Peradeniya Botanical Gardens Kandy

Wow! Sri Lanka was a place that was definitely different and out of our comfort zones. I felt very out of place at times like I didn't belong, except when we were in the country totally in nature. There are 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites on this island! Traffic in Colombo is busy, aggressive, & loud (constant honking all around you). Two lanes …

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This was my first trip to Sri Lanka. As soon as we landed at the airport near Negombo, we met our host from Kandy Guest House. Kandy is located about 3 hours drive from Colombo/Negombo. The scenery along the way reminded me of my hometown/village when I grew up in Malaysia 20 years ago! This country is beautiful and relatively undeveloped. I was …

Today was spent seeing the sights of Kandy. Started off early to get to the Temple of the Tooth in time to witness the food offering ceremony….unfortunately so did every tourist in Kandy so it was packed and difficult to see. The ceremony is held daily as locals bring offerings of food to the monks. It has to be held early in the day as …

The journey from Negombo to Kandy was pretty easy, a few hours with a stop off to go to Pinawalla Elephant Orphanage along the way.

The elephant orphanage has a suspect reputation these days, some think that it has out grown it's original intent and now keeps elephants solely to attract tourists. This could well be true, the elephant …

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Had a nice buffet brekky at the hotel very leisurely, unfortunately the coffee was complete rubbish, so we are drinking tea from now on. The tea is very nice, Im not such a tea fan, but do quite like the tea here.
Wandered back to our room and watched some hockey while we tried to decide what we were going …

After breakfast we drove four miles east of Kandy to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens which are said to be the largest and finest in Sri Lanka. There were hundreds of mostly very small school children visiting the gardens with their teachers and we found out later that it is World Children's Day today so that is probably the reason. In any …

In all of Sri Lanka, we had a driver who was great! He brought us everywhere and got us deals wherever we went. The first thing we did was go to the Elephant Orphanage. We got to feed the older elephants fruit, and bottle fed the babies. The elephant's tongue was so slimy and disgusting! You would just grab a piece of fruit, and plop it onto its …

Pinnewale Elephant Orphanage, Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and the Temple Of The Tooth A very early start for us this morning 6.30 up bright and breezy ( well not quite ) but we wanted to see the elephants so we had to!! A 1.5 hours drive and we got to the orphanage and bought our tickets. Luckily Emma got the last one for feeding. Yay. There are …

From JB We stayed in Kandy for about five days. First on the list was a visit to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens (Auntie Joy you will be proud!). The gardens are set of 150 acres a short ride from the city, containing over 4000 different species. We ...

... the morning followed by a bath and games in in the river. We also spent a peaceful couple of hours in the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens wandering around the trees without the hassle of touts and guides. We booked a driver (Sam) for the ancient cities ...

... 750 rupees for the sanctuary and one for 500 rupees for the river!! I returned from Pinnewala to the lovely Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, with the heavens opening just after we’d entered.  Cultured and developed since 1371, the gardens were ...

As a day trip from Kandy I visited these amazing botanical gardens.There were so many beautiful flowers and trees. Some of the most beautiful ones I noted were from Central America.There were huge trees in one section, absolutely full of noisy fruit ...

... Our room overlooked the pool area and out over the lovely Kandy Lake. The following morning, off to visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, covering over 150 acres of incredible varieties of local and foreign tree and plant species.  There are ...

... a cultural dance show and after that I had dinner at an Indian restaurant (Rams). The next day I went to the Peradeniya botanical gardens just outside Kandy.In the evening I visited the temple of the Tooth. Tomorrow I will leave for ...

... 8230;.including yours truly who purchased a lovely grey star sapphire ring !! In the afternoon we headed to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens which were delightful. I particularly liked the orchid house where I saw some orchids that are unique to Sri ...

After breakfast we drove four miles east of Kandy to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens which are said to be the largest and finest in Sri Lanka. There were hundreds of mostly very small school children visiting the gardens with their teachers and we ...

Pinnewale Elephant Orphanage, Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and the Temple Of The Tooth A very early start for us this morning 6.30 up bright and breezy ( well not quite ) but we wanted to see the elephants so we had to!! A 1.5 hours drive and we got to ...

... afternoon wandering around Kandy's lake and visiting the Temple of the Tooth, in which a sacred tooth relic of the Lord Buddha is enshrined. Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens With its Orchid collection and numerous varieties of fauna and ...