Mauritius National Botanical Garden in
Pamplemousses, Mauritius
Formally known as Sir
Seewoosagur Botanic Garden, the lush wonder, located in Pamplemousse, is the
oldest botanical garden in the Southern Hemisphere.
The origins of the can be traced to 1735 when a private garden by
the French Governor of Mauritius, François Mahé de Labourdonnais. Since then,
the botanical garden grew house more than 650 varieties of plants and 86
different varieties of palm trees from across the world.