The garden is beautiful by itself, it has lots of plants and trees. However, it is badly managed, no indications, no map of the place, without the guided tour it will be just a walk in the garden, you won't get much information. The tour is only in French and with a small kid you won't be able to make 1.5 tour and listen to all the details

It’s pretty. But not informative at all. No signs, no explanation, nothing. Not the slightest effort which I think is substandard as the entry fee is close to 20€ for a family of 4. The guided tour might be great (haven’t taken that obviously) but there should be an offer also for people just strolling along

Wonderful [French-speaking] guided tour of this very special property, with more than 1,500 species of plants, many beautiful to look at, and many grown for the produce they offer. Have you ever wondered what a nutmeg tree looks like? Or how ananas grow? Or why vanilla beans are so difficult to produce? Or where turmeric comes from? Our guide, Yohann, with an infectious passion for plants and botany, was super informative and didactic (even the young children from the group were mesmerised and drinking his every word!), climbing trees to pick fruit and spices to show us or even make us taste. I have seldom seen 90 minutes fly so fast and only wish i could spent the whole day there to learn and see more! Merci Yohann!!!

Nice and rather small garden with beautiful blossoms. If you are not fluent in French, it will make no sense to book a guided tour - just walk through the garden on your own. The guide we had talked a lot and his kind of approach towards the customers was not always ok from my point of view. Some found him funny, others not.

Fantastic garden, more then 1500 species to look for....I got Michel for tour guide and he was awesome....must go....

Quick little walk through the gardens, around 30min max. or longer if you care for a french speaking guided tour. Otherwise no explanations. -1 star for the chaotic parking situation and not having soap in the bathrooms.

Lovely garden/forest with a wide range of species. Enjoy a walk in the green and savoir the scents and colours of the indigenous plants of Réunion. The reception’s attitude towards guests is a bit snobby if you‘re not proficient in the French language (reason for 4 stars). The shop is well stocked with partially in-house (or rather in-front-of-the-house) produced items such als spices and vanilla. A nice improvement would be a coffee machine or any sort of outlet other than factory made juices out of a fridge in the shop to savour on their beautiful front porch in the middle of the jungle.

The gardens are a solid 10. Such variety, so many unusual types of flora, and to see orchids glowing so profusely and wild - wow! Certainly worth the visit. As was the case in many places, other than the big museums, the gardens did not cater for any non-French speaking clients. A real pity. I would have loved to spend half a day with a knowledgeable person in this paradise. And be aware that parking is a real problem - no real provision, just find a hole in the roadside vegetation and hope not to drive into a ditch. Tip: When you get back to the main road, head towards Saint Joseph and look out for Warren Hasting on the right a km or so away. They do a mean craft beer.

Beautiful garden, very big. Take the tour if your Frech is good enough. Passionate guide, who knows a lot! You can ask him whatever you want to know. Nice atmosphere in shop as well.

Beautiful area, with tons of exotic plants. Plant lovers paradise! The shop with it has gorgeous vanilla pods at a fair price. The smell is incredible. Be aware it's a jungle though so potential for plenty of mosquitoes. Cons, the road to it is riddled with potholes and there are no signs with any of the plants. It's a French island so don't expect any English with the guides or staff.

Small garden which is part of the forest. There are only two guided tours per day (10:30 & 14:30) which apparently is more worthwhile judging by comments. We took an unguided stroll for 7€ per person, there are no signs or info on any of the flowers, and given there's already not a lot to see, you'll finish it in 15 mins. Not worth it unfortunately, there are plenty of magnificent forests and nature to see for free.

Excellent place to purchase good quality products from natural soaps to oils, coffee, and very nice staff