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Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens
Published: 31/01/2011 by Carrie Hampton
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden has been voted one of the top seven botanical gardens in the world and one of the top ten most desirable tourist destinations in South Africa. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is renowned for the beauty and diversity of the South African flora it displays and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain.
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a garden where mainly plants indigenous to South Africa are grown. Those which are not indigenous are plants introduced to the garden many, many years ago. The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden estate covers 528 hectares and supports diverse fynbos flora and natural forest. The cultivated 36-hectare garden displays collections of South African plants, particularly those from the winter rainfall region of the country.
The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Visitors’ Centre provides several opportunities for those wishing to take a little of Kirstenbosch home with them including a letterbox, coffee bar and facilities for conferences and exhibitions.
