This botanical garden is spectacular. The trees and flowers on show are stunning and our tour guide talked us around for about an hour so we didn’t miss anything. We have been both times we’d visit Mauritius, it is a beautiful haven. The only thing I’m not comfortable with is the keeping of the tortoises and deer in enclosures there. When we were there one of the tortoises had gotten hold of a babies dummy and was trying to eat it :-(

I didn't enjoy my time at the Botanical gardens unfortunately, despite really looking forward to it. Although there are many interesting and flashy plants like the lotus and spiky water lilies and many other species I was very disappointed that I didn't hear about a single native species- all of the plants are imported from various places. There seemed to be very limited tour guides who could deliver the tour in English and ours was a bilingual French/English group. We didn't hear much in English and eventually left the group as it was a waste of time. We got seriously ripped off outside the gardens buying a bottle of water at 600% inflation tourist tax which left a bad taste.

Pleasant enough but very little information on some of the huge beautiful trees that were there. Mainly concentrated on the various species of palms. Lovely water lily and lotus flower sections. Place could have done with a cafe or small shop inside the gardens to sell drinks etc. The grounds were not well looked after, old palm fronds everwhere on the ground in places and had been there a long time and rubbish in some of the water areas, very sad to see. The garden manager here needs to improve things as this is one of the principle tourist attractions on this island, not the best ambassador for this lovely island. Could do so much better.

Very interesting and beautiful place. I visited it on my own but next time I will visit the garden with a guide. The lotus pond was memorable. A lot of different plants from different places in one garden. I recommend visiting garden in the morning (less people).

Adequately signposted when close by with a good amount of parking, at least the SSR Botanical Gardens made the experience easy to start with. 200 rupees per adult to get in. There was a map at the entrance but beyond that it was a case of wandering aimlessly. There was little signage and few explanations. The medicinal gardens were interesting. Who would have thought there were so many treatments for dysentery! The gardens just felt a little neglected and could have offered so much more. We got some great photos though - including the giant lilies.

The entrance fee is a reasonable 200 rupees but we would highly advise you to use one of the official guides at 75 rupees each. They bring the place to life and tell you all about the different plants in the gardens, some of which are native and some introduced. There are also deer and the giant tortoises. We used the guide and then went for a wander on our own to take some more photos. It's not the biggest of gardens but good for and hour or two. Shame there isn't a cafe there, although that may be in the plans for renovating the colonial house on site.

Well worth a visit. It cost 200 rupees each entry for tourists. As we entered we were approached and offered a guide for an hour. At 75rupees each it seemed silly not to - and we were right. The guide was very informative. We got so much more out of the visit than we would have done wandering around on our own. After our hour plus we continued exploring on our own. There are deer and giant tortoises in enclosures to see, but it’s all about the trees and plants. Important note- take and use mosquito repellent. There are lots of lakes and ponds therefore lots of mozzies.

The Pampelmousse gardens are pure joy. Magnificent trees,, beautiful varied flowering shrubs strangely unfamiliar fruit trees. Giant lily pads with lotus ponds filed with giant flowers. It's richly verdant and the storms have enriched the entire garden.

As others have written this is a great way to spend a few hours or even the day with packing a lunch. The entry fee is really reasonable, and paying for the guided tour is a nice way to see things and do some stuff that you wouldn't normally see by your self. After that you can spend your own time walking the grounds and enjoying the area. Others had some lunch and were enjoying the park to it's fullest. While it's super nice and relaxing, if you don't arrive in your own car or taxi, beware of the taxi drivers that can be pretty aggressive about trying to get you in their taxi, using typical friendly bander then trying to guilt you into having them drive you somewhere (over to the Sugar factory which is like 1 km away). There is a foot bridge over the motorway, and a walk way not even near the cars which brings you right to the Mahogany Mall, it's like a 5 min walk and super easy. From there it's not so far to Sugar Factory if you would like to see it. We opted to go to the supermarket and find things we couldn't find in our smaller town. We easily caught the 22 bus from Port Louis which drops you pretty close to the entrance to the park, maybe a few mins walk. Also if you go you may want to pack some mosquito spray, even in mid day we still managed to get bitten in the shaded part of the park.

A good selection of tropical flora from around the world. We had a guide who did a good job over an hour of showing us the various species, smells and textures, although his comentary could have been a little too raunchy for some, and expected more than the suggested 75mur! During our visit facilities inside the gardens were limited, but drinks and snacks available from hawkers in the car park.