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Exceptional sites
Pamplemousse Botanical Gardens
Set over more than 20 hectares, this botanical garden is renowned the world over for its inestimable floral treasures. There are nearly 600 indigenous and exotic vegetal species to be found here, such as the giant Amazonian water lily, the lotus, the latania, the golden bamboo, the spice tree, the ebony tree and the teak tree...You'll also spot more than 80 varieties of palm trees amongst which the famous talipot, with leaves of approximately 3m50 in diameter, that bloom only once at the age of 60, before dying.
The garden also conceals beautiful exotic ponds filled with water lilies and lotuses.
A real garden of Eden for lovers of tropical flora.
Chamarel : The Seven Coloured Earth
Located in the south west of the island, this small village is very well known for its amazingly coloured dunes. Varying from brown to red, from ochre to pink and purple, these polychrome dunes are the results of a rare geological phenomenon. This colour variation is due to the erosion of the soil, containing volcanic ash packed with oxide minerals of different colours.
In order to preserve this site, you are kindly requested not to collect this soil.
