Nature is always great for healing. Grab a book or maybe snap away at these 9 IG-worthy botanical gardens in Malaysia! The beauty of Mother Nature at these botanical gardens will have you cleansed mentally and emotionally!
Malaysia’s Botanical Gardens Promise IG-Worthy Snaps!
1. Perdana Botanical Garden
Perdana Botanical Garden formerly known as Taman Tasik Perdana or Lake Gardens is not an unfamiliar area in KL. But there are times when visitors overlook this green area when they arrive in KL which is filled with various other attractions.
What’s interesting about Perdana Botanical Garden itself is that it’s filled with other attractions that are very suitable for family visits such as Bird Park, Butterfly Park, Orchid Park, National Planetarium, Royal Malaysian Police Museum, Islamic Art Museum, Tun Razak Memorial and so on.
Perdana Botanical Garden is a leisure area for those who live nearby to do daily exercise activities such as jogging and tai-chi. The Perdana Botanical Garden is filled with a variety of tropical plants that are important to be used as building materials or for various uses by local residents in the past. There’s also a herb garden planted with important herbs used as ingredients for cooking, medicine, dyes, perfumes and more.
The park is decorated with flowers, beautiful buildings surrounding the lake make it a beautiful botanical garden.
Address: Jalan Kebun Bunga, Tasik Perdana, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Contact: +603-2276 0432
2. Taman Botani Negara
The National Botanical Garden (TBSA) in Shah Alam (formerly known as the Malaysian Agricultural Park or the Bukit Cerakah Agricultural Park) is indeed the pride of the people of Shah Alam. This is actually the largest agricultural forest park in the world.
Animal Park
Although the park was designed as a research center, it’s also open to the public. Here there’s a 72-hectare animal park. You can see and play with different types of livestock. There are goats, sheep, cows and chickens raised by park researchers as well as exotic bird species here.
Four Seasons Park
Do you want to feel the beauty and fun of a holiday abroad, but the budget is enough to just roam around KL? Come here! You can feel spring, summer, dry autumn leaves, and cold winter at Taman Empat Musim at TBSA. The garden changes every 3 months.
Spice Garden & Cactus Garden
Here you can learn about herbs and shrubs used in medicine. There are more than 3,000 cactus plants in this park, including the giant Saguaro that’s usually found in Mexico.
Tropical Fruit Garden
This 36-hectare Tropical Fruit Garden has tropical fruit trees such as rambutan, durian, mangosteen, and cempedak. You can also visit a coconut house – a house built using parts of the tree.
Address: Taman Pertanian Malaysia, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor.
Contact: +603-5510 7048
3. Agro Technology Park MARDI
For tourists vacationing in Cameron Highlands, the MARDI Agrotechnology Park is an interesting destination that must be visited. In addition to serving as a research center, it also provides various attractions such as a variety of flower gardens, tea plantations, strawberry farms, and others to entertain visitors. It also offers tourism activities such as jungle trekking and factory visits. The area which is around 42 hectares includes a research center building, information center, herb garden, orchid garden, rose garden, and English Garden.
English Garden
The first place you will see when you enter the MARDI Agrotechnology Park Cameron Highlands is the English Garden. This area has a very interesting landscape as they have various types of flower trees planted on the ground. In addition, a fish pond with a water fountain built in the middle of the park and a Windmill made of wood add to the uniqueness of this park.
Flower Garden
Here there’s a flower garden of various types that’s quite interesting. It’s beautifully designed, decorated with flowers of various colors that are planted on the ground, hung in pots and creeping over the roof. Lounge chairs are provided in the park area for visitors to relax while enjoying the beautiful landscape and breathing in fresh air. It’s sure to calm the mind of anyone who visits here.
Strawberry Farm
Tourists can visit a relatively large farm where strawberries are grown in large bags arranged on 3-level shelves. Here there’s also a cafe where visitors can enjoy a variety of strawberry-based foods such as ice cream, jelly, jam and others.
Tea Plantation & Processing Plant
Visitors who come here for the first time must be fascinated to see the tea plantation located on the hill which is the backdrop of the Cameron Highlands MARDI Agrotechnology Park. In addition to seeing for themselves what tea shrubs look like, visitors can also visit a tea factory located at the foot of the hill and learn how tea is processed.
Orchid Garden
The Orchid Garden has various types of orchids that are planted in pots and hanging pots. In addition to orchids, there are also monkey pitcher plants and various types of ferns.
Rabbit Park & Butterfly Park
This rabbit park is medium in size. There are quite a few types of rabbits. For those of you who bring the family, it might be a good idea to give your children a chance to play with the rabbits. The Butterfly Park is located next to the Rabbit Park. There are not many butterflies around but the landscape in this park is quite amazing.
Address: 39007 Tanah Rata, Pahang.
Contact: +605-491 1255
4. Taman Botani Perak
Like other botanical gardens in Malaysia, it’s open for research, scientific conservation, education and public recreation. In addition to visiting herb gardens, seeing orchids and various other plants, Perak Botanical Garden is quite interesting for family leisure activities because of its shady areas, pleasant air, interesting tracks and most importantly safety.
The Perak Botanical Garden has four main sites which are Laman Tema, Laman Palmatum, Laman Endemik Zon Utara and Laman Melayu Perak. A total of 10,000 trees from 122 species are planted in these four sites.
Address: 34000 Taiping, Perak.
5. Sarawak Botanical Gardens
Sarawak Botanical Garden is a botanical garden dedicated to conservation, plant research, and education, while indirectly contributing to tourism and cultural heritage preservation.
When you’re here, don’t forget to take pictures with the huge statue of an orangutan!
Address: Q104-4, Kampung Istana, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak.
6. Penang Botanic Gardens
Penang Botanical Garden is an interesting place that must be visited if you are on vacation in this state. It was established in the British colonial era, which was in 1884, and was known as Waterfall Garden at that time. This park, like other botanical gardens, has an interesting landscape, surrounded by the greenery of forest trees and herbs of various species.
Penang Botanical Garden is a popular leisure spot for residents around this area. For outside visitors, it’s an interesting destination to visit because they definitely be fascinated to see the attractive landscape with beautiful flowering trees.
This botanical garden is one of the interesting places for outdoor photography activities. Here there are fields with beautiful landscapes, flower gardens, and green forest areas. In addition, various flora and fauna can be found.
Address: Kompleks Pentadbiran,Bangunan Pavilion, Jalan Kebun Bunga, 10350 George Town, Pulau Pinang.
Contact: +604-226 4401
7. Gunung Jerai Botanical Park
Gunung Jerai is one of the choices for a cool mountainside retreat in Kedah. Located close by to a resort, this botanical park lets you feel the cool breeze while taking in the sight of various fern types, orchids and other wild plants.
Address: 08300 Yan, Kedah.
Contact: +6019-448 0880
8. Taman Botani Putrajaya
Putrajaya Botanical Gardens is a must-visit place when traveling to Putrajaya. The uniqueness of this park has been recognized internationally when it was recognized as one of the forty most beautiful parks in Asia.
The park houses 13 theme parks and has over 700 types of plants from various continents of the world. The Putrajaya Botanical Gardens provides visitors with the option to enjoy its beauty by exploring the walking trails or riding the rental bikes available.
Address: Lebuh Perdana Barat, Presint 1, 62000 Putrajaya.
Contact: +603-8887 7770
9. Melaka Botanical Garden
The name of this place used to be Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest. Now, the name has been changed to Melaka Botanical Garden. This is one of the best places for jogging in Melaka. This place is also suitable for city people who want to feel the atmosphere of the forest, but don’t want to get lost.
For children, there’s a dinosaur park that has 15 dinosaur replicas that they can see. Besides that, close to this area there’s also a short suspension bridge. There’s also a place for you to have a picnic, if you come with family.
Address: Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.
Contact: +606-231 4343
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Written by Kartini Kannan
