Private Kandy Tour by Air-Conditioned Car: Do it All in One Day
From $80.00
Price varies by group size
Free cancellation
Up to 24 hours in advance. Learn more
11 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Feel like a true local in Kandy thanks to this 11-hour private sightseeing tour by air-conditioned car. During your trip you’ll visit the Giragama tea plantation, the Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Bahirawakanda Temple, see the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, and enjoy a Kandy Cultural Show, plus much more. Lunch and round-trip hotel transport are also covered.
- Explore Kandy during a private tour in an air-conditioned car
- Learn about Sri Lankan tea production at Giragama plantation
- Marvel at the orchids housed at Peradeniya Botanical Garden
- Watch a performance of traditional Sri Lankan dance at the Kandy Cultural Show
- Visit an apparent relic of the Lord Buddha at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth
- Includes lunch and all entrance fees
- Private guide ensures personalized service and attention
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Receive a 7am pickup by an air-conditioned car from your Kandy hotel. Over the course of the rest of your adventure, you’ll get a sense for the array of cultural, natural, and religious sites of Kandy. Check out a tea plantation to start your morning, head to a botanical garden to admire the orchids and visit a gem and woodcarving center.
After a break for an included lunch, continue to Bahirawakanda Temple, see the Temple of the Sacred Tooth, enjoy a view of the city from a local overlook, and finish with the Kandy Cultural Show. For a full run-down of your trip’s itinerary, please review the details below.
After a break for an included lunch, continue to Bahirawakanda Temple, see the Temple of the Sacred Tooth, enjoy a view of the city from a local overlook, and finish with the Kandy Cultural Show. For a full run-down of your trip’s itinerary, please review the details below.
Itinerary
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, a 17th-century temple within the Royal Palace grounds which is believed to house the left upper canine of the Lord Buddha himself. Every day this precious relic attracts white-clad pilgrims bearing lotus blossoms and frangipani.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Included
Bahirawakanda Temple. The temple's omnipresent 80-foot (24-meter) high Buddha statue can be seen from everywhere in Kandy. The temple was built on the “Bahirawa Kanda,” also known as the "Gnome Mountain." There are a variety of legends about this mountain, all dealing with the sacrifice of beautiful virgins.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Included
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
Duration: 2 hours
Admission Ticket Free
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