Temple, shrine & monastery tours
Good temple tours fill up weeks ahead and the sunrise slots go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of the Kandy to Sigiriya day tour, with Dambulla, Matale, spice garden stops, transport, costs, and practical booking advice.
“Definitely worth the trip. If you are a solo traveler it’s perfect. My driver was Sura. He was super nice and gave me options of places to stop or pass by. Made the trip best suited to what I wanted. Perfect. 🤙🤙”
Review of a private Kandy tour to Sigiriya, Dambulla, and Matale, with practical advice on costs, guides, lunch, and climbing.
“Imran was a very good and safe driver and was flexible too as we requested to start the tour 1.5 hours later than planned and he accommodated that. Very happy with his service. He was also knowledgeable and professional answering a lot of general questions about Sri Lanka. The lunch place is a large scale buffet that caters for all different tour groups, but the food is quite fine. You only have to pay for drinks, the food is included in the excursion price. We were also taken to a spice garden where you can buy some oils etc. We bought a couple of things, just make sure you negotiate…”
Review of Kandy’s private city tour, with the Temple of the Tooth, lake views, gardens, Buddhist sites, transport, costs, and booking advice.
“We are amazed to have our excellent guide his name is tony very humble and professional person we every meet we are really happy”
Visit Kandy’s Sacred Tooth Relic Temple with an English-speaking guide, pre-booked entry, and a small group capped at 10 people.
“Visiting the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic was one of the most special moments of our trip. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and knew exactly what to see and the best timing to experience the morning puja, which made a huge dRead more”
