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Free tour

Botanical Garden and the Buddhist temple of Getambe

Duration: 3h
Languages: English
Guru: Ravi
Registered on May 01, 2023

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).

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  • No minimum number of attendees
    No minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
  • Free booking and cancellation
    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Welcome to the Botanical Garden and the Buddhist temple of Getambe for a free walking tour. Focus --> Beauty and History of Kandy

Itinerary:
1. Tour inside the Getambe Temple.                                                An explanation of the history of the Kingdom of Kandy and historical stories surrounding it.
2. En route we will witness the beauty of the Buddhist culture unique to Sri Lanka and view the Mahavali River at a distance.
3. After touring in the Getambe Temple we will walk about 200m and find ourselves at the Peradenia Botanical Gardens . Inside the Botanical Garden, an explanation of the history behind it and special features of the fauna and flora planted in the Botanical Garden will be narrated.
4. Walk towards the town and introduce the guests to a restaurant of their liking.

Above will end with an optional meal based on a choice of fun restaurants that may suit one's palette (It will be at personal cost)                                              

Meet near the Getambe Temple 

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Highlights

What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    7J92+369, Peradeniya Rd, Kandy, Sri L...
    7J92+369, Peradeniya Rd, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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    At the Getambe temple in front of the Lion's mouth doorway

  • 1
    Outside visit
    Peradeniya Botanical Garden
  • 2
    Outside visit
    Getambe Temple (ගැටඹේ පන්සල)

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

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Yannick 15 Feb 2024

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Travelled in couple - Feb 2024
Great tour and guy overall
Dan Hodder 31 Jan 2024
London

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Travelled in couple - Jan 2024
Nice relaxing walk where we visited a lesser known (for tourists) Buddhist Temple and the Royal Botanical Garden. Ravi was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Buddhism and Sri Lanka. At the Garden, we met up with a local student who gave us a great perspective on how young people in Sri Lanka view things and some of the challenges they have. Excellent tour overall and would highly recommend.
Antonin 22 Jan 2024

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Travelled in couple - Jan 2024
Ravi is a super friendly person, very knowledgeable. We learned a lot about Sri Lanka in the one hour that we spent with him. Unfortunately, on the day of our tour, no student were available to guide us through the Botanical Garden, but Ravi instead took us on a car tour around the University Campus. He also offered to do a different tour with us in the city center, but we instead decided to walk the botanical garden on our own. All in all, we would recommend Ravi to anyone visiting Kandy!
Jeroen 14 Jan 2024

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Travelled in couple - Jan 2024
We had an amazing walking tour with Ravi today. A very kind and knowledgable guide that could tell us a lot about the the temple and sri lanka in general. I would definitely recommend if you are in town to attend this tour!
Chris 07 Jan 2024
Melbourne

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Travelled in couple - Jan 2024
Ravi is a knowledgable and kind guide who is clearly passionate about history and Buddhism and is eager to share this with visitors to Sri Lanka. He was also keen to answer all of our questions, whether they were related to the temple/Buddhism or just general questions about the customs of Sri Lanka. The tour is performed in two parts - the second part is a walk through the Royal Botanical Gardens guided by a final year school student (in our case, Yasintha). Our walk with Yasintha was a mixture of a formal tour and an informal conversation, and we really enjoyed getting a young Sri Lankan’s perspective about his country and culture. Yasintha even accompanied us in a Tuk Tuk to a local food spot which he recommended. The school students are associated with the local Rotary Club, and the tip you give supports this cause. Overall, we couldn’t recommend this tour enough to anybody visiting Kandy.
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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group reservations.
Pets
Not suitable for pets.

What should you know?

Minimum of attendees
There is no minimum number of people required for the tour.
Additional costs:
The tour requires the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Only cash payment is accepted.
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