The Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya was established in 1821, six years after the final occupation of the Kandyan Kingdom by the English. The site is less than 5.5 Km from Kandy on the Colombo Road, and occupies a loop of the river Mahaweli, which surrounds it on all sides except the south, where it is bounded by the main road. The area 61.25 ha in extent, is about 1550ft from sea level. More than 4000 species of plants including woody trees, Palms, Ferns, Orchids and shrubs currently present within the gardens.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors.It is near the Mahaweli River (The longest river in Sri Lanka). It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the "National Herbarium of Sri Lanka".


The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Department of National Botanic Gardens, Sri Lanka. The history of the Royal Botanic Gardens dates as far back as 1371 when King Wickramabahu iii ascended the throne and kept court at Peradeniya near Mahaweli Ganga. Later, in the reign of King Kirti Sri from 1747 to 1780 this was made a Royal Garden and from 1780— 1798 King Rajadhi Rajasirighe resided therein, where a temporary residence was erected for him.


A map showing the most important places is enclosed in this description.

1. Main entrance
2. Double Coconut
3. Pinetum
4. Ebony Collection
5. Palm Collection
6. Cycad Collection
7. Students’ Garden
8. Bamboo Collection
9. Medicinal Garden
10.Giant Bamboo
11.Rock Border
12.Gardner’s Memorial
13.Java Fig Tree
14.Cook’s Pine Avenue
15.National Herbarium
16.Ficus Collection
17.Suspension Bridge
18.Royal Palm Avenue
19.Memorial Trees
20.Fernery
21.Education Centre
22.Flower Garden
23.Palmyra Palm Avenue
24.Cabbage Palm Avenue
25.Plant Sales Centre
26.Administration Building
27.Cactus House
28.Plant House
29.Orchid House
30.Spice Garden

• Opening Hours : 7.30 AM - 6.00 PM
•Ticketing Hours : 7.30 AM - 5.00 PM
• Open : 365 Days
• Café & Restaurant : 08.00 AM -5.00 PM

For Overseas Tourist - Entrance Fee

• Foreign Adult (Elder than 12)
LKR3,000/=/ Ticket

• Foreign Student (Must have proof)
LKR2,000/=/ Ticket

• Foreign Child (5 to 12 Years)
LKR1,500/=/ Ticket

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