Free walking tours in Kandy

Leanne

2 Reviews

Ravi’s tour was wonderful. He took us on a short hike around a nature reserve area that we certainly wouldn’t have seen in Kandy if it weren’t for him. Ravi knows so much about the history of Kandy and Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan literature and travel. He had many entertaining stories - we would really recommend his tour as a great chance to get some local insight. Thanks Ravi!

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

We went with Ravi for a walk in the royal gardens and visited the trinity college chapel (which is normally not possible for outsiders, which was really cool). He told us all about the history of Kandy and the life in Sri Lanka. He knew a lot of stories and was entertaining. We loved everything about our afternoon with him and recommend everyone to meet with him. Thank you! See you hopefully again some time;-)

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

Mathieu

8 Reviews

I spent the whole day with Rasika. He is really nice, knowledgeable and it was nice to talk with. Really good English. He also advice on when to tips or not, when you need to cover yourself for temple and brought me to really nice places. Most of the places were very no pressuring you into buying anything and more about sharing knowledge. I was really surprised about the Gem factory and tea shop. We didn’t have time for the tooth temple or the botanical garden as it was raining most of the day. But so far, highly recommend this tour. He was also super nice to come pick me up at the location of my choice. Thanks Rasika

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Ngo Hui

6 Reviews

Unforgettable Kandy experience by the guide of Rasika, he brought me to most of the attractions around Kandy and give me details explanations, the best part was since I am the only person he offered a tailor made route according to my interest, it make my tour be more flexible and went to the places that I am really interested.

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Had a very great time with Rasika. He took his time, adjusted the route to my needs and was a very nice person. I learned a lot about Sri Lanka and Kandy, that you can’t learn from books.

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

lowie

4 Reviews

Verry nice tour and guide to get to some hidden places and the most famous spots!

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

simone

2 Reviews

Abbiamo trascorso una bellissima giornata alla scoperta di Kandy grazie a questa fantastica guida locale! È stato con noi per tutta la giornata, accompagnandoci alla scoperta della città in modo autentico e coinvolgente. Ci siamo spostati con il suo tuk-tuk personale, guidato direttamente da lui, e questo ci ha permesso di visitare molte più attrazioni di quelle che avremmo potuto vedere a piedi. Ci ha anche prenotato dei posti in prima fila per assistere allo spettacolo di danza! È molto preparato sulla cultura e sulle tradizioni locali e riesce a raccontare e spiegare tutto in modo interessante e mai noioso. Inoltre, ci ha dato preziosi consigli per vivere Kandy al meglio ed evitare piccoli inconvenienti. Consigliamo assolutamente questa esperienza a chiunque voglia scoprire Kandy in modo autentico e approfondito. Grazie per aver reso la nostra giornata così speciale!

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Li

2 Reviews

Kandy with Rasika An absolute pleasure paying and inviting him dinner as a tip. He showed me and explained so well the history of Buddha at the Temples, explained me how and what to say to avoid being scammed, sad but true! His food recommendations tasty and affordable. The ayurvedic masssage stop wow! I really needed it! The performance, traditional dances were the perfect cherry on the cake! 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Alessia

1 Review

Io e il mio ragazzo abbiamo fatto un tour di Kandy con Rasika e non potevamo fare scelta migliore! Essendo solo noi due, si è dimostrato fin da subito super disponibile, adattando il tour alle nostre esigenze e creando un itinerario su misura. Abbiamo visitato tutte le attrazioni più importanti di Kandy, accompagnati da lui dall’inizio alla fine. Durante la giornata ci ha raccontato tantissime curiosità e chicche interessanti, rispondendo sempre con pazienza e entusiasmo a tutte le nostre domande. È stato con noi dalle 9 fino a metà pomeriggio, sempre sorridente, disponibile e attento a farci vivere al meglio l’esperienza. 😊 Un tour davvero piacevole e ben organizzato, che consiglio assolutamente a chiunque voglia scoprire Kandy con una guida attenta, preparata e disponibile! 😉🥰🫰🏻❤️

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Lorenz

1 Review

Overall the tour was one of the highlights of my trip and I really enjoyed how interested and knowledgable my guide was. I was able to select every destination and even adjust it spontaneously, as I was the only person on the tour. He also seemed very interested in me and my culture which created a very nice dynamic. He also took me to a local food court and helped me negotiate at the markets which I appreciated a lot. However I would have loved to get some more insights on some of the sights, especially the budhist history, but I'm not quite sure how much detail you can realistically expect from a Tourist tour, as I was already quite knowledgeable before the tour. I was afraid that the tour would break my rather tight budget, but after talking via WhatsApp I ended up paying a very resonable price even though it was more then the average tour in Sri Lanka.

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Nidhi

4 Reviews

This tour is highly recommended. It shows the non touristic part of Kandy. Ravana even got his car because it was raining. We got to know things about his school and also history about Kandy. It was a good evening with nice talks and discussion about the history of Sri Lanka.

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

Our walking tour with Ravi was great. Ravi was extremely knowledgeable on the history of Sri Lanka, Kandy and was happy to answer any of our questions. Ravi was warm, extremely friendly and made the tour intriguing. On the day of the tour, it was raining all day in Kandy, however Ravi was great at communicating, and informing us of the plan and of other options if we were rained out.

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

Karoline

1 Review

I was the only one on the tour. Gayan was very nice and drove me to all the places that I wanted to see.

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Mome

1 Review

Un chico amable y con mucha información. Nos gustó mucho como nos explicó todo.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Kandy: Complete 2-Hour Spiritual Journey

Communication, information, professionalism Rasika was great from the moment the tour was booked! Our accommodation was far from Kandy and he provided door to door service. Insightful information and a snack of fruit and water during a long day of tours and sight seeing was much appreciated. If you want a more personal interaction with a small group, this is your guy!

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Nuestro guía fue muy amable, nos enseñó el templo correctamente y después del tour nos ayudó en temas personales que necesitábamos resolver con nuestro hotel y gracias a su ayuda pudimos resolverlo. Muchas gracias por todo. Da gusto encontrar gente tan amable.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Kandy: Complete 2-Hour Spiritual Journey

We booked the tour the day before. The organiser messaged me straight away to ask what I would like to see. He then customised as a tuk tuk route to our desires. There were four of us on the trip. We got a tuk tuk between two of us and a guides each. The guides were Athula and Gayan. Both spoke fantastic English and were very knowledgeable. They were both locals of Kandy and were clearly very passionate about the city. They provided brilliant insights and information about the city and its blended culture. I would definitely recommend this tour

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Joining Ravi’s tour on the very first day in Sri Lanka was the best thing that could happend to me :) Very informative!

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

Great way to learn a bit more about Kandy. Rasika was very helpful and kind. The tour was done based on our interests and this made the experience even more unique.

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

We had a very nice tour with Ravika today who after we booked contacted us to propose a tuk tuk tour instead. This made the tour much easier and we were able to visit several interesting sites including an Ayurveda herb garden and clinic. Ravika contacted us in advance with the proposed itinerary which we could amend as per our wishes and time available. We really appreciated his flexibility. Thank you Ravika

Authentic Kandy with a Local | Hidden Gems, Culture & Stories Explore by Tuk Tuk or Bike

Beautiful pause from the city, also good context from the country history 😁 Obrigada Ravi!!

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

My guests loved the overall experience and the great interaction and story-telling of Ravana

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

Ravi was articulate, well informed and good company.

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

It was a nearly perfect tour. We enjoyed the walk through nature and the good information about flora and fauna Ravi give us. Also we get information about sriLanka history and actual information Thanks a lot for the tour

Colonial Past and Tropical Rain Forest Walk

Ravi was very friendly informative and a great guide!

Botanical Garden and the Buddhist temple of Getambe