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The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens

Bogor Botanical Gardens

Bogor, Indonesia

  1. WORLD’S BEST BOTANICAL GARDENS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 100 2026
Bogor Botanical Gardens

A large botanical garden in central Bogor with old trees, plant collections and Dutch colonial-era monuments, reachable on foot or by angkot from the train station. Bicycles, electric scooters and shuttles carry visitors around the grounds, and many families come to picnic.

Highlights

  • Griya Anggrek orchid house
  • Old Dutch cemetery
  • Colonial-era suspension bridge

Good to know

  • Entry about 15,000 weekdays, 25,500 weekends
  • Come early morning; hot after 10 am
  • Weekend parking difficult; bring umbrella for rain

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