Best Things to Do on a Hakgala Botanical Garden Hakgala Botanical Garden guide — a cool-climate garden near Nuwara Eliya with roses, ferns and a Ramayana legend tied to Hanuman.
One of the best rose collections in Sri Lanka, alongside ferns and other species that only thrive at this cooler, higher elevation.
The surrounding rock outcrop is associated with the Ramayana legend as the place where Hanuman is said to have guarded Sita.
Originally planted for cinchona cultivation to produce quinine, the garden shifted focus to ornamental cool-climate plants over time.
The garden is close to Nuwara Eliya, on the same road as the Seetha Amman Temple.
A relaxed self-guided walk through rose gardens, fern collections and shaded pathways in Nuwara Eliya's cool climate.
