Occupying 30 hectares of Penang's precious land, this garden have a fine collection of the flora and fauna of Malaysia and other parts of the tropics. There are hundreds of tress and flowering plants and dozens of plant houses and nurseries. It also have a fern garden,
a cactus house, orchid farm and lily ponds.
The garden is also well known for its friendly Rheses monkeys, visible even on the entrance and also every where else in the garden. A favourite spot for family picnics or outings.