Botanical Garden Tours - La Ribera - Come for a tour of this incredible jungle oasis rich with diversity in the heart of the Baja desert. Buena Fortuna, a true manifestation of botanical abundance, was started over a decade ago with seeds and plants collected from all over the world by world renowned botanist, Gabriel Howearth. The site, in La Ribera, Baja Sur Mexico is home to over 3,500 species of plants from around the world, the result of a lifetime of research and collection from Gabriel’s travels. The gardens are organized botanically by plant families, designed in combination with permaculture principles, and shaped in diverse symbolic forms, such as the Vitamin Pyramid garden, or the Tree of Life garden. Guided tours are offered every Saturday starting at 10:00 am.
 
Tours include refreshments $150 pesos per person. Produce, landscape design consultations, exotic nursery plants, compost and rare organic seeds also available. To make reservations please contact Gabriel by email at buenafortunagardens@gmail.com. Buena Fortuna is located at the entrance to La Ribera which is approximately 7miles or 12km east from Las Cuevas it is located on the north side of the road across the street from cabo riverea. Look for the big yellow gates. Look forward to sharing the rich diversity of the world planting our garden paradise seed by seed - Gabriel Howearth, buenafortunagardens@gmail.com