Kandy City Day Tour

Overview

Kandy is a large city in central Sri Lanka. It's set on a plateau surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest. The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession. During the Kandy City Tour, first stop will be at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Also known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa, this golden roofed Temple, houses the relic of Lord Buddha's tooth. The guests can walk around the Kandy Lake once visiting the Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic. Next we visit the Bahirawakanda Temple and then we visit the Kandy View Point. Next comes the visit to the Gem Museum followed by which is a shopping excursion for the guests to enjoy themselves and shop to remember their memories of the Kandy Visit.

Itinerary

1. Royal Botanical Gardens

   Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is near the Mahaweli River. It is renowned for its collection of orchids.

   · 1 h· Admission not included

2. New Ranweli Spice Garden

   It is much easier to visit New Ranweli Spice Garden for those who visit Peradeniya Botanical Garden. Simply take the SUSPENSION BRIDGE inside the botanical garden and make it to the other side of the river, take the road (Gannoruwa Muruthalawa RD) right opposite the SUSPENSION BRIDGE, from there it is just around 800m to New Ranweli Spice Garden.

   · 2 h· Admission not included

3. Natural Gems and Gemmological Museum

   Gem Museum followed by which is a shopping excursion for the guests to enjoy themselves and shop to remember their memories of the Kandy Visit

   · 1 h· Admission not included

4. Bahiravokanda Vihara Buddha Statue

   Bahiravokanda Vihara Buddha Statue. Enormous statues of Buddha appear to be productive all through Asia. This specific statue is a vital religious landmark to the neighborhood Buddhists and is revered with the lighting of oil lights and festoons of delightful and splendidly hued blossoms. The statue is 88ft high and on sunny mornings can be seen sitting gladly from Kandy city, which discloses to you that it's a significant sight.

   · 1 h

5. Kandy View Point

   Good view point of the kandy town, kandy town is pretty small and this is worth visit. can be visited for good view.

   · 10 min

6. Temple de la Dent

   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.

   · 1 h

7. Kandy Lake Club Cultural Show

   Watch the evening cultural show filled with traditional cultural dances and activities.

   · 1 h· Admission not included

Pickup

Pickup included.

I will pick up from any location within Kandy city limit or outsize with the radius of 50Km

What to know before you go

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• You will receive confirmation immediately when you book.

Travelers

Pricing per vehicle (up to 3 people).

Cancellation policy

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

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

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