Kuala Lumpur/Botanical Garden



The Perdana Botanical Garden (Malay: Taman Botani Perdana), formerly known as Lake Gardens, is located right west of the Old City Centre. Many sights and the calmness away from the city hustle and bustle invite for a visit. In the surroundings and inside the park are many notable tourist attractions, namely the National museum, National mosque and the Bird Park among many others.

Understand
Perdana Botanical Garden is Kuala Lumpur's first large-scale recreational park. Measuring 91.6 hectares, it is located in the heart of the city and was established in 1888.

Get in
Either via taxi, MRT or on foot (see below). No buses serve this area.

By train
The MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line stops at Muzium Negara. You walk to the area behind the museum (go around the right side of the museum when looking at it), and by the restrooms you'll see some covered stairs going up the hill. Take those up, then turn left at the top of the stairs to approach the Botanical Garden. If you do not take those stairs you will easily add over half an hour to your walk.

From Brickfields
Starting from the Monorail station in Brickfields, first cross Jalan Tun Sambanthan via the footbridge into NU Sentral shopping mall. Once in the mall, follow the signs leading upstairs then round to the left and down again into the main station concourse. Go straight through the station, following signs for Le Meridien and Hilton hotels, to emerge on the NW side at the taxi rank and drop-off area. Turn right and walk to the top of this area, to find an entrance ramp curving in from the left. Walk down this, crossing another service lane. You’ll see a ramp curving in from Jalan Travers, and a highway bridge across it. Take the bridge sidewalk, and on the other side descend the stairs onto Jalan Travers. Turn left, walk past the bus stop and cross the street. You should see the National Museum just ahead. That’s the hard part done - from here on it's literally a stroll in the park.

The footpath ahead leads to a ramp into the museum. Staying on the footpath takes you through a subway (which may flood in wet weather) into the Lake Gardens. This route is locked when the gardens close, around 8PM, and on no account should you attempt to walk across the expressway Jalan Damansara thundering above you.

From Chinatown
Take the footbridge at Pasar Seni station and walk over Klang river and turn left on the footbridge. Get off the bridge at Jalan Tugu and use the pedestrian underpass to get to the other side of busy Jalan Kinabalu. Now you are in the Perdana Botanical Garden district right north of the National Mosque.

Get around
Lake Gardens is best explored on foot. There are pleasant footpaths throughout the park.

Perdana Botanical Garden
The Perdana Botanical Gardens were designed by the British Finance minister in Malaysia in the late 19th century. In the middle of the park is an artificial lake surrounded by greeneries and hills. This park is popular among locals and tourist alike as a location to relax and take in the sunshine and beauty. The park itself has some sights:

Museums




Buy
Mainly limited to souvenir shops at the main attractions of the park. Especially the souvenir shop of the Islamic arts museum sells high quality handicraft.

Eat
Restaurants are available in Butterfly Park and Bird Park and many of the museums.

Sleep
Only one hotel, a five-star one, is located in this area.