Kandy Day Tour with Visit to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Trip Type: Full-day Tours
Duration: 8 hours
This tour will visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, temple of tooth relic, Spice Gardens, Kandy Botanical Garden in the morning and after lunch reach Kandy view point and its surrounding. In the afternoon, visit Gem Museum, wood crafting work shop and cultural dance.
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This tour will visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, temple of tooth relic, Spice Gardens, Kandy Botanical Garden in the morning and after lunch reach Kandy view point and its surrounding. In the afternoon, visit Gem Museum, wood crafting work shop and cultural dance.We will pick you up at 8:00 am and start heading towards Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. It was funded in 1975 by the Department of Wild Life Conservation on a 25-acre coconut plantation on the Maha Oya River. The orphanage was established to feed, nurse and house young elephants found abandoned by their mothers. The best time to visit is the feeding time and the bathing time when all the elephants are taken to the river close by.
On the way you can see the spice garden followed by Kandy Royal Botanical Garden in Peradeniya. It is started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the kings of Kandy, 147 acres in extent with more than 4,000 species of rare and endemic trees and plants as well as flora from the tropical world. You do not want to miss the Orchid House that has more than 300 varieties of exquisite orchid from the rare indigenous Foxtail and Vesak orchids. You can also see great lawn, spice garden, double coconut palms, cacti, bamboo and more.
In the afternoon, visit to the Temple of Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa). The Temple of Tooth Relic is the World Heritage Site that houses the sacred Tooth relic of Buddha. The golden roofed temple is visited by both locals and tourists bearing flowers and incense daily throughout the day and night. It is a genuine place of worship. The original dated from the 16th Century, though most of present buildings and Patthiripuwa (Octagon) were built in the early 19th century. You could see Kandyan Moonstone, Makara Thorana, Udamale, Sanctuary, Audience Hall, Sri Dalada Maligawa Museum and International Buddhist Museum. You can also observe Poojas (offerings) the ancient traditions of drumming and sacred chanting in honour of the Tooth Relic performed several times everyday. The most colorful Asela Perhara is held in July and August every year.
The last stop is Gem Museum, wood crafting and Kandyan cultural show. After the tour is concluded, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Kandy.
On the way you can see the spice garden followed by Kandy Royal Botanical Garden in Peradeniya. It is started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the kings of Kandy, 147 acres in extent with more than 4,000 species of rare and endemic trees and plants as well as flora from the tropical world. You do not want to miss the Orchid House that has more than 300 varieties of exquisite orchid from the rare indigenous Foxtail and Vesak orchids. You can also see great lawn, spice garden, double coconut palms, cacti, bamboo and more.
In the afternoon, visit to the Temple of Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa). The Temple of Tooth Relic is the World Heritage Site that houses the sacred Tooth relic of Buddha. The golden roofed temple is visited by both locals and tourists bearing flowers and incense daily throughout the day and night. It is a genuine place of worship. The original dated from the 16th Century, though most of present buildings and Patthiripuwa (Octagon) were built in the early 19th century. You could see Kandyan Moonstone, Makara Thorana, Udamale, Sanctuary, Audience Hall, Sri Dalada Maligawa Museum and International Buddhist Museum. You can also observe Poojas (offerings) the ancient traditions of drumming and sacred chanting in honour of the Tooth Relic performed several times everyday. The most colorful Asela Perhara is held in July and August every year.
The last stop is Gem Museum, wood crafting and Kandyan cultural show. After the tour is concluded, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Kandy.
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