Private Day Trip to Kandy from Colombo
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Type: Private Day Trips
Duration: 13 hours
Sri Lanka’s picturesque old capital and cultural sanctuary, Kandy, brings a fascinating experience to visitors. Situated on the banks of a delightful, tree-lined lake with green wooded mountains as a backdrop and the magnificent golden-roofed Dalada Maligawa as the centerpiece, Kandy has its own irresistible charm.
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Sri Lanka’s picturesque old capital and cultural sanctuary, Kandy, brings a fascinating experience to visitors. Situated on the banks of a delightful, tree-lined lake with green wooded mountains as a backdrop and the magnificent golden-roofed Dalada Maligawa as the centerpiece, Kandy has its own irresistible charm.For this tour, you will be picked up from your hotel in Colombo or Negombo at 7am and visit the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, a nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located in the Pinnawala village. At 3pm, you will proceed to Kandy, and on your way, will visit the Spice Garden. Upon arrival to Kandy, you will have some time for shopping during a city tour and will also get a chance to watch a cultural show starting at 4:30pm.
At 6pm, after the cultural show, you will continue your tour by visiting the Tooth Temple (Sacred Relic of the tooth of Buddha), a Buddhist temple in Kandy. It is located in the Royal Palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy. Since ancient times the relic has played an important role in local politics because it was believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site mainly due to this temple.
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Kandy at 8pm. This tour does not return to Colombo.
At 6pm, after the cultural show, you will continue your tour by visiting the Tooth Temple (Sacred Relic of the tooth of Buddha), a Buddhist temple in Kandy. It is located in the Royal Palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy. Since ancient times the relic has played an important role in local politics because it was believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site mainly due to this temple.
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Kandy at 8pm. This tour does not return to Colombo.
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