31 RM per person which includes the multilingual audio guide, a bit pricey for what it is but pleasant nevertheless... Took under an hour to walk through if you really take your time as it's not very big. Beautiful and lush with slides for kids but lots of mosquitoes despite the bug spray they provided. A part with additional trails called 'Jungle Walk' was closed. Nice public beach directly opposite the entrance with a couple of casual beachside restaurants.

We had visited the tropical spice garden on two previous occasions and didn’t hesitate to arrange a third visit. It’s a truly wonderful place where you can join a guided tour or just wander around yourselves. If you are a lover of plants and trees, then this garden must be visited. Admission is not expensive and it’s cost 48 ringgits for two adults. Do not refuse the insect repellent which is free and absolutely necessary! A helpful map of the garden is provided with numbered areas of interest. Take your time…look up and down and make sure camera/phone batteries are fully charged! There are some unusual flowering plants many of which have culinary or medicinal uses. There’s even an area showcasing poisonous plants. There are a few steps which could affect anyone with mobility issues but these can be avoided. Unfortunately, a few days before we visited, a storm brought down an extremely large tree which destroyed an area of the garden containing a large swing. Given the name of the garden, it’s not surprising that there’s a large collection of spice plants and the collected spices themselves. On the way out of the garden, there’s a very good gift shop selling spices and gifts. This is one of our favourite places in Penang and is well worth a visit. Highly recommended

We had a combined tour of the garden and a cooking experience. The Spice Garden is a lovely shady oasis of secondary forest and easy to walk around, Our tour guide Beatrix was very knowledgeable and introduced us to some different ways of looking at our health options ( over 60s) Learning about spices unfamiliar to Europeans was interesting and informative. Similarly our cooking experience with Faten and her able supporters was a wonderful experience . She was able to put the whole class at ease and let them enjoy cooking a complete lunch. Recipe card included too. We ate together outside and enjoyed the company of fellow travellers who like to try new experiences with experts.