Name: The Last Kingdom Private Day Tour in Kandy
Brand: viator
SKU: 10524
Price: 56 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.1 (15 reviews)

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Stop At: New Luckyland Spice Garden, New Luckyland No100 ,Kandy road , Hingula, Mawanella 71520, Sri Lanka

You will be picked up around 6 am from your hotel in Colombo, Mount Lavinia or Negombo and then proceed to Kandy, en route visit Spice Garden in Mawanella and a Tea Factory in Giragama.

For centuries, spices have been one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated exports and are used for medicines and cosmetics as well as to flavor foods. You will sample scents and flavors such as cinnamon, ginger, pepper, vanilla and cardamom. Batik is the ancient art of mixing colors using wax as the main component and Sri Lanka is one of the world’s leading exponents. Examples range from simple, single-colored designs to multi-colored masterpieces.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Geragama Tea Factory, Geragama Estate Rd, Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka

On arrival at Giragama, you will visit a tea plantation 1,673 feet (510 meters) above sea level. Tea was first planted in Sri Lanka in 1824 at the Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya, when a few plants were brought from China. Your will spend an hour exploring the the plantation and factory before leaving for Kandy which is approximately 30 minutes away.

Duration: 1 hour

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

Kandy, the hill capital, is another World Heritage Site. It was the last stronghold of the Sinhalese Kings during the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule and finally ceded to the British in 1815 after an agreement. To the Buddhists of Sri Lanka and the World, Kandy is one of the most sacred sites as it is the home of the “Dalada Maligawa” - Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. Close by are the remains of the Royal Palace (“Maha Wasala”), “Palle Wasala”- where the Queens stayed-now used for the National Museum, “Meda Wasala” where other close relatives lived, Audience Hall, Natha Devala and Vishnu Devala are situated close by. The Bathing Pavilion (“Ulpenge”) is by the Lake and in the Center of the lake is the Island called “Kiri Samudraya” (Milk white ocean) used by the kings as the summerhouse. Today it is the center of Buddhism, Arts, Crafts, Dancing, Music and Culture.

Do the city tour of Kandy including a visit to the temple of the sacred Tooth Relic, upper lake drive and market square, Gem Lapidary and Wood Carving center.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Oak Ray Handcrafted Wood Carvings, 9 Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha. Gatembe, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka

Wood Carving Center.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Oak Ray Regency Hotel, Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka

During the city tour you will enjoy your lunch at Oakray Restaurant.

Duration: 1 hour

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Sisältyy

Hotel pickup and drop-off by an air conditioned vehicle in Colombo, Mount Lavinia or Negombo
All sightseeing tours with the service of an English Speaking chauffeur guide
Lunch at Oakray restaurant
Entry/Admission - New Luckyland Spice Garden
Entry/Admission - Geragama Tea Factory
Entry/Admission - Temple of the Tooth
Entry/Admission - Oak Ray Handcrafted Wood Carvings
Entry/Admission - Oak Ray Regency Hotel

Ei sisälly

Any video / still camera fee to the monuments and places of visit
Tips to guides and restaurants. Tipping is expected.
Any others expenses which are not mentioned on Price Includes section

Lisäksi

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Group discount price is available for group size 7 or more
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate

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95%

Kulttuuri

65%

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mark34acc

5 | 2019-01-01

Excellent but long day trip Good driver and guide and amended itinerary to suit our requirements Kandy great small city

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Christopher P

3 | 2018-03-28

This tour was ok but the journey is far too long to do in one day. Spent most of the time on the road in pretty heavy traffiic. Kandy is quite an interesting town with an attractive lake. Palace and temple visit was interesting. From start to finish the tour seemed to be one long sales trip.

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Ilmar T

2 | 2018-01-24

The trip was very disappointing. The guide was more of a driver than a guide and although answered some of the questions that we asked of him, he didn't volunteer any information, at least for the first part of the day. The tour was one of commercial enterprises/shops with tips demanded in most places regardless of the performance or enthusiasm of the local shop guides. The guide asked us what our itinerary was and as we didn't have one printed out we couldn't tell him. As he didn't have one, and didn't volunteer any information we found out which factory we were going to only after arriving there. In Kandy we were stuck in traffic for an hour so only saw the main temple. The guide simply showed us the door, and didn't offer any explanation for the temple or what it's history or significance was except to tell us it dated from the last king, which meant nothing to us. The provided lunch was average. The driver was courteous at all times and at the end of the day went out of his way to show us several gem shops which resulted in a good purchase. However, unless you are happy to see only spice, tea, batik etc shops and nothing of Kandy, best to avoid this commercial tour. It is long - 6am start and we got back to Colombo at 10.30pm.

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Geeta M

2 | 2017-09-19

Your tour guide is less of a guide and more of a driver/wise guy shuffling you from one tourist trap to the next for his kick backs. Initially I was quite naive to this but toward the end of the day when taken to a tourist trap for traditional clothing that should have been inexpensive, I became alarmed and enlightenedno pun intended. The temple of the tooth is brilliant and I wish we had more time there. We ended up there toward the end of the day since we were delayed by all the traps and were too exhausted to enjoy it. The tea factory was actually just a shop and not a factory at all. The wood carving place was beautiful but also mainly a warehouse for shopping. The gem museum was also more store than museum. The buffet we were taken to was delicious. Our driver told us it was really cheap at 1000 rupees. If he only knew that our guide from the day before took us to a buffet for 200 rupees a person. After this tour my husband and I regretted traveling to Kandy at all and realized we actually did better shopping and touring on the days that we set out on our own or with the help of a local tuktuk driver. In fact, I probably won't use Viator again after this tour.

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lgaston

5 | 2017-08-02

Lovely trip and would recommend.Its a long drive but worth it. A highlight for us was the elephant orphanage, but lunch was terrific and the sights fantastic. The Temple of the Tooth was excellent and we also really enjoyed the spice garden. We were on a cruise so we only had one day, so we saw a huge amount on this trip.

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Megan H

5 | 2017-07-25

Great spot, exactly as explained - we thoroughly enjoyed it and our driver / resident expert was fantastic!

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Megan H

5 | 2017-07-25

Great spot, exactly as explained - we thoroughly enjoyed it and our driver / resident expert was fantastic!

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