Sri Lanka Kandy City Day Tour

One of our Representative pick up you from the BIA or Negombo and drive to Kandy

En-route visit the elephant orphanage in Pinnawela.

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage App 55 miles from colombo, off the colombo-kandy road is pinnawla, where as orphange was started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants.The number of elephants has increased to more than 65 now ; including Baby Elephants brought from various parts. As well as someof the more than 25 babies born as a result of the captive breeding program. The best time to visit is the feeding time from 9.30-10.00 hrs and 13.30-14.00 hrs and the bathing time from 10.00 -10.30 hrs and 14.00 -14.30 hrs when all the elephants are taken to the river close by.

Spice gardens at Matale if variety is the spice of life, the variety of spices hand-reared and harvested at Matale Spice Garden must be sri lanka’s immortal soul.Here you’ll find in abundance the great scents, tastes and medicines that made and make Sri Lanka famous.Stroll around the fragrant greenery and through the cardamon groves in the shade of huge tropical trees and give your sense of smell a new lease on life.Sniff,see and learn about nutmeg, pepper,cloves,curry,cinnamon and many others at Matale, and experience the great riches of Sri Lanka’s cusine and traditional Ayurveda Therapy.

Royal Botanical Gardens peradeniya 147 acres in extent.Started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the kings of gampola and kandy.there are more than 5,000 species of trees,plants and creepers some rare and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world are found in the gardens. Spice Garden and Orchid House are popular with tourists,there are 5 Palm Avenues beautifying the gardens, the earliest and tallest Palm Avenue was planted in 1905 and the Double Coconuts from the Seashells Island with the largest seed of all plants in the world is one such avenue.

The tea production of Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, is one of the main income sources of the country. It is the fourth largest producer of tea in the world.

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 ,”Palle wasala” – wehre the Queens stayed-now used for the National Museum,”Meda wasala” where other close relatives lived, Audience Hall, Natha Devala and Vishnu devala are suitated close by.the Bathing pavilion is by the Lake and in the Center of the lake is the Island called”Kiri samudraya” used by the kings as the summerhouse.today it is the center of Buddhism,Arts,Crafts,Dancing,Music and Culture Visitors can see these Dance and Music at the daily Cultural Performanceheld at several places in the city.

evening drop to the relevant hotel in Kandy.