Kandy City Tour (Private Day Tour)

Kandy City Tour (Private Day Tour)

This 10-hour tour allows you to visit the historic city of Kandy and its surrounding areas. Visit the botanical gardens of Peradeniya (own expense) and broaden your horizons on plant life. Enter Kandy City and see sights such as the majestic Sri Maha Bodhi Vihara and the beautiful Temple of the Tooth (own expense). Have an optional shopping trip in the streets of Kandy. Enjoy the Kandy Cultural Dance Show. Use this amazing opportunity to see the different facets of Kandy.

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

Your tour will be starting at 8:30 am, when you get picked up from your hotel in Kandy. Your first stop will be the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya. You will get there by 9:00 am. The gardens have a long history dating back to the British era. One of the most important roles that the gardens played was when it was used as the Allied Forces Headquarters for the Asian region during World War II. Now it’s a botanical garden with the thousands of plant species adding to its beauty. You will spend approximately three hours going around the vast gardens and increasing your botanical knowledge.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Bahirawakanda Temple (බහිරවකන්ද පන්සල), Bahirawakanda Rd, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka

From the botanical gardens, you will be travelling on to visit the Sri Maha Bodhi Vihara in Bahiravakanda. This monastery placed on a hill is used as a meeting center for National and International Buddhist Relations. The monastery boasts a giant Buddha statue that can be seen from all over Kandy. You will be able to climb up outside to reach a viewpoint that gives you the ultimate scenic views of Kandy. You can take some good photographs there. You will finish viewing it by 12:35 pm and move down into the city.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Kandy Lake Club - Cultural Dance Show, 7 Sangamitta Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka

This famous show will give you the opportunity to watch various traditional Kandyan dances and acts, such as the Kandyan dance, the demon dance, the fire dance, and much more. Once the show is complete you will be returning to your hotel in Kandy at 6:00 pm, completing your tour.

Duration: 1 hour