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Kandy Crafts and Spices Experience (Private Day Tour)
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Kandy Crafts and Spices Experience (Private Day Tour)

This tour gives you an opportunity to visit a spice garden in Matale and the craft workshops in Kandy. Grab this chance to see how batik fabrics are made and how woodcarving is done. Get to know more about gems and jewelry in a gem museum tour. This entire tour is a unique chance for the creative-minded and shopping lovers.

SKU: LK60021200

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Stop At: Kandy, Kandy, Kandy District, Central Province

You will start your tour at 9:00am when you are picked up from your hotel in Kandy. You will proceed to Euphoria Spice and Herbal Gardens in Matale, which is the first place in your itinerary. You will get there by 10:00am and will go on ‘The Spice Tour’, an educational tour that shows you the spices and herbs of Sri Lanka and how they are grown and processed at the Spice Garden. You will also learn how to use them to their best effect. Afterwards you will get an opportunity to make purchases of various fresh spices and herbal products.

After finishing the spice gardens tour at approximately 11:30am, you will be moving back to Kandy to visit the Jayamali Batik Factory. You will get there by 12:30 pm. Though it is called a factory, this craft industry is not as large scale as you would expect from its name. Instead it involves a few expert craftspeople, usually women, and a few apprentices. You will get to see the elaborate batik-making process with its detailed crafting. You will also have a chance to purchase some beautiful products made with batik fabrics; such as wall hangers, table cloths, clothing and etc.

After a one-hour visit to the batik factory, you will go for lunch at 1:30pm. You can choose to have lunch at a place of your choice according to your own affordability. The Cinnamon Citadel, Mahaveli Reach or Helga’s Folly are recommended for a delicious lunch.

At 3:00pm after lunch (At your own expense), you will be visiting a Oak Ray Wood-carving center. You will spend an hour at the center and see the process of woodcarving and get to know more about the types of wood used. You will be able to buy purchase some carved wooden souvenirs, if you so wish.

At 4:00pm you will leave the woodcarving center to visit the gem museum, which you will reach by 4:2 pm. You will spend a fun hour and a half at the Tiesh Gem Museum, increasing you knowledge on the gems of Sri Lanka, and the gem crafting process. You will also be able to purchase both crafted gems and gem studded jewelry at the retail shop attached.

You will be finishing your tour and getting back to your hotel at 6:30pm.

Duration: 9 hours



Duration:9 hours 30 minutes
Commences in:Kandy, Sri Lanka
Country:Sri Lanka
City:Kandy

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