Kandy Day Tour From Colombo: Explore Sri Lanka’s Old Hill Capital and UNESCO World Heritage Site

Embark on a full-day trip from Colombo to explore Sri Lanka’s old hill capital city of Kandy. Visit the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens, the Temple of the Tooth, and experience a cultural show. Don’t miss this UNESCO World Heritage Site adventure!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Colombo - Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, has a long history as a port on old east-west exchange courses, administered progressively by the Portuguese, Dutch and British. That legacy is reflected in its engineering, blending pilgrim structures in with elevated structures and shopping centers. The monumental Colombo National Museum, committed to…
What's Included
  • King Coconut
  • Multi Language Specialist guide at Temple of Tooth
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off by Air conditioned vehicle (share in Tour)
  • Free Wifi onboard upon request
  • Professional & Expert English Speaking driver
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Entrance tickets to sights
Additional Information

Embark on a one-day journey from Colombo to the former hilltop royal city of Kandy in Sri Lanka. Wander around the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens, home to massive palm trees, a variety of orchids, and foreign plant species. After some leisure time for self-sponsored lunch, indulge in the magic of the UNESCO-verified Kandy in the afternoon. The…

Location
Colombo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Joseph_b
Feb 28, 2025
Substituted Galle for Kandy and loved it! - Our guide recommended to change the tour to Galle, because of time restrictions returning to our cruise ship. We are so glad we did. We enjoyed the turtle conservation center and really loved the Magu River trip. Our guide, Ranga, was so thoughtful and kind, adding extra stops to sample fresh coconut water on a beautiful beach and treating us to ice cream on another. I highly recommend this trip!
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Carlos
Feb 12, 2025
A memorable introduction to Kandy - A very interesting tour, learned and experienced quite a bit. The best part was our Driver/guide Chathu. Polite, warm and friendly, so very helpful and considerate to our every need. He made all the difference !
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Mohit_l
Nov 25, 2024
Must visit! - Fantastic trip, temples, good food. Although day long but worth it. Do carry a cloth covering your knees if you plan to visit temples.
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Rabeii2024
Oct 17, 2024
Everything about it was great - Kandy is amazing the trip was great and especially the tour guide is exceptional Would 100% recommend Definitely don't hesitate
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65mirellea
Oct 17, 2024
Wonderful trip - Amazing views great trip we had so much fun we took great photos Looking forward to going again Would definitely recommend
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Richard_g
Jun 15, 2024
Great Day trip to Kandy - This was a great day trip to Kandy for people with limited time. I enjoyed the temple with the history about the tooth and the botanical gardens.
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Libs_d
May 14, 2024
Wonderful - must do trip if you can! - This trip was fantastic. It’s quite a long day but worth it. Krish was lovely and very helpful. Very informative and gave me lots of really interesting information, not just about Kandy but life in Sri Lanka as well. It was a very relaxed, enjoyable day. Kandy is beautiful and I’m very glad that I booked this particular tour with Apple Vacations as they definitely made the experience what it was. A must do if you have time. Also really good value. Thanks Apple Vacations for a memorable day! 🤩
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Constansemjeldheim_b
Apr 20, 2024
Fab, fun and informative day trip - Fab, fun and informative day trip seeing the tooth temple, elephant sanctuary, tea factory and stunning Kandy. Excellent guiding and highly recommended trip!
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Sujit_g
Mar 21, 2024
Excellent experience with Rukshan - Rukshan was the one who took us to Kandy. He was on time when he arrived to pick us. He is an excellent driver /guide & took us all around the places. We had a good time on our tour. We really liked him & requested his company to send him the next day too for our next tour. He is a great person & I would definitely recommend him.
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Andrew_d
Mar 30, 2024
The Kandy Man can - if he's our driver - Overall we had a pleasurable time, and Indika (?) was excellent as our driver/guide. However, it takes three hours to get to Kandy from Colombo, and four hours to get back (with the ride not being scenic) so we can't recommend it unless you enjoy a lot of time in the minibus.
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