Full Day North Tour: Explore Port-Louis, Pamplemousses Garden & Fort Adelaide
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13 Ratings
Pamplemousses

Botanical Garden & Urban Exploration.

Emphasized Destinations: Pamplemousses Garden, the capital city of Port Louis, Caudan Waterfront featuring Victoria Urban Terminal, the bustling market, and Citadel Fort Adelaide (dependent on opening days).

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • SSR Botanic Garden - The Botanic Garden, formally known as Sir Seewoosagur Botanic Garden, is one of the most visited attractions in Mauritius.
    The garden is located in the proximity of Port-Louis, in the district of Pamplemousses.

The botanical garden was initially opened as a private garden by the French governor of Mauritius nearly 300 years ago, later to become the National Botanical Garden of Mauritius.

The botanical garden stretches over endless acres of land and it may take you more than a week to cover the whole garden. It is populated with more than 650 varieties of plants among which are the famous Baobabs, the Palmier Bouteille, the ineluctable Giant Water Lilies, dozens of medicinal plants, a large spice garden and many more.

One of the main attractions of the botanical garden is the 85 different varieties of palm trees brought from different corners of the world. Other indigenous species of plants are also exhibited here.

What's Included
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • Lunch 1, ‘’Menu of the Day’’: Snacks / Starter: Mixed Salad OR Fish Salad with Lime / Main Course: Garlic Grilled Fish OR Grilled Chicken with Mushroom Sauce OR Chicken Curry OR Fish Curry with Eggplant / Desert: Ice Cream OR Fresh Fruit Salad
  • Lunch2, ‘’Saveur de L’Ocean (Taste of the Ocean)’’: Snacks / Starter: Fish Salad with Fresh Lemon / Main Course: Grilled Prawn and Lobster / Desert: Ice Cream
  • Lunch3, ‘’Prawn Menu’’: Snack / Starter: Fish Salad with Lime / Main Course: Garlic Grilled Camaron with Safron Rice / Desert: Ice Cream OR Fresh Fruit Salad
Location
SSR Botanic Garden
Royal Road, Parc
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Steven
Apr 5, 2024
Tour of the North - Driver was on time and very friend. Car was clean inside and out. The driver was very knowledgeable about his local area and the country he lives in.
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Nicola_v
Jun 26, 2023
Day filled with shopping - Kunal looked after us very well! We had a great time, thank you for a unforgettable day! Lunch was out of this world as well!
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Gilvear12
May 8, 2023
Amazing trip! - Fantastic day sightseeing, our driver and guide, Vinoo, was very knowledgeable and friendly. He went above and beyond to ensure that we got the most out of the day and couldn’t recommend him highly enough! He showed us around the capital, and allowed us time to do some shopping in the local and craft markets. The views from Fort Adelaide were breathtaking across the capital towards the Indian Ocean. The Botanical Gardens were very pretty with the added bonus of giant tortoises. We also had the lunch option which was delicious.
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Kavita_p
Oct 11, 2022
Excellent Trip! - Nawfal was an excellent and helpful guide and we really enjoyed the excursion, would highly recommend!
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Whodaresgins2017
Apr 11, 2022
A short informative tour to see a small part of the island - A morning to see a small part of the island . The Botanical gardens were good to see and worth getting a guide otherwise you would miss too much . We then went onto visit the Port Louis - the fort , local market and waterfront . Our guide was informative and friendly .
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Una_a
Apr 10, 2022
A short worthwhile trip - A great trip to see part of the island , the botanical gardens are worth visiting and a walk round the city to markets and the waterfront was interesting . Our guide ( Azzim )gave us lots of information on the history of the island - a friendly person .
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Seema
Dec 22, 2019
Cultural - Botanical Garden so lush green and good walk arround ,stopping before going to port in Fort was a good view of port Louis the market was good place to shop the local goods and taste the Mauristian food
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Brenda_l
Oct 8, 2023
Interesting town - This tour was OK. I would have liked a slower walk-through umbrella sq and Port Louis so I could take pictures. Markets were interesting. Recommend paying the extra to have a tour guide in the botanical gardens. Lunch was ok. 'Pin Location' means 'address' not that the tour guide used it.
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Hugh
Apr 24, 2023
Botanical Gardens at Pamplemousses Mauritiius - We didn't do this full day tour but we went to the Botanical Gardens at Pamplemousses on our own. Very disappointing I'm afraid. A general down at heel feel to the place. Plants and trees either not labelled or inadequately. The fine colonial house is closed and there are no proper facilities for visitors. Even the tortoises look depressed and kept in poor conditions compared to the La Vanille reserve in the south of the island.
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C9916robernardd
Jan 16, 2020
Family of 6 - This tour turned out to be more of a glorified taxi ride for our family. The guide had a muffled voice which made it hard to understand his English. We were driven to the expected places on the itinerary without much explanation. Not once did the guide leave his vehicle - even at the Fort to point out interesting buildings or features of the surrounding landscapes. We noticed other driver/guides walking to the top of the Fort and informing their clients of the historical facts and buildings of the surrounding landscapes. We had none of this! We also had to pay extra for an additional guide in the botanical gardens, which though beautiful was rather poorly unkept.Sad to see. At the Waterfront, the driver and supposedly guide, sat in his vehicle in the car park and told us to meet him 90 minutes later. We had to tour the area by ourselves! There was no explanation or information of the interesting buildings and surrounding markets. No guide even though we had paid for this service! To top it all, only one litre of water was supplied for a family of 6 on a hot humid day?!! Wisely we had enough of our own supply for the 5 hours. Rather dissatisfied with the amount of money spent on a disappointing Sega Tour. Would like a partial refund in all fairness.
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