Park or garden · Kandy
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
Sri Lanka's largest botanic garden, on a bend of the Mahaweli river, known for its avenues of royal palms, orchid house and giant Javan fig tree.
- Best season
- January to April. Showers are possible all year; October and November are wettest.
- Time to allow
- 2 hr (at least 1 hr 15 min)
- Best time of day
- Morning. Open 07:30 to 17:00.
- Entry
- LKR 3,540 (to confirm)
- What to wear
- Everyday clothes. Sun hat and sunscreen help.
- Good for
- Easy going, families
Planning price for foreign adults (2026 tariff); confirm at the gate.