Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden (Pamplemousses Botanical Garden)
About Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden (Pamplemousses Botanical Garden)
Situated in Pamplemousse, the Sir Seewoosaguar Ramgoolam Botanical Garden is home to many trees have been planted by world leaders and royalty, and covers an area of around 37 hectares.
The garden is most famous for its giant water lilies and is also the oldest botanical garden in the southern hemisphere. The garden was first constructed by Pierre Poivre (1719 – 1786) in 1770, and is commonly known as the Pamplemousses Botanical garden. There are countless snowdon, ebonies, sugar canes as well as 85 varieties of palms form Central America and spices from around the world planted by François Mitterrand, Robert Mugabe, Princess Margaret and Indira Gandhi. The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden (is sometimes shortened to the SSR botanical garden or Pamplemousse Garden) Payment Accepted:
Getting there:
Near Port Louis
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