Royal Botanic Garden Peradeniya is one of the most beautiful places on the island. It is located about 5, 5 kilometers west from the town of Kandy in the central province of Sri Lanka and attracted 1, 2 million visitors annually. The garden is famous for its diverse collection of plants, which includes more than 300 species of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. The total area of ​​the botanical garden is 147 acres (0, 59 square kilometers). It is administered by the Department of National Botanic Garden of the Department of Agriculture of Sri Lanka.

The origins of the creation of a botanical garden dates back to the distant 1371, when the king Vikramabahu III ascended to the throne and moved his court at Peradeniya near Mahaweli river. It was followed by King Kirti Sri and King Radzhadhi Radzhavinzhe. The temple on the site was built by King Vimala Dharma, but it was destroyed by the British after they gained control of the kingdom of Kandy. After this, the basis for the botanical garden laid Alexandar Moon in 1821. Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya was formally established in 1843 with plants brought from Kew Garden, Island of Slaves, Colombo and Kalutara in Kalutara garden. In 1844, when Giorgio Gardner Gardens greatly expanded and acquired great fame. In 1912 the garden came under the care of the Department of Agriculture of Sri Lanka.

The garden is also an alley of palm trees. There is growing an amazing tree, planted by the United Kingdom King George V and Queen Mary in 1901. The branches of the tree bent down under the weight of fruit that look like cannonballs.

During World War II, Lord Louis Mountbatten, the supreme commander of allied forces in South Asia, using the Botanical Garden as the headquarters of the General Command of the South-East Asia.