Nereby Kandy, the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens is easily one of the best of its kind in the world. The many beautiful avenues will lead one to sections which provide a burst of topical colour. The great lawns highlight huge tropical trees, while you will be surprised at the variety of bamboo that can be found in one place.

The best known attraction of the Garden is the Orchid House, which has more than 300 varieties of exquisite orchids from the rare indigenous Foxtail and Vesak orchids, to many natural and hybrid species which have made this one of the best known orchid centers of the world. The spice Garden gives you a first hand introduction to the trees, plants and creepers that produce the special spices of Sri Lanka. The herbarium grows many of the plants used for the traditional Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia.