Day Tour To Hill City of Kandy From Colombo


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From $118.00

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Departs: Colombo, Colombo

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

One of the most well-known cities in Sri Lanka is Kandy, the capital city situated on a hill. There are several tourist attractions in Kandy. The city has a reputation for being distinctive because of its setting in a hill station near a lake. Around Kandy, there is a plethora of cultural diversity. The Temple of the Tooth receives the most visitors. Former Kandyan rulers built the city's central lake, which offers visitors a breathtaking view. Sports, religion, history, and culture are all abundant in Kandy. One of the top attractions in Kandy is the Royal Botanical Garden, and tourists may also go to a tea factory and a plantation to learn more about the cultivation of tea. You shouldn't skip Kandy while visiting Sri Lanka. Once you have beautiful recollections of your Kandy trip, you will be dropped off back at your accommodation.


What's Included

Free WIFI Onboard (Upon Request )

King Coconut

Multi Language Specialist Guide Service at Temple Of Tooth

Pickup & Drop Service

Professional English Speaking Expert Driver.

Seasonal Fruits

Water Bottle

What's Not Included

Entrance Fees For Sites (Botanical Garden, Temple of tooth)

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Lunch

Optional Activities


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
  • CHILD: Age: 2 - 11
  • ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

  • Comfortable walking shoes recommended for this tour.
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Littering & smoking is prohibited inside the vehicle.
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Pickup will be commenced prior to start the tour time; you must contact us to verify your exact pickup time.
  • Subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • We Recommended all customers carry the Vaccination card while traveling (Digitally or Physically)
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Deposit trash in designated receptacles
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Please observe proper dress code when visiting the temples as a form of respect. The basic rule is to wear clothing that covers the shoulders, and knees (Participants are advised dress appropriately for this activity (long pants, long-sleeved shirt or sca
  • The exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
The golden-roofed Temple of the Sacred Tooth houses Sri Lanka’s most important Buddhist relic a tooth of the Buddha. During puja (offerings or prayers), the heavily guarded room housing the tooth is open to devotees and tourists. However, you don’t actually see the tooth. It’s kept in a gold casket shaped like a dagoba (stupa), which contains a series of six dagoba caskets of diminishing size. As well as the revered main temple, the complex includes a series of smaller temples, shrines, and museums.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake, also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth. Over the years, it was reduced in size. It is a protected lake, with fishing banned. There are many legends and folklore regarding the lake. One such is that the small island at its center was used by the king’s helm for bathing and was connected to the palace by a secret tunnel.

• Admission Ticket Free

Kandy View Point
Kandy View Point Climb the hill by Kandy Lake to reach Kandy viewpoint and receive a view of the city that cannot be beaten. As a popular tourist spot, the area brings in a large number of peddlers, though they often sell sub-par items. The area also has a reputation for high pickpocket activity, so keep an eye on your belongings. From the hill, you can enjoy great views over the lake and the city as a whole.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Royal Botanical Gardens
Royal Botanical Gardens These stunning gardens were once reserved exclusively for Kandyan royalty. Today, even commoners are allowed in to enjoy the most impressive and largest (60 hectares) botanic gardens in Sri Lanka. Highlights include a fine collection of orchids, a stately avenue of royal palms, the extraordinary, aptly named cannonball fruit tree and 40m-high Burma bamboo. Another big hit is the giant Javan fig tree on the great lawn, with its colossal Central trunk and umbrella-like canopy of branches. Peradeniya is 6km from central Kandy.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

National Railway Museum
The national railway museum is situated in Kadugannawa and is the national railway museum of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Railways is the owner of the railroad museum. On December 27, 2014, the museum was opened in celebration of Sri Lanka's 150th year of railroad operations.

• Admission Ticket Free

Make your way through the maze of tea bushes and discover where the elixirs of Sri Lanka
Come from. There are many tea plantations and tea factories that will be more than happy to Show you around, and explain the tea plucking and tea-making processes as well as let you try some of their freshly brewed tea! A truly Sri Lankan experience.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included






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