02 days sightseeing tour of Sri Lanka - Climbing Adam's Peak and visiting Kandy, Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Adam's Peak, perhaps the most religiously revered mountain in the world. There is a huge footprint of a human foot at the top. Muslims believe that this is the imprint of Adam's foot, which he left for the first time on Earth. Catholics believe that this is the imprint of St. Thomas, and Buddhists believe that this is the imprint of the Buddha's foot. The Sri Lankans also believe that if you climb the Peak with any desire in your heart, it will definitely come true.

What we will see during the tour:

We will climb Adam's Peak, where we can meet the dawn right at the top

Temple of the Tooth Buddha, one of the most sacred places for Buddhists in the world

Bahiravakanda Monastery, Buddha Statue and observation deck

700-year-old Royal Botanical Garden in Peradeniya, one of the largest in the world, where you can see trees planted by the last Russian emperor, Yuri Gagarin, as well as many kings and presidents

Tea Plantations, where the best tea in the world is grown, according to many

Tea Factory

Ayurvedic Garden

Traditional Sri Lankan villages: Pineapple Village, Cashew Village, Rambutan Village

Elephant Nursery

Elephant Museum, elephant riding through the jungle, Eco-friendly Elephant Excrement Paper Factory

Ornithological tour: bird watching

Tea Ceremony and Tea Tasting

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Included in the price:

• Full-day excursion
• Comfortable car or mini van with air conditioning
• Gasoline, parking, toll roads
• English-speaking driver

Not included:

• Entrance tickets (since the tour is individual, you can choose what you want to visit and what to skip):
• Buddha Tooth Temple
• Bahiravakande Monastery and observation deck
• Royal Botanical Garden in Peradeniya
• Elephant Nursery in Pinnawalla
• Elephant Museum + Elephant Riding + Elephant Excrement Paper Factory
• Tea Ceremony and tea tasting
• Meals (lunch is possible in a European buffet restaurant)
• Russian-speaking guide (it is possible to organize an excursion with a licensed Russian-speaking guide)
• Personal expenses and tips

Buddha Tooth Temple

Around 540 BC, the deceased Buddha was cremated and four teeth were taken out of the fire, which were carried around the world. The tooth was brought to Ceylon in 371. After several centuries of staying in India, the shrine was sent to Ceylon IV by the ruler of Kalinga, who was defeated in wars and feared for the fate of his state. The relic was transported to the island by the ruler's daughter, hiding it in her hairstyle. This tooth has long been attributed to magical power: the one who owns it, had full power. Therefore, the Buddha's tooth became a possession of the royal dynasty. The original place of its storage was the city of Anuradhapura, then the tooth was moved to the city of Polonnaruwa, and at the beginning of the XVIII century it was transferred to Kandy. Here in the temple we will be able to see a magnificent museum, which exhibits a variety of donations donated to the temple. Then the Dalada Maligawa temple was built specifically to store this shrine.

Buddha statue of Bahiravakande, observation deck.

Next, we will visit a monumental statue of Buddha, located on the top of a hill overlooking the city.

Royal Botanical Garden in Peradeniya

The Royal Botanical Garden, whose history dates back more than 700 years. Here we can see the magnificent orchid garden, as well as the Alley of Memorial Trees planted by famous historical figures, including Nicholas II and Yuri Gagarin. The Royal Botanical Garden of Sri Lanka contains tens of thousands of plants that amaze the imagination of middle-range tourists accustomed to the temperate climate, low trees and spring-summer flowering. Shrubs and trees here are gigantic in size, reminiscent of Gulliver's Journeys to the little Lлипутs. The usual room ficus has grown to a whole grove, with branches intertwined above the head. There is a special "field" with planted "strips" of various herbs.

Silk and Batik Factory

We will get acquainted with the painstaking method of making batik with paraffin, wild bee honey, and also learn how to wear traditional Sri Lankan clothes, including a unique Kandian sari, which is not found anywhere else in the world.

Workshop of masks, wooden products and natural paints

On the way, we will stop to look at the manufacture of traditional magic masks and see how natural paints are made from Rainbow Wood chips due to chemical reactions with other natural ingredients.

Museum of Precious Stones

Sri Lanka is unique in gemological terms. There is no other place on

A land that has been famous for thousands of years as the birthplace of the best precious stones in the world. We will be able to see the rarest of them in the Museum of Precious Stones, where we will also get acquainted with the process of mining and cutting precious cans. In particular, we will get acquainted with the most magical of all stones - sapphires, all the largest and best of which were found here in Sri Lanka.

Ayurveda and Spice Garden

Since the Middle Ages, Sri Lanka has been famous for its variety of fragrant spices. Merchants from different countries, especially from Europe, made long voyages to Sri Lanka after them. In numerous places on the island with a favorable climate for growing spices, spice gardens were opened. There are especially many such gardens in the area from Dambulla to Matala. Here you can see numerous spices and natural means of Ayurvedic medicine grown and produced.

Tea plantations and tea factory

In the end, we will visit a tea plantation and a factory where we can see how it is collected and produced and even try the legendary, universally recognized best Ceylon Tea in the world.