Best Things to Do on a Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden guide — one of Asia's finest botanical gardens near Kandy, with giant bamboo, an orchid house and the famous avenue trees.
A striking straight avenue of towering royal palms, one of the garden's most photographed features.
Some of the tallest bamboo specimens in Sri Lanka, with stalks reaching well over 30 metres.
A dedicated house displaying hundreds of orchid species and hybrids, particularly striking during flowering periods.
Peradeniya is 5km from Kandy, an easy pairing with the Temple of the Tooth.
A self-guided or guided walk through the garden's themed sections, from the palm avenue to the giant bamboo and orchid house.
