Sri Lankan Crafts and Spices Tour from Kandy

Kandy, Sri Lanka

9 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

See and shop for central Sri Lanka’s traditional handicrafts and products on this full-day tour from Kandy. Visit a spice garden to see how the island’s herbs and spices are grown and used, watch artisans create batik prints and woodcarvings, and visit a gem museum to learn about indigenous gemstones and their mining and crafting. Buy souvenirs (own expense) at each stop if you wish, and break for lunch in Kandy (own expense).

Private central Sri Lankan handcrafts and spices tour from Kandy
Tour a lush spice garden to see how herbs and spices are grown
Browse or buy souvenir (own expense) at each stop
Lunch stop (own expense), private driver-guide, private air-conditioned transport, and hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Kandy.
Transport by an air-conditioned private vehicle.
Service of an English-speaking chauffeur guide.

Food and drinks.
Gratuities (optional).
Expenses of personal nature.

Meeting and Pickup

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Your Hotel in Kandy

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Depart your Kandy hotel by private, air-conditioned vehicle with your driver-guide, and travel north to the Euphoria Spice and Herbal Gardens in Matale.

Take a guided walk around the shady gardens, seeing how the spices and herbs used in local cuisine and cosmetics are grown. Learn how the ingredients are used and enjoy the chance to try and buy (own expense) some of your favorites.

After about 1.5 hours here, visit Kandy’s Jayamali Batik Factory, a workshop where artisans produce beautiful batik prints. Watch the detailed batik-making process and admire the vibrant results. Then, perhaps purchase (own expense) some printed tableware, clothes, or soft furnishings.

After lunch (own expense) at a restaurant of your choice — your guide can recommend eateries around your budget like The Cinnamon Citadel, Mahaveli Reach, or Helga’s Folly — continue to a traditional woodcarving center.

See the woodworkers whittle decorative items from native woods, and if you wish, buy some souvenirs (own expense).

Afterward, visit the Tiesh Gem Museum, a showcase for Sri Lanka’s natural gemstones. Learn about the local mining and gem-crafting process, and perhaps buy (own expense) cut gems or gem-studded jewelry from the shop.

Your tour then concludes with a hotel drop-off.

Kandy

9 hours • Admission Ticket Free