- History
- Valuation
- Location
- Attractions
- Climate
- Tourists guide
- Tickets
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History
This garden was established in 1821 It was a Royal Gardens from 1780 – 1798 after Alexander Moon began the initial groundwork for the gardens in 1821, when he used it for the cultivation of cinnamon and coffee.
The garden was formally established in 1843 with plants brought in from Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, Britain.
The gardens came under the purview of the Department of Agriculture in 1912.
The gardens include the historical Cannonball Tree planted in 1901 by King George V and Queen Mary of the United Kingdom And The Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya was used as the South-east Asian Headquarters of the Allied Forces during the Second World War.
Valuation
Peradeniya garden is National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. It is the best botanical garden in the whole of Asia.
Location
The site is less than 5.5 Km from Kandy on the Colombo Road and occupies a loop of the river Mahaweli garden surrounds on all sides except the south, where it is bounded by the main road. The gardens occupy a horse- shoes shapes peninsula .The area 61.25 ha (147 acres (0.59 km2) ) in extent, is about 1550ft(460 meters ) from sea level.
Attractions
Prime attractions within the gardens frequented by visitor include the Orchid House with more than 300 varieties of exquisite Orchids blooming in profusion. The Palm collection is among the best in Asia with about 220 species. Other attractions are the great lawn, spice gardens, Palm avenues, plant house and Cacti display, lake and flowering trees.
- Double Coconut
- Great lawn
- Ebony Collection
- Palm Collection
- Cycad Collection
- Students’ Garden
- Bamboo Collection
- Medicinal Garden
- Giant Bamboo
- Plant House & cacti
- Orchid House
- Spice Garden
Climate
These gardens receive considerable rainfall both during the South West and North East monsoons and hence are lush and verdant throughout the year. 200-day annual rainfall.
Tourists guide
Three seasons are earmarked as April to June, August to September and December when most visitors fill the gardens and flowering is at its peak.
Opening Hours 7.30 AM – 6.00 PM
Ticketing Hours 7.30 AM – 5.00 PM
Open for 365 Days
Café & Restaurant opening hours 08.00 AM -5.00 PM
There are 564+ hotels available in Kandy. Prices start at Rs. 20000 per night.
Tickets
Foreign Adult (Elder than 12) LKR2,000/= (If you have a resident visa u can get in for the local rate, which Rs50/- )
Foreign Child(5 to 12 Years) LKR1,000/=
Foreign Student(Must have proof) LKR1,200/=
There are 2 ways to get from Royal Botanical Gardens (Park) to Kandy by taxi or foot
The most cost-effective and quickest way to get from Royal Botanical Gardens (Park) to Kandy is to taxi, which costs Rs. 500 – Rs. 600 and takes 7 min. we can travel park to kandy by foot but it takes 1h 14min to reach there.The distance between Royal Botanical Gardens (Park) and Kandy is 5 km. we can catch a taxi from Royal Botanical Gardens (Park) to Kandy with Pickme, Kandy Meter Taxi or Kandy Budget Taxi.
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