The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Top 10No. 1 in Asia
A large botanical garden on the edge of Kandy, over 200 years old, with palm avenues, an orchid house and very old trees. Colonies of fruit bats hang in the trees near the river, and monkeys roam the grounds.
Highlights
- Orchid House
- Royal Palm Avenue
- Giant Javan fig tree
Good to know
- Foreigners pay about Rs. 3,500, locals far less
- Allow two to three hours
- Electric buggy tours available for a fee
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