Bogor Botanical Gardens

Bogor Botanical Gardens is an 87-hectare botanical garden in central Bogor City, West Java, adjacent to the Bogor Presidential Palace. Established in 1817, it is Indonesia's oldest botanical garden and a major center for tropical plant research under BRIN. Notable for its extensive palm, orchid and giant water lily collections, historic Dutch cemetery, and mature rain trees, it serves as a scientific, conservation and recreational landmark.

Visitors can expect a large landscaped garden with paved avenues, lawns, ponds and glasshouses containing more than 15,000 plant specimens including palms, orchids, and giant water lilies. The grounds include the historic Lady Raffles monument, Dutch cemetery, Zoology Museum, orchid houses, and views of the adjacent Bogor Palace. Areas to explore include the main boulevards lined with canarium and rain trees, the Mexican Garden, and lakeside picnic areas. Walking, photography and guided educational tours are the main visitor experiences in a shaded, park-like environment.

Founded on 18 May 1817 by German botanist Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt under Governor-General G.A.G.Ph. van der Capellen during the Dutch colonial period as 's Lands Plantentuin te Buitenzorg. Initially established as a research garden for tropical plants of economic importance, it became a leading botanical research institution in Southeast Asia and later managed by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).

A nationally important scientific, educational and conservation institution and a major recreational landmark for Bogor residents. The garden is closely associated with the adjacent Bogor Presidential Palace and is regarded as a symbol of the city's identity as Kota Hujan (Rain City) and a center for botanical heritage.