Royal Floria Putrajaya 2015

Public Service Announcement: If you're headed out to Royal Floria Putrajaya, here are some points to note: It's outdoors and blazing hot (temps soared to 34C yesterday but felt waaaay hotter). Sensible clothing  footwear, umbrella, hats, sunscreen are must haves.

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It seemed like parking was a free for all, although there are designated areas; just be mindful of which zone you're parked at.

The ticket booth is by the mainroad outside the primary entrance. Tickets are rm5 for mykad holders and rm10 for non-mykad holders. But once inside the grounds you'd still need to buy a separate ticket to enter the Spring & Winter Dome. It costs rm3 and the booth for this is located next to the Dome.

It seemed hard to get a guide map for the exhibit zones. If it helps, here's a photo of the site map, do save it to your phone.

For refreshments, there are food trucks, stalls and beverage vending machines in most zones. But carry some water anyway.

The plant display is the first zone you'll pass through and there are lots of good buys. Our advice is, make your purchase on your way OUT so that you don't have to lug these bags throughout the exhibit.

Inside the covered display areas, the domes are air conditioned and a nice respite from the heat. But there aren't any benches to sit. So you'll find people sitting on the edge of the larger artistic displays - most probably the ones you'll want to photograph. But if you politely tell them that you'd like to take a photo, folks do step aside with a sheepish smile :)

Be patient, especially if you're a photography enthusiast cause the exhibits are beautiful and worth the few seconds to wait for, as folks will be whipping out their mobile phones, and inadvertently stick it right infront of your face.

Take your time and enjoy the profusion and abundance of flowers and plants on display and appreciate the hard work that went into it. Remember no picking of the flowers :)