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Just off West Boulevard (entrance South of City Bus Stand), the gardens planned by C.S. Perrotet in 1826, have a good collection of exotic flowering plants from India and abroad. There is also an aquarium here which has some rare species of ornamental fish and exhibits showing local methods of coastal fishing.

Pondicherry is well known for its various tourist hotspots, which attracts tourists all the year round to this destination. Apart from Auroville, Sri Aurobindo Ashram,various museums and beaches what is an important tourist place in Pondicherry is the Botanical Garden .

The Botanical Gardens situated in the center of the city provides a cool retreat from the oppressing heat and humidity of Pondicherry. It sprawls over a 22 acres area and here you can just relax and listen to the twittering of birds and explore the rich variety of flora here.

The Botanical Gardens is 178 years old and here you will find each and every tree or plant labeled with scientific, common and Tamil names. This has been possible due to the efforts of Department of Tourism . Further more information is going to be provide of each tree like;

Uses of the trees

Amount of oxygen given

Medicinal Value Here you will get a mix of endangered and exotic species of plants There are 28 plots diving the Botanical Garden and each have a separate theme.

The garden was started in 1826 by the French colonists on an experimental basis to analyze the crops that could be cultivated in the region. Later trees were planted here and . Perrottet was mainly instrumental in transforming the place into a botanical garden in 1831. His memorial can be seen inside the premises. In 1960, after the Transfer of Power from the French, the garden became the hub of horticultural development in Pondicherry. :

The Botanical Garden in Pondicherry has

Children's train,

Six fountains ,

A dancing fountain ,

Japanese rock

Aquarium with ornamental fish :

How to Reach

Air

Chennai Airport

Rail

Villipuram Rail Head

Road

It is well connected to Chennai and buses leave to Pondicherry every 10 min South India Tour Travel conducts tours to Botanical Garden in Pondicherry , contact us for more details.