Botanical garden

Botanical garden: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this garden: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Botanical garden

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Botanical garden — distance from nearby cities

• From Shimla (HP): about 4 km by road (3 km straight line) · directions · more places near Shimla
• From Kasauli (HP): about 35 km by road (28 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kasauli
• From Chandigarh (CH): about 67 km by road (54 km straight line) · directions · more places near Chandigarh
• From Ambala (HR): about 110 km by road (88 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ambala
• From Kullu (HP): about 119 km by road (95 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kullu

Address: 442R+V2, Boileauganj, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171004. Coordinates: 31.10221, 77.14003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Botanical garden

• Viceregal Lodge · museum · Shimla · ~0 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shree Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir · temple · Shimla · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• The Army Heritage Museum Annandale · museum · Shimla · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kali Bari Temple · temple · Shimla · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ridge · fort · Shimla · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Shimla · ~4 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Jakhu Ropeway · attraction · Shimla · ~5 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Shree Hanuman Mandir · temple · Shimla · ~5 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Tara Devi Temple · temple · Shimla · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Himalayan Nature Park · sanctuary · Shimla · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chail Sanctuary · sanctuary · Shimla · ~15 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Green Valley · viewpoint · Shimla · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Apple Point · attraction · Shimla · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mohan Shakti National Heritage Park · fort · Solan · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mohan Shakti Temple · temple · Solan · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Riva Waterfall · waterfall · Solan · ~24 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kali Tibba Temple · temple · Solan · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Maa Shoolini Temple · temple · Solan · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Botanical garden

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Botanical garden

• Himalayan Nature Park · sanctuary · Shimla · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chail Sanctuary · sanctuary · Shimla · ~15 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Yadavindra Gardens · sanctuary · Panchkula · ~51 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Panchkula · ~57 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Zakir Hussain Rose Garden · sanctuary · Chandigarh · ~65 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Cactus Garden · sanctuary · Panchkula · ~66 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Rose Garden · sanctuary · Sas Nagar (Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar) · ~74 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park · sanctuary · Sas Nagar (Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar) · ~81 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Deotsidh (baba balak nath) · sanctuary · Hamirpur · ~85 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nangal WLS · sanctuary · Rupnagar · ~100 km · Must-see

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