Curepipe Botanic Garden
Curepipe · Plaines Wilhems
Curepipe Botanic Garden covers about 27 acres on the western edge of the town, some two kilometres from the centre. The land was handed over by the government in 1913 to the Curepipe Board of Commissioners for the creation of a botanical garden. It keeps a scientific collection of exotics and some of the rarest and most endangered indigenous and endemic plants of Mauritius.
At a glance
- Opening hours
- 1 May to 30 September, 6:00 to 18:00; 1 October to 30 April, 7:00 to 19:00
- Founded
- 1913
What sets it apart
Camphor trees and rhododendrons give the garden its character. There is also a collection of exotic fruit trees. The most striking specimen is a Hyophorbe amaricaulis, a palm of which the garden holds an example unique in Mauritius.
Highlights
- A Hyophorbe amaricaulis, a palm unique in Mauritius
- Camphor trees and rhododendrons
- A collection of exotic fruit trees
- Some of the island’s rarest indigenous and endemic plants
- About 27 acres, two kilometres from the centre of Curepipe
- A garden created on land handed to the town in 1913
Good to know
- Opening hours change with the season: 6:00 to 18:00 in the southern winter, 7:00 to 19:00 in summer.
- The Trou aux Cerfs crater is in the same town.
Getting there
The main entrance is on Botanical Garden Street, at Les Casernes; a second entrance opens onto Robinson Street. The garden is open from 6:00 to 18:00 from 1 May to 30 September, and from 7:00 to 19:00 from 1 October to 30 April.
Where to stay
Stay around this place
Places to stay that are still available, with current prices, compared across the main booking platforms.
In the journal