From west caost: Kandy, Pinnawala, botanical & Tea gardens
ID: GYG494256-874666
Category:
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration:
1 days
Description
Pinnawala elepahnt orphange, Kandy tooth relic temple, peradeniya botanilas garden with Tea factoryu packed into this one day tour from Colombo, Bentita, kalutara and other resorts on the west coast
Meet and greet by your guide and start the journey to Kandy, en-route stop at Pinnawala elephant orphanage, Tooth relic temple, Peradeniya garden and Tea garden/factory.
PINNAWALA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, the foster – home of elephants of different age and size feeding, bathing, playing together and even mating. These have been found injured or left abandoned in the wilderness. There are even little baby calves born in captivity.
KANDY
A ruled in Kandy up to 1815 although the rest of the island was under the British regime. Finally it was ceded to them by the Chieftains of Kandy who were disappointed over the king’s cruel deeds. Today Kandy is one of the most important cities owing to the presence of the Temple of the Sacred tooth of the Buddha.
Visit to Temple of Tooth Relic in Kandy enjoy a typical Sri Lankan Cultural Show of Drumming Dancing music and fire walking.
TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH
Sri Dalada Maligawa (Sinhala) or The 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 which houses the Relic of the tooth of 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 Sinhalese kings and is a world heritage site partly due to the temple.
SPICE GARDEN
Visit a spice garden at Matale where spices and herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication are grown Spices of Sri Lanka attracted the early sea faring merchants who made the long voyages to purchase this precious merchandise.
BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Botanical Garden of Peradeniya was a pleasure garden of a Kandyan King of the 16th Century and later made in to a Botanical Garden during the British regime. This gardens; one of the best in Asia is a place of beauty and site for bird watchers.
CITY & SHOPPING
The City Tour will include places of Tourist interest such as
• Kandy lake
• Historical church
• Buddhist Hindu Temple
• Tea garden
• Tea factory
Shopping at
• Silk garden
• Hemachjandra jewellery
• Bare foot and etc
End of the tour
Highlights
- Watch the Elephant bath in the river and hundreds of the elephants
- Visit the most sacred Buddhit temple in Sri Lanka
- Walk through the tres, plants, veins, orchids in the Peradeniya botanical garden
- Se hundreds of spices grows and exploreted from sri Lanka in the spice garden
- Visit the down town of kandy while you comfortably drive in your vehicle
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour includes a visit to tooth relic temple, participants should have a suitable dres for the temple visit.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
