This Royal Botanic Gardens is located in the city of peradeniya in the kandy district of the central province of Sri Lanka. There are 5 botanic gardens in Sri Lanka and this royal botanic gardens in peradeniya is the premier botanical garden in Sri Lanka. The royal botanic gardens is also the largest botanical garden in Sri Lanka. Another specialty of this botanical garden is that it the oldest botanical garden present day Sri Lanka. A large number of plants can be seen in this botanical garden. The environment of this royal botanic gardens is very beautiful.

Source:"The Royal Botanical Garden Peradeniya Kandy Sri Lanka" by Mal B

There are 5 botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. This botanical garden is the main botanical garden in Sri Lanka. This royal botanic garden is a larger botanical garden spread over an area of 147 acres. Therefore, this botanical garden is the largest botanical garden in Sri Lanka. Today, the site of this botanical garden has been found to be of historical value. Evidence has been found that royal court of king wickramabahu  (III), who reigned in 1372 in the area where this garden is located, is now located in this area where this botanical garden is located. There was also a temple built on this land by king wimaladharma who ruled in the past, and this temple was demolish and destroyed in 1815 after the British colonized Sri Lanka. The present royal botanic gardens was built by the British. Built in 1821 on the landscaping of alexander mung, the botanical garden was used by the British at the time to relieve their fatigue. the environment of this royal botanic gardens is beautifully finished. Many special plants, special places and ornamental plants can be seen in this royal botanic gardens. Tickets prices and opening hours at the royal botanic gardens are given below.

Price of tickets

  • Foreign adult-dollar 10
  • Foreign child-dollar 5
Opening hours of the Royal botanical Garden
  • Monday      = 8AM - 5.30 PM
  • Tuesday      = 8 AM - 5.30 PM
  • Wednesday = 8 AM - 5.30 PM
  • Thursday    = 8 AM - 5.30 PM
  • Friday        = 8 AM - 5.30 PM
  • Saturday    = 8 AM - 5.30 PM
  • Sunday      = 8.15 AM - 5.30 PM
More than 4000 species of plants can be seen in this royal botanic gardens. Meanwhile, there are more than 235 medicinal plants in the herbal garden. It is also home to some of the world's rarest, most endangered and endemic plants. The royal botanic gardens also have a special place for orchids and lace leaf. The first tea plant planted in Sri Lanka is also in this botanical garden. The name of each plant in the royal botanic gardens and its scientific name are listed next to the plant. foreign heads of state visiting Sri Lanka  a special place with plants can also be seen at this royal botanic gardens. A large number of local and foreign tourists visit this royal botanic gardens to see its beauty.

If you are going to visit this botanical garden, do not pollute this botanical garden

Address

  • Peradeniya Road, Kandy
Ticket prices are subject to change form time to time, so call to find out the actual ticket price and more details about this beautiful place
  • Telephone number = 0812 388 088
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