Flowers Tea and Temples

Flowers Tea and Temples

Splendour of Kandy is not limited to its world heritage city area. Travellers can find number of attractive places all around the Kandy.

Ever gorgeous Peradeniya royal botanical garden, one of the best well-maintained gardens in Sri Lanka. Famous mostly for its lovely collection of orchids, great lawn and double coconut palms.

Gadaladeniya, Lankathilake and Embekke are three ancient Buddhist temples which history goes back beyond even the historical Kandy city. Travellers will witness the unique architectural designs of century-old buildings and finest wood carvings of island during these temple visits.

Geragama is one of the premium and the oldest tea plantations in Sri Lanka, located close to Kandy.

This “Flowers, Tea and Temples” tour will cover up all these places.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Road, Peradeniya 20400 Sri Lanka

These stunning gardens were once reserved exclusively for Kandyan royalty. Today, even commoners are allowed in to enjoy the most impressive and largest (60 hectares) botanic gardens in Sri Lanka.
Highlights include a fine collection of orchids, a stately avenue of royal palms, the extraordinary, aptly named cannonball fruit tree and 40m-high Burma bamboo. Another big hit is the giant Javan fig tree on the great lawn, with its colossal central trunk and umbrella-like canopy of branches. Peradeniya is 6km from central Kandy.
(Lonely Planet)

Opening hours : 7:30 am – 05:30 pm (Daily)

Ticket price (Foreign visitors) :
Adults (Over 12 yrs) : LKR 1,500
Kids (Below 12 yrs): LKR 750
University students: LKR 1,000 (Must produce proof)
There is a discount for SAARC passports, please ask for it.


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of the Gadaladenia, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka

Gadaladeniya Temple in Sri Lanka is an old monastery built over a rock in Diggala in the district of Kandy. According to an inscription carved into the walls the temple was built in 1344 AD by King Buwanekabaghu the fourth. The temple was designed by the South Indian architect Ganesvarachchari in a design similar to South Indian architecture. (lanka.com)

Opening hours: 8:00 am – 06:00 am
Ticket price: LKR 300


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Lankatilaka Temple, Gadaldeniya Rd, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka

Lankatilaka is Buddhist temple of the 14th century in the Hiyarapitiya village, from the Udu Nuwara area of Kandy district in Sri Lanka. This historical temple was built by the Gampola king, King Buwanekabahu the fourth (1341 – 1351AD), in 1344 AD. Gampola was a stronghold on the banks of Mahaveli River. According to the opinions of researchers; the temple combines the design elements of the Polonnaruwa era architecture with that of Dravidian (India) and Indo-Chinese design. (lanka.com)

Opening hours: 8:00 am – 06:00 am
Ticket price: LKR 300


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Embekke Devalaya, Embekka Village Three Kilometers from the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Handessa 20480 Sri Lanka

In the Udu Nuwara area of the Kandy district lies a temple with a history of over six centuries. Built during the reign of King Wickremabahu III (1371-1394AD) who ruled in the Kingdom of Gampola, the temple is practically covered in wood carvings. The woodwork is confirmed by UNESCO as some of the best and most detailed in the world. The temple is dedicated to the god known as ‘Murugan’ by the Hindus and ‘Katharagama deity’ by the Buddhists. (lanka.com)

Opening hours: 8:00 am – 06:00 am
Ticket price: LKR 300


Duration: 30 minutes

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

Giragama is one of the premium and the oldest tea plantations in Sri Lanka, located close to Kandy.
Guided tours are available (in different major languages) that show you all the steps - from brining in the fresh green leaves to packing premium Ceylon tea, ready for shipments.
After enjoying a cup of high grown processed tea, you will set out to explore the plantation to conclude your tour with the tea estate experience. (tripazing.com)


Duration: 1 hour