Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens, Bangalore

Lal Bagh, Bengaluru

Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens, meaning the Red Garden in English is of royal origin and was started initially as a private garden of the royal family. It is situated in the southern Bangalore, Karnataka state, India.

In the beginning it was designed by King Hyder Ali in Mughal style to an area of 40 acres and later expanded and made a beautiful botanical garden by his son Tipu Sultan. 

Tipu Sultan imported many trees, plants and flowers from different countries of the world and tried to make it majestic in every respect. During the English regime and India government after Independence, gave much importance to the development on the botanical garden, to make it splendid and beautiful. Lal Bagh is currently under the Directorate of Horticulture, Government of Karnataka. 

The Garden was given the status of Government Botanical Garden in 1856. Now the Garden is a lush green paradise with an area of 240 acres. Now it is one of the prominent centre, internationally famous for scientific study of plants and botanical artwork and also conservation of plants.

Major attractions :

Lal Bagh houses India’s largest collection of tropical plants with 1000 different species of flora, rare and exotic collection of plants in India. The tower in the garden is known as Kempegowda Tower is very attractive. 

It is the proud of Lal Bagh that the first lawn clock (gifted by HMT) of the country is setup in this garden. The glass house built during the period of British rule add beauty and is an architectural wonder, feast to the eyes. 

They constructed it modeling the famous monument, London’s Crystal Palace. This is now serves as the venue for all Horticultural shows and Bi-annual flower shows, which are world famous and attracts many including national and foreign tourists in large numbers. 

Flower shows are conducted every year during the week of Republic and Independence days. In Lal Bagh you can watch one of the oldest rocks in the world, which is estimated to be emerged 3000 million years ago. 

Besides all these the botanical garden has an aquarium, a huge artificial lake, lawns, flowebeds, lotus pool and fountains. Some centuries old trees are a special attraction of this garden. Out of the four gates the southern and northern gates are important.

How to reach :

You can reach Bangalore by any of the three ways, air rail or road. From Bangalore a well connected net work of bus service from Kempegowda bus Station to the site is available. Or you can pick a taxi or rickshaw at nominal rates.

By Air

Bangalore is extremely well-connected by regular flights from Delhi, Mumbai and most other important cities in India and also has international carriers flowing in and out of the Bengaluru International Airport, which is located about 40 kilometres from the main city. A taxi from the airport would take about 45 minutes to reach the city.

By Train

Bangalore has two important railway stations - Bengaluru City Railway Station and Yeswantpur Junction. Both railway stations have regular trains running from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and other major cities. For travelling within Bangalore, there is Namma Metro (with limited connectivity), which is an intra-city rail network set up by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation.

By Bus

Bangalore is well-connected by a network of buses from cities like Goa, Mumbai, Pune, Coimbatore and Mangalore. The options range from regular buses to air-conditioned, Volvo and sleeper coaches. While some of the buses are run by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, there are also a number of private bus operators who run inter-city buses to and from Bangalore.

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Entry Fee

Ticket rates are Rs.10 for adult and no fee for children below 12. (Entry to the Garden is absolutely free for the first three hours of opening and last one hour of closing).

Visiting Time

Daily 06.00 AM -07.00 PM.