The garden located near Mount Ciremai National Park opened in 2015, but closed down in 2016 due to unfinished construction projects.

In an effort to implement this, the development of this region carried out by the Local Government District Kuningan cooperate with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia/LIPI) through the Center for Plant Conservation Bogor Botanical Garden.

Topography of Kuningan Botanical Garden ranging from rolling hills, with a height of 490–870 meters above sea level, the expanse of volcanic rock and steep banks of water flow.

Kuningan Botanical Garden is an outdoor recreation park at the same time a scientific locus for tourists as well as the surrounding community.

Some plant species are developed include Tree Jamblang, Longan, Kedoya, Pangsor, Aren, Durian, Walnuts, Cloves and Lame.