Royal Botanical Garden

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The Royal Botanical Gardens were a great place to visit large spaces for a picnic and beautiful trees and shrubs. The avenues of palm trees are spectacular and the fernery such a lovely, shady place to escape the heat. Our favourite part by far are the trees the fruit bats call home; listen, and look up – you'll ear them chattering, and see them hanging upside down with their furry bodies turned to the sun, every so often you'll see one or two stretch their wings, or even fly from one roost to another. These bats, unlike most bats, fly by sight not radar – something I didn't know until I visited this most beautiful park. #localsecrets
Giant Bamboo plant plastered in carved graffiti at the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka and attracts 2 million visitors annually.Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya Official Guide Map 2013 It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri L.... The total area of the botanical garden is 147acre, at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture. [Robert Heath Lock] was the Assistant Director of the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, in Sri Lanka, around 1910. #nationalpark #srilanka #traveler
Botanical garden in Kandy
Just a family of bats 'hanging around' the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka. 🦇 #Wildlife #LifeAtExpedia

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Grand Hills Kandy

Grand Hills Kandy

2.5 out of 5
Sri Amarawansa Mawatha Kandy
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The price is AU$103 per night from 1 Apr to 2 Apr
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1 Apr - 2 Apr
When you stay at Grand Hills Kandy in Kandy, you'll be in the historical district, within a 15-minute walk of University of Peradeniya and Getambe Temple.
This property is falsely advertised as a 4.5-star hotel; in reality, it falls far short of that standard. It is an old, converted house with dated furnishings, holes in window frames, and a leaking roof. While the staff are friendly—and Smith, in particular, was very persistent in his efforts to ...

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Queens Garden Villa ,Kandy

Queens Garden Villa ,Kandy

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The price is AU$158 per night from 18 Mar to 19 Mar
AU$158
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18 Mar - 19 Mar
With a stay at this vacation home in Kandy, you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Royal Botanical Garden and Getambe Temple.
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Hebron Gardens House

Hebron Gardens House

2 out of 5
117 Hebron Gardens Peradeniya Kandy Central
The price is AU$333 per night from 18 Mar to 19 Mar
AU$333
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18 Mar - 19 Mar
Located in Kandy, Hebron Gardens House is within a 5-minute drive of Royal Botanical Garden and University of Peradeniya.
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