Peradeniya Botanical Gardens
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Your base for exploring this tourist attraction is the ancient city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. For tourist information about Kandy, go to Kandy Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Sri Lanka, read also the Sri Lanka Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
The Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, also called the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya, on the banks of the Mahaweli River, is one of the best botanical gardens in Sri Lanka, and one of the most beautiful in Asia. It is located just 6 km from Kandy, the second largest city in Sri Lanka.
The botanical gardens is huge, and although I walked briskly, I did not have enough time to fully explore it. Like most well-organised gardens, the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens have the plants grouped together. So we could admire different types of plams, followed by bamboos, orchids, and so on.
Trees with impressive root systems showcased at the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens.
Fruit bat at Peradeniya Botanical Gardens.
Giant bamboos at Peradeniya.
The well-trimmed garden at Peradeniya.
An English garden in a Sri Lankan setting at Peradeniya.
The National Herbarium at Peradeniya.
Tim at Peradeniya Botanical Gardens.
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