
Winter is the best season for outdoor fun, pleasure, traveling, and picnics. However, after the pandemic times, it’s a bit risky to travel long-distance - especially if you wish to travel with your family and children. So, what is the alternative option? It seemed a better idea for us to take short trips in and around the city by car while following proper safety measures. Hence, we were busy searching for nearby places around Hi-tech City, Hyderabad to enjoy a day out. Fortunately, we found some decent places to roam around which opened after the lockdown. Finally, we had chosen the Shri Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy Botanical Garden as our travel destination for a weekend. Just 16 km away from the city center, you can visit this place on weekdays also. Situated on the Gachibowli road, this area is part of the Kothagura Reserve Forest.
This garden has recreational facilities for all ages. Boating arrangements, watchtower, a resting place, stunning architectural beauties, playing equipment – everything is woven naturally in the entire setting. You won’t feel that it is a built set up for a single moment. That’s the uniqueness of the planning of this garden.



Amidst the concrete skyscrapers and all luxuries of the surrounding cityscape, this garden is one of the best places for you to let go. Unwind amidst the abundance of color, life, and bloom.






Apart from the seasonal flower, the presence of a rich herbal and cactus garden is quite amazing to watch. The botanical garden is full of different floral and medicinal species which can give you and your family a chance to grow a curiosity about our biodiversity and ecosystem.


In short, in a typical winter day, a walk along the paths of the Botanical Garden under the green canopy and fresh air, accompanied by the chirping of birds makes for a soothing experience.

If you are in love with nature, looking for some wild greenery with a vast collection of flora and fauna - then this garden is ideal for you.