

3. Let Sulu Handle the Voice Work

The platform turns your script into professional-quality AI voice narration, automatically translated into 20+ languages.

4. Visitors Experience It on Their Phones

Guests simply download the Sulu app, enter a code, and begin exploring. As they move through the garden, the app plays relevant audio at each GPS-marked location.

The result? A personalized, hands-free garden tour that adapts to every visitor, available year-round, rain or shine.

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Key Benefits for Botanical Gardens

Multilingual Accessibility
Make your garden more accessible to multilingual and international guests with tour narration in their preferred language—no interpreters or translated signage required.

Enhanced Educational Value
Share your garden’s deeper stories, from native habitats and biodiversity to sustainability initiatives and plant lore.

Improved Accessibility
Audio tours support visitors with visual impairments or reading difficulties, making your garden more inclusive to all.

Seasonal & Rotating Content
Easily update your tour to highlight blooming cycles, temporary installations, or special exhibits—without printing new materials.

Revenue Opportunities
Offer premium tour access, branded content, or themed experiences (like a romantic rose garden tour or children’s scavenger hunt) as add-ons to general admission.

No Extra Staff Required
Once a tour is published, it runs itself. Visitors get a guided experience without requiring additional docents or volunteers.

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Example Tour Concepts for Gardens

• “Tropical Treasures: Rare Plants of the Rainforest”
• “Pollinators in Action: A Family-Friendly Garden Walk”
• “Medicinal Plants Through the Ages”
• “A Garden Designed for the Senses”
• “Seasonal Highlights: What’s in Bloom This Month?”

These thematic audio tours turn every garden visit into a memorable learning experience.

Make Every Visit Deeper, Smarter, and More Inclusive

Botanical gardens are places of growth—and that growth extends beyond the plants. By offering GPS-based garden tours, you’re not just guiding guests through the landscape. You’re cultivating connection, accessibility, and wonder with every step.

Ready to bring your garden to life with Sulu? Learn more about the platform.