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Kandy is the last kingdom of Sri Lanka. In this tour, you are visiting Kandy’s most famous Temple of the tooth which is bearing the tooth relic of Lord Buddha. And Explore the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens. As all of you know that Sri Lanka produces the best tea in the world as known as Ceylon tea. why don’t you try to pluck them and drink some Ceylon tea at the tea factory? Kandy’s viewpoint will take your breath away.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Kandy is the last kingdom of Sri Lanka. In this tour, you are visiting Kandy’s most famous Temple of the tooth which is bearing the tooth relic of Lord Buddha. And Explore the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens. As all of you know that Sri Lanka produces the best tea in the world as known as Ceylon tea. why don’t you try to pluck them and drink some Ceylon tea at the tea factory? Kandy’s viewpoint will take your breath away.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ceylon Tea Museum, Hantana, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
The Ceylon Tea Museum at Hantane, three kilometres from Kandy city is served by a motorable road that circles the museum, provides easy access and adequate parking facilities for cars and tourist coaches. The museum consists of four floors. The ground floor and the second floor exhibit very old items of machinery and the first floor consist of a library and an auditorium with facilities for audio visual presentations. The third floor is allocated to tea sales outlets, where a selection of Sri Lanka’s fine tea is available. The entire top floor is a tea cafe. A panoramic view of the Kandy town surrounded by the beautiful Hunasgiriya, Knuckles Range and the Matale range of hills can be viewed through a telescope mounted on the fourth floor. The grounds surrounding the Tea Museum are landscaped with different varieties of teas. Kandy is a mandatory stop virtually on every tourist’s itinerary and the location of the Ceylon Tea Museum at Hantane enhances the attraction of the hill country to visitors. Additionally, its proximity to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and Loolecondera estate, where tea was first grown commercially in Sri Lanka makes Hantane the perfect location.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Road, Peradeniya 20400 Sri Lanka
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is near the Mahaweli River (the longest in Sri Lanka). It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants, and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kandy View Point, Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Climb the hill by Kandy Lake to reach Kandy’s viewpoint and receive a view of the city that cannot be beaten. As a popular tourist spot, From the hill, you can enjoy great views over the lake and the city as a whole
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha
Duration: 1 hour
