Name: Royal Botanical Gardens (Peradeniya)
Rating: 4

Royal Botanical Gardens (Peradeniya)

Kandy Road, Peradeniya

Open 7.30AM to 5.00PM

Peradeniya's gardens now titled 'Royal Botanical Gardens' is probably the most popular garden in the country. It spreads through 147 acres and is said to attract close to 2 million visitors every year. It is a glorious expanse of well-kept trees, flowers and pathways, some of which are centuries old.

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Reviewed by Shifani
6 years ago Old Review

The Royal Botanical Gardens, commonly known as 'Peradeniya Gardens' is probably the most popular garden in the country. It covers 147 acres and is said to attract close to 2 million visitors every year. It is a glorious expanse of well-kept trees, flowers and pathways, some of which are centuries old. While officially established under the British colonial government in 1843, the history of the park goes back to the 14th century and is tied to the Kandyan Kingdom.

Tickets & Navigation

The ticket counter is just outside the gate down a short flight of stone stairs - right next to this space is a Laksala outlet, for little tourist trinkets and local hand-made crafts. Tickets are priced at 50 rupees for locals and a whopping 1100 for tourists.

Once you enter the premises, there's a big map on a board to get a feel of the place - and all along the garden there are a few signs that point to the lake and so on, and plenty of up-to-date signs about the species of the plants if you care about that kind of thing.

The Garden

Everywhere you go are beautiful bushes, trees (up to 4000 species of them) and well cut grass, so there's no need to bother about the map really. Just wander through and find a nice space beneath a large tree, by a bamboo forest, by the lake, or take a walk down the suspension bridge.

It's a wonderful place to visit with your friends and family if you're in Kandy (Peradeniya is only 5KM from Kandy). Here are a few pictures taken by Gerald Pereira.

The giant twisty trees make a great jungle gym

Tourists like in the pic above go gaga about the slightly shaky suspension bridge

The view of the Mahaweli from the bridge

The lake/pond in the garden, from an aerial view, is mango-shaped like Sri Lanka

The royal palms planted in 1950 and the orchids are main attractions

TIP

Climb onto the suspension bridge for a cool view of the Mahaweli Ganga.

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Address

Kandy Road, Peradeniya

Directions

It's on the Colombo-Kandy Road near the Peradeniya General Hospital.

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Open 7.30AM to 5.00PM

Ratings Breakdown

Overall Rating: 4
Quality Rating: 4
Service Rating: 3
Ambience Rating: 5

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HotActionCop

Yamu, do they allow outside food (picknic baskets) and are you allowed to play in the grass?

6 years ago
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Jaba

HotActionCop - what do you exactly mean by "play" with reference to the grass? I ask because of your username with the word "hotaction" and because in other parks dotted across Sri Lanka young couples like to "play" in them. Hmmm?

6 years ago
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Therese

you should checkout the Barista outlet which is located in the Laksala building adjacent to the entrance if your a coffee lover.they have amazing sandwiches ad deserts to go with the coffee… a warm shot of espresso to give that necessary boost to explore the garden or a nice cup of cappuccino to end an exciting day along with a chocolate fudge brownie is my favourite