MALABAR BOTANICAL GARDEN AND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT SCIENCE

The botanical garden is spread over 40 acres of land, 15 acres of which is marshy land. The garden is the centre of scientific tourism in the region. There are 6 greenhouses set up to preserve the primitive plants, medicinal plants, and aquatic plants. Tourists here can look forward to enjoying the beauty of the aquatic plant conservatory where endangered species are arranged.

This place holds a special attraction to the students of Botany because of the systematic garden based on taxonomic classification and they visit this garden to see the wide collection of the herbarium. Various educational, research-oriented seminars and workshops are conducted here for the students. Tourists can take a leisurely walk around the medicinal garden, star forest, and butterfly garden to enjoy an afternoon out. 

Location: PB. No. 1, GA College Post, Pokkunnu Pandirakavu road, near Guruvayurappan College, Pokkunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala 673014

Price: Free, Chargeable if events are held

Timing: 10 A:M: to 5P:M: (closed on public holidays)

Best Time to Visit: June to October