Tabanan, Bali (ANTARA) - The Bali Botanical Garden in Bedugul, Tabanan District, welcomed around 20,000 visitors during the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 holiday season, a sharp rise from the 12,000 visitors logged the previous year.
“The daily average of visits ranged between 3,000 and 5,000 people,” said I Dewa Putu Pasnadi Putra, the garden’s manager, in Tabanan on Sunday.
He noted that visitor traffic peaked at 10,000 people on January 1, 2026, representing a 77 percent increase compared with the New Year’s holiday in 2025.
Putra attributed the surge in visitors to a series of holiday programs and public activities hosted by the garden, including a year-end bazaar showcasing micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) products from December 31 until January 4, concluding at 5 p.m. local time.
While supporting local MSMEs, he continued, the bazaar also featured artistic performances, sports and fitness activities, a flower-arranging workshop, and acoustic music shows.
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Spanning a 157.5-hectare area in Candikuning Village, the botanical garden has emerged as one of Bali’s notable tourist destinations, with entry tickets priced at only Rp15,500 (US$0.92) per visitor on regular days and Rp25,500 (US$1.52) per person on weekends and holidays.
With its cool air, the green open space offers visitors panoramic views, including the scenery of Lake Beratan, visible from an elevation of up to 1,500 meters above sea level.
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In addition to its core function as a conservation zone for tropical plants from eastern Indonesia, the garden—established in 1959—has evolved into a center for research and education, as well as a recreational destination for the public.
Moreover, the public space is renowned for its collection of gymnosperms sourced from regions across the globe.
