Is drinking tap water recommended inside the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens?

For foreign visitors, drinking directly from the public tap water points within the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens is strictly not recommended.

Even if the local staff use the water for groundskeeping, most tourists who are not accustomed to Sri Lanka’s local microbiome face a relatively high risk of getting waterborne stomach bugs. Please bring a big bottle of purified drinking water with you, or buy sealed, chilled bottled water from the cafeteria located near the middle of the park.