Exclusive: Last Kingdom Private Day Tour in Kandy
Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 14 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
See the highlights of the Sacred City of Kandy, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, on this private, full-day tour. Head to the Spice Garden at Mawanella with your private guide to sample scents of one of Sri Lanka's most celebrated exports. Afterward, visit the city of Kandy, with stops at the Temple of Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Tea Factory in Giragama, Market Square, Upper Lake Drive, the Gem Lapidary, and more. This private tour includes lunch and hotel transportation from Colombo, Negombo, or Mount Lavinia.
- Private day trip to the UNESCO-listed Sacred City of Kandy
- Visit the Spice Garden, the Temple of Tooth Relic, Market Square, and more
- Enjoy a buffet lunch at a local restaurant
- Receive personalized attention from a private guide/driver
- Hotel pickup and drop-off by private vehicle from Colombo, Mount Lavinia, or Negombo
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off by an air conditioned vehicle
- All sightseeing tours with the service of an English Speaking chauffeur guide
- Lunch at a Local Restaurant
- Entry Fee During Sightseeing
- Water Bottles
- Any video / still camera fee to the monuments and places of visit
- Tips to guides and restaurants. Tipping is expected.
- Any others expenses which are not mentioned on Price Includes section
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Itinerary
1
Mawanella
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
2
Pilimathalawa Tea Factory
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
3
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
4
Kandy
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Group discount price is available for group size 7 or more
- Wheelchair accessible
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
3.8
based on 18 reviews
Mark_R, Dec 2018
Excellent but long day trip Good driver and guide and amended itinerary to suit our requirements Kandy great small city
Christopher P, Mar 2018
This tour was ok but the journey is far too long to do in one day. Spent most of the time on the road in pretty heavy traffiic. Kandy is quite an interesting town with an attractive lake. Palace and temple visit was interesting. From start to finish the tour seemed to be one long sales trip.
Ilmar T, Jan 2018
The trip was very disappointing. The guide was more of a driver than a guide and although answered some of the questions that we asked of him, he didn't volunteer any information, at least for the first part of the day. The tour was one of commercial enterprises/shops with tips demanded in most places regardless of the performance or enthusiasm of the local shop guides. The guide asked us what our itinerary was and as we didn't have one printed out we couldn't tell him. As he didn't have one, and didn't volunteer any information we found out which factory we were going to only after arriving there. In Kandy we were stuck in traffic for an hour so only saw the main temple. The guide simply showed us the door, and didn't offer any explanation for the temple or what it's history or significance was except to tell us it dated from the last king, which meant nothing to us. The provided lunch was average.
The driver was courteous at all times and at the end of the day went out of his way to show us several gem shops which resulted in a good purchase. However, unless you are happy to see only spice, tea, batik etc shops and nothing of Kandy, best to avoid this commercial tour. It is long - 6am start and we got back to Colombo at 10.30pm.
Geeta M, Sep 2017
Your tour guide is less of a guide and more of a driver/wise guy shuffling you from one tourist trap to the next for his kick backs. Initially I was quite naive to this but toward the end of the day when taken to a tourist trap for traditional clothing that should have been inexpensive, I became alarmed and enlightenedno pun intended. The temple of the tooth is brilliant and I wish we had more time there. We ended up there toward the end of the day since we were delayed by all the traps and were too exhausted to enjoy it. The tea factory was actually just a shop and not a factory at all. The wood carving place was beautiful but also mainly a warehouse for shopping. The gem museum was also more store than museum. The buffet we were taken to was delicious. Our driver told us it was really cheap at 1000 rupees. If he only knew that our guide from the day before took us to a buffet for 200 rupees a person. After this tour my husband and I regretted traveling to Kandy at all and realized we actually did better shopping and touring on the days that we set out on our own or with the help of a local tuktuk driver. In fact, I probably won't use Viator again after this tour.
Anette R, Aug 2017
Quite average. You get what is mentioned in the package. as you should, this is not a cheap tour. All very nice and delivered as expected. The only thing is the driver suggesting more tours only one hour into this one. It was ok and I am going to leave it with that.
lgaston, Aug 2017
Lovely trip and would recommend.Its a long drive but worth it. A highlight for us was the elephant orphanage, but lunch was terrific and the sights fantastic. The Temple of the Tooth was excellent and we also really enjoyed the spice garden. We were on a cruise so we only had one day, so we saw a huge amount on this trip.
David, Jul 2017
The Buddhist temple is worth the long drive. We had lunch at Helga's Folly - a very unusual hotel/restaurant up the mountain. The chicken curry lunch was really great, and the atmosphere is beyond description.
Megan H, Jul 2017
Great spot, exactly as explained - we thoroughly enjoyed it and our driver / resident expert was fantastic!
Sabrina W, Jun 2017
Loved this tour!!! Our tour guide, Damitha, was wonderful. He took us everywhere we wanted to see. The elephant sactuary was not part of the tour but after I requested it, he took us. Loved the elephants! The temples were gorgeous. The jewlery store we went to was so friendly and offered gorgeous items. The lunch provided was fabulous.
William_G, Jan 2017
Temple of the tooth is a must see. Excellent buffet, and shopping. Elephant orphanage was good, never seen so many. Our driver was great, local to Kandy so he knew so shopping places to go to, very good driver. Scenery was great.
Dermie, Jan 2016
Fun day. Filled with numerous activities. Elephant orphanage was great. Kandy is a long but beautiful drive. Our driver, Savi, was great. We had him for all of our tours and looked after us very well. Lovely person. Our next trip to Sri Lanka from Australia will assure us to use the same driver.
Breda R, Dec 2015
Very very long day. Guide was ok just. It was the holiday there so we were stuck in traffic in Kandy for hours so missed a lot of the tour. So overall disappointing for us, check you dates before booking because there are a lot of religious days in Dubai where things shut down.
Krishna Ganesh G, Aug 2015
The tour was really worthwhile and we enjoyed much. The highlight was the elephant orphanage set in a beautiful natural surrounding. The guide was excellent and on time. The drive was a bit dangerous but the guide drove well and safe.
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