Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens Chiang Mai

Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai was set up in 1993, as a state enterprise under the Prime Minister's Office. It boats to be the first botanical garden of the region.

Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai was established to serve as a center for botanical studies and research, and to provide botanical education and botanical displays to the visitors.

Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai has been named after her Majesty Queen Sirikit. The queen has shown that her concern for the conservation of nature. The gardens are spread over an area of 2500 acres.

The Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai are ascetically designed. The garden has beautiful arranged flowering trees, shrubs, creepers, palms, bamboo, rattan and biennials.

The garden also houses native species and species from countries in Southeast Asia. These are divided into groups according to variety and species to bring greater beauty to the park.

Each plant at Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai is given a special Thai name and the botanical name. Every plant has a metal disc with a code number, which can be referred to for information the plant.

Students are able to get information on the plant even outside the natural season of the plant, by studying dried species, which are stored in Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai.

Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai boasts of conducting specific and regular researches on cultivation, nurturing, planting. These extensive researches are carried out by Botanical Garden staff and students from various educational institutions.

Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai is one of the best maintained parks among all the Chiang Mai Parks & Gardens. When you are on a Chiang Mai tour do not miss a chance this visit this beautiful botanical garden.