Kandy City Tour by Open-Deck Bus

This tour takes you on a journey through the lively streets of Kandy with their bright colors, delicious foods, and deep history.

Highlights:

• Tour of outer precinct of the Temple of the Tooth.
• Visit to Peradeniya University
• Visits to Hindu Temples and other key locations around Kandy City outskirts and Gannoruwa
• Evening walk along Mahaweli River Bank

During this tour, you will visit the following points of interest in the specified order.

• Kandy
• Temple of the Tooth Relic
• Peradeniya University
• Gannoruwa
• Mahaweli river view point
• Kandy

Experience:

You will be starting your tour at 4:00 pm from your hotel in Kandy. Your tour guide will pick you up and give you a brief background about Kandy’s history. He will also give you a bottle of mineral water to stave off your thirst for the period of your tour.

The first location of your itinerary is the area around the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. The temple and its premises were previously the Royal Palace of Kandy, centuries ago. As such there are many ancient monuments and things to see. There are also two outer temples that you will visit dedicated to minor deities of Buddhism, as well as the Sacred Bo tree.

After viewing these, you will board your bus to travel to the outskirts of Kandy City, where Peradeniya University is located. This university is one of the biggest in Sri Lanka and is also known to be one of the most beautiful in the entire Asian subcontinent. Along the way to the university, the countryside will have occasional sights such as Hindu Temples and ruins. The bus will stop at some of them. When you reach Peradeniya University, you will be given a brief tour of the place.

Next, you will be doing a drive-through tour of the sights in Gannoruwa. There will also be some places that you will spend a longer time at, such as the Agro Technology Park. You will be finishing off with a sunset stroll along the banks of the gushing Mahaweli, the longest river in Sri Lanka.

After spending a few relaxing minutes there, you will be returning to your hotel by 6:00 pm ending your tour.

Notes:

• Age above 12 years will be considered ar Adult between 3 - 12 years will be considered as child.

Includes:

• Open Deck tour as per Itinerary
• 500 ml bottle of mineral water
• Live commentary in English by professional Guide

Excludes:

• All entrance fees included as per itinerary
• Food and Drinks
• Gratuities (Optional)
• Expenses of Personal Nature