Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
Kirstenbosch, Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town 7800, South Africa
Description:
The beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden is spread over 500 hectares of African land. The garden is located near Cape Town, at the foot of the picturesque Table Mountain. In Kirstenbosch collected more than nine thousand different species of plants that grow in South Africa. Some of these plants only grow in this area.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden owes its existence to Jan Van Riebeck, the Dutch founder of Cape Town. Riebek noticed that too many trees were disappearing from the slopes of Table Mountain, whose wood was used to build ships. Then the forester Lindert Cornelissen was appointed to the service, who was engaged in gardening all his life. Thanks to him, the vegetation of the area was saved.