Day Tour to Kandy from Colombo or Negombo

Itinerary
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Stop At: Pinnawala Ape Gama, Karandupona - Rambukkana Rd, Rambukkana 71100 Sri Lanka

Ape Gama (local village), a theme park lets visitors delve into Lanka's ancient village setting. It symbolizes a social and cultural background, economic situation, agriculture, religious and spiritual status and many more of ancestors who lived in Sri Lanka.

It also has meal outlets which visitors can taste Sri Lankan meals.

Entrance fee - US$ 7 per person.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka

UNESCO world heritage site, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings.

Entrance fee - US$ 10 per adult and half rate per child aged 2-12 years.

For SAARC countries- US$ 7 per adult and half rate per child aged 2-12 years.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Road, Peradeniya 20400 Sri Lanka

It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres.

Entrance fee - US$ 10 per adult and half rate per child aged 2-12 years.


Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Ceylon Tea Museum, Hantana, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka

The museum consists of four floors. The ground floor and the second floor exhibit very old items of machinery and the first floor consist of a library and an auditorium with facilities for audio visual presentations. The third floor is allocated to tea sales outlets, where a selection of Sri Lanka's fine tea is available. The entire top floor is a tea cafe. A panoramic view of the Kandy town surrounded by the beautiful Hunasgiriya, Knuckles Range and the Matale range of hills can be viewed through a telescope mounted on the fourth floor. The grounds surrounding the Tea Museum is landscaped with different varieties of teas.

Entrance fee- US$ 5 per adult and half rate for child.

Opening Time

Tuesday to Saturday : 08.30am to 15.45pm

Sunday : 08.30am to 15.00pm

(Closed on Mondays & Poya day falling weekdays)

Entrance fee - US$ 5 per adult and half rate per child aged 2-12 years.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue, Bahirawa Kanda Rd, Kandy, Sri Lanka

The Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya at Bahirawakanda is a very attractive and hilly place in the Kandy Town. This is a center for carrying out national as well as international Buddhist relations. The omnipresent Buddha statue can be seen from anywhere in Kandy city. Entrance fee- US$ 3 per person.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Embekke Devalaya, Embekka Village Three Kilometers from the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Handessa 20480 Sri Lanka

Embekka Devalaya (Embekka Temple) was built by the King Vikramabahu III of Gampola Era (AD 1357 - 1374) in Sri Lanka. The devalaya is dedicated to the worship of a god. The shrine consists of three sections, the "Sanctum of Garagha", the "Digge" or "Dancing Hall" and the "Hevisi Mandapaya" or the "Drummers' Hall". The Drummers' Hall that has drawn the attention of visitors to the site, due to the splendid wood carvings of its ornate pillars and its high pitched roof. Entrance fee- US$ 3 per person.

Duration: 30 minutes