| Year and Month | 2021-April-16 |
| Number of Days | Two |
| Crew | 08+ |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Cars |
| Activities | Hiking, Photography, Sightseeing, Nature Exploring |
| Weather | Perfect |
| Route | Colombo -> Southern Expressway -> Sooriyawewa Exit -> Hambantota Road -> Mirijjawila |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Related Resources | None |
| Author | Ranshan Fernando |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread
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Mirijjawila Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The other botanical gardens are Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Hakgala Botanical Garden, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, and Seetawaka Botanical Garden.
Mirijjawila Botanical Garden is located on the Colombo–Kataragama main road. It has the Mattala International Airport on its left side and the Hambantota Harbour on its right side.
This land was covered with thorny shrubs and abandoned chena lands, when it was allocated for this purpose in 2006. Three water tanks named Kohombagas wewa, Malitthangas wewa and demataththa wewa, are constructed in the garden premises to preserve the moisture of the land. The total area of the botanical garden is about 300 acres.
Purpose of the garden
In summary, the objectives of establishing this botanical garden is.
- Ex-situ conservation of dry and arid zone plants of Sri Lanka.
- Dry zone landscape improvement.
- Ecotourism promotion.
- Providing knowledge and training on botany and floriculture.
- Promoting medicinal herbs.
- Studies on lesser-known and underutilized plants in the dry zone.
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  The entrance |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Tickets |
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Dry Zone Botanic Garden is currently being established at Mirijjawila in the Hambantota District in an area of 300 acres. This is the first Sri Lankan botanical garden developed by local experts for the conservation of dwindling species of trees and shrubs, medicinal herbs and popularizing plants of the dry zone by providing an attractive destination for foreign and local tourists.
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  The path |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Surrounding |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Nice architecture |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Beautiful nature |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  The path |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  The famous path |
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