Focus - colonial heritage, flora, and fauna. Meet in front of the President's house gates on Hill Street A stone Anglican chapel with great paintings and the adjoining tropical rain forest (Our Central Park since the 14th century).
Itinerary:
Meet at 15:30 at the suggested point.
Walk up 600m to an Anglican Stone Chapel and en route I will relate in a nutshell (more jovially than make it heavy) the European influences from 1505 to 1948 and the history of the stone chapel - the largest open-air stone chapel in the world .
In the Chapel... An explanation of the architectural features and the paintings and what controversies it created at the time.
Walk another 600m from there to the entrance of the Tropical Rain Forest and hike a circular route. Tickets are about USD 3.25 a person. See plenty of monkeys.. try to spot birds and enjoy the walk while learning about the fauna that exists there. (Binos and bird books at hand)
Walk down to town 750m to introduce guests to a restaurant if they wish.
Above will end with an optional Brunch based on a choice of fun restaurants that may suit one's palette. (Lunch is at personal cost)
While I enjoy Kayaking, Scuba and Golf, I have a fascination to learn about other cultures and histories and impart a bit of our own. Comparative history fascinates me.
I have travelled to many countries and also lived in France, NZ, USA and UK for Schooling/ Uni and work.
This tour, I sometimes combine with or hand over to final year school boys, so they get an exposure in guiding, and use any income they earn to do social projects under their school's Interact Clubs (A junior Rotary movement).
Meeting point:14 Sri Dalada Thapowana Vihara Rd, Kandy 20000, Sri LankaEntrance to the Trinity College Pool - opposite the Gates of the President's House. I will be there with a yellow cap. Open in Google Maps →
1
Outside visit
Kandy Municipal CouncilMeeting point
2
Free entry
Trinity College Chapel1st visit
3
Entry not included
Udawatta Kele SanctuaryWalk, view point l, visit information centre within the tropical rain forest
Meeting point:14 Sri Dalada Thapowana Vihara Rd, Kandy 20000, Sri LankaEntrance to the Trinity College Pool - opposite the Gates of the President's House. I will be there with a yellow cap. Open in Google Maps →
1
Outside visit
Kandy Municipal CouncilMeeting point
2
Free entry
Trinity College Chapel1st visit
3
Entry not included
Udawatta Kele SanctuaryWalk, view point l, visit information centre within the tropical rain forest
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25 reviews
Professionalism
4.77
Entertainment
4.48
Communication
4.77
Quality
4.73
Route
4.45
Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and €50 per participant.
Accessibility
Not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Not suitable for bringing pets.
Minimum attendees
Requires a minimum of 5 people to conduct the tour.
Additional costs
The tour requires payment for entries or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the reservation, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
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.
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Liz
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Tomasz
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Irma
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Nidhi
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Traveled alone
August 2026
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.
L
Liz
1 Review
Booking verified
T
Tomasz
10 Reviews
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I
Irma
7 Reviews
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Traveled as couple
August 2026
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.
Traveled alone
May 2026
Joining Ravi’s tour on the very first day in Sri Lanka was the best thing that could happend to me :) Very informative!
Traveled in group
March 2026
Beautiful pause from the city, also good context from the country history 😁
Obrigada Ravi!!
Booking verified
Traveled alone
August 2026
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.
Booking verified
Traveled as couple
August 2026
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.
Booking verified
Traveled alone
May 2026
Joining Ravi’s tour on the very first day in Sri Lanka was the best thing that could happend to me :) Very informative!
Booking verified
Traveled in group
March 2026
Beautiful pause from the city, also good context from the country history 😁
Obrigada Ravi!!
Booking verified
Traveled in group
February 2026
My guests loved the overall experience and the great interaction and story-telling of Ravana
Traveled as couple
August 2026
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.
Traveled alone
May 2026
Joining Ravi’s tour on the very first day in Sri Lanka was the best thing that could happend to me :) Very informative!
Traveled in group
March 2026
Beautiful pause from the city, also good context from the country history 😁
Obrigada Ravi!!
Booking verified
Traveled alone
August 2026
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.
Booking verified
Traveled as couple
August 2026
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.
Booking verified
Traveled alone
May 2026
Joining Ravi’s tour on the very first day in Sri Lanka was the best thing that could happend to me :) Very informative!
Booking verified
Traveled in group
March 2026
Beautiful pause from the city, also good context from the country history 😁
Obrigada Ravi!!
Booking verified
Traveled in group
February 2026
My guests loved the overall experience and the great interaction and story-telling of Ravana