WHAT ARE THE 4 MUST-VISIT PLACES ON BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR?

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By far Bentota is the most popular beach holiday destination on the island and therefore, Sri Lanka day trips such as the Kandy day tour from Bentota is a hot topic, especially the day trip from Bentota to Kandy. Bentota to Kandy day tour involves the most popular beach holiday destination (Bentota Beach) and the most visited historical monument on the island (the tooth relic temple). Bentota to Kandy distance is 180 km and this one-day tour of Sri Lanka lasts about 10 hours.

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BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR

By far Bentota is the most popular beach holiday destination on the island and therefore, Sri Lanka day trips such as the Kandy day tour from Bentota is a hot topic, especially the day trip from Bentota to Kandy. Bentota to Kandy day tour involves the most popular beach holiday destination (Bentota Beach) and the most visited historical monument on the island (the tooth relic temple). Bentota to Kandy distance is 180 km and this one-day tour of Sri Lanka lasts about 10 hours.

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Simply Sri Lanka 8 Days Private Tour with Luxury Accommodation- This eight-day private tour takes you to the most important tourist places on the island such as Sigiriya Rock, Dambulla golden temple, and the tooth relic temple of Kandy, the national park of Udawalawe. Towards the end of the trip, you will be anchoring on the empty beaches of Mirissa.

SRI LANKA TOUR PACKAGES

Sri Lanka tour packages are available in many flavours, but the most popular Sri Lanka tour itineraries (the best formula for your road trip in Sri Lanka) are consisting of two distinct parts (a). Sri Lanka round tour (b).Sri Lanka beach holiday, in this system, as the name denotes the travellers do sightseeing tours to important tourist attractions and visit important places.

In the second phase (beach stay) they do dedicate their time to relaxing on the pristine beaches of Sri Lanka (22 idyllic beach resorts in Sri Lanka). Usually, the beach holiday will be done towards the end of the tour and sightseeing is done at the beginning of the holiday. But there are instances that tourists opt for sightseeing in the latter part of the tour as well. This article is about a day trip from Bentota to Kandy, which is one of the most popular day trips offered by Sri Lankan tour operators.

WHEN DOES THE BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR START?

The trip starts early morning from your hotel in Bentota, the starting time of the trip is 5.00 am. Most hotels organize breakfast packets for travellers, who depart early morning from the hotel on day trips, so you can also request a breakfast packet. however, the guide will make a stop in a restaurant for tea on the way before reaching the Pinnawal elephant orphanage.

It will be late evening when you return to the hotel in Bentota and it will be around 9.00 pm

BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR

Bentota to Kandy is a very popular activity and a large number of travellers book this activity with us. Bentota is the most popular beach resort on the island and half of the beach holiday lovers choose west coast beach resorts for their beach holidays. It is a habit of a large number of beach holiday lovers to engage in occasional sightseeing tours and Kandy is one popular station for their day trips. Kandy is the cultural hub of Sri Lanka and most importantly it is packed with many interesting tourist attractions.

BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR IN A NUTSHELL

  • 05.00 starts the Kandy day tour from Bentota
  • 08.00 first stop at Pinnawala elephant orphanage
  • 09.00 leave for Spice garden
  • 10.00 stop at the Spice garden
  • 11.00 leave for Peradeniya botanical garden
  • 12.00 stop at Peradeniya botanical garden
  • 13.00 lunch break
  • 14.00 visit the tooth relic temple
  • 16.00 visit the tea plantation and factory
  • 19.00 reach the hotel in Bentota

Just the beach holidays are another common holiday pattern booked by travellers in Sri Lanka, with this method, travellers opt for only a beach holiday package but then undertake excursions to visit important cultural, historical, natural and other important tourist attractions.

Staying at a beach resort for many days and basking in the tropical sun could be a tedious and boring task making you resort to some sort of outing to break the monotonous life in the beach resort. Almost all the hotels provide optional excursions through their travel desks. Or the excursions can be booked through the travel agents too.

Since Bentota is the most popular beach resort on the island a large number of beach holiday lovers choose Bentota as their beach holiday resort. This article discusses the one-day tour to Kandy from Bentota while describing some of the places and attractions encountered on the way.

Kandy one day tour

WHAT IS THE BEST TRAVEL ROUTE FROM BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR?

There are 3 widely used routes to reach Kandy from Bentota, they are below,

  • Route No 1: Bentota-Welipenna-Kadawatha-Kandy…
  • Route No 2: Bentota-Colombo-Kadawatha-Kandy…
  • Route No 3: Bentota-Horana-Pasyala-Kandy…

BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR ROUTE NO 1:

Bentota-Welipenna-Kadawatha-Kandy

By far this is the most popular route on the Kandy day tour from Bentota (Bentota-Welipenna-Kadawatha-Kandy), the route via the southern expressway, is the most convenient route to go to Kandy from Bentota, and the drive takes around 4 hours, however, the stops in between Kandy and Bentota are not calculated. The distance to cover this route is 180 km. The timing of the trip is calculated based on transport by a private vehicle. The travellers on this route have to pay the highway toll, as they used the southern expressway.

BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR ROUTE NO 2:

Bentota-Colombo-Kadawatha-Kandy

(Bentota-Colombo-Kadawatha-Kandy) the first leg of the journey from Bentota to Colombo on the Galle-Colombo main road (A2) and the second part of the journey on the Colombo-Kandy main road. Even though the distance to cover on this route is similar to route no1 the journey can last around 3 hours longer due to the delay caused by the heavy traffic along the way. The journey on this route takes around 5 hours due to the heavy traffic on the road and in the cities. The timing of the trip is calculated based on road transport by a private vehicle.

BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR ROUTE NO 3:

Bentota-Horana-Pasyala-Kandy

This route had been the most convenient way of travelling to Kandy from Bentota before the construction of the southern expressway. You do not need to cross Colombo if you use this route and avoid heavy traffic in the city. However, you can reduce the time spent on the drive using this route. You will not encounter much traffic on this route and it goes through the beautiful countryside.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL ON THE BENTOTA-KANDY TRIP?

We have discussed in the earlier chapter the 3 major routes to travel from Bentota to Kandy. The travel route makes a huge impact on the trip but the transport is also making a huge impact on the success of the trip. Having the best transport mode helps you to save time on travelling and save time exploring the attractions. The best transport mode from Bentota to Kandy is undoubtedly the private car or a van. Having a private car or van with a local driver enables you to reach the destination safely and comfortably while minimizing the time spent travelling.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS TO STOP ON BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR?

  • Pinnawala elephant orphanage
  • Tea factory
  • Peradeniya botanical garden
  • Tooth relic temple
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A large concentration of foreign travellers can be seen during the ceremony at the Kandy tooth relic temple, especially during the evening ceremony.

FEW OTHER PLACES TO STOP ON BENTOTA TO KANDY DAY TOUR

  • Spice garden
  • Tea garden/Tea factory
  • Kandyan cultural show
  • Gem Museum
  • Handicraft centre

Sri Lank is a small island but there is a great deal of travel if you wish to explore this fascinating holiday destination. If it is to be adventurous and exciting it should be a private tour dedicated to you rather than a train or a bus trip. A private tour allows you to make an itinerary at your own pace and comfort. 

There are many places to do and see when you drive from Bentota to the mountainous region of Kandy. From Kelaniya to Kegalle, Mawanella, and Peradeniya, the numerous Multi-colored towns and cities, dramatic rugged mountains, tea plantations, and isolated patches of forests; this road trip really fascinated travellers. The cities are vivid in culture, history, ad beauty making them their own identity. There are 4 visits that every tourist must make while they cruise through this rugged terrain.

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The Elephants of Piinawala orphanage are heading to the nearby River for bathing 2 times every day, they are bathing, and play while some animals just lay down in the water. Bathing hours for elephants at pinnawala from 10.00-12.00 hrs and 14.00 to 16.00 hrs

PINNAWALA: THE FIRST STOP ON THE KANDY DAY TOUR

Pinnawala elephant orphanage is undoubtedly the most popular attraction where elephants are in plenty. The place is ruled by several dozens of tame elephants. And they are looked after by mahouts and the whole project is funded by the zoological department of Sri Lanka. All elephants have to follow a routine here and it includes time for feeding, bath, and relaxation.

Bottle feeding

Bottle feeding takes place 5 times a day at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage, during which baby elephants are fed with milk. However, there are instances that you don’t see bottle-feeding at the orphanage now. Due to the fact that baby elephants are not brought to the Pinnawal elephant orphanage anymore if it is not really necessary.

If you wish to feed an orphan baby elephant make sure you arrive well ahead of the bottle feeding to grab a ticket. There is a big demand for bottle feeding which the outsiders allow to feed an orphan baby elephant with a bottle of milk.

After the bottle feeding, the next interesting highlight of the elephant orphanage is the elephant bath. The herd is directed to the nearby river, where they have plenty of water, space and time to bathe and play. You will find how difficult it is to control these mischievous jumbos even for the mahouts, who have years of experience working with elephants.

VISITING TEA GARDENS ON THE KANDY DAY TOUR

Ceylon Tea is the most known product that comes from Sri Lanka, which is still as popular as Ceylon tea. There are several tea factories where you are able to see the production process of this world-renowned beverage. Most factories demand you nothing to show around and they also serve you a cup of un-blended freshly brewed Ceylon tea.

Perhaps you will be able to see the colourfully dressed tea puckers, who vigorously remove the tender leaves of the tea bush. If you are a tea drinker and like to buy tea at an affordable price ask someone where the tea centre is. The tea centres offer you a wide range of tea varieties such as black tea, white tea, green tea and many other flavoured varieties as well.

VISITING TOOTH RELIC TEMPLE ON THE KANDY TRIP FROM BENTOTA

visiting the tooth relic temple is the culmination of one day trip to Kandy from Bentota. Usually, it will be late afternoon by the time you reach the tooth relic temple after visiting the other 3 major attractions. Tooth Relic temple is the most sacred Buddhist temple on the island and is visited by thousands of devotees every day. It is important because the left eye tooth of Buddha resides here. However, you are not able to witness the tooth relic but still, it is worth visiting because there are so many other things to see in the temple.

Just behind the tooth relic temple is the International Buddhist museum, which showcases some of the artefacts and paintings from various parts of the world. However, I have a big doubt if you can find time to visit it on a day trip from Bentota to Kandy. If you plan a 2 days trip to Kandy from Bentota you are well on your way to seeing many other interesting places along with the International Buddhist Museum.

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Simply Sri Lanka 8 Days Private Tour with Luxury Accommodation- This eight-day private tour takes you to the most important tourist places on the island such as Sigiriya Rock, Dambulla golden temple, and the tooth relic temple of Kandy, the national park of Udawalawe. Towards the end of the trip, you will be anchoring on the empty beaches of Mirissa.

VISITING PERADENIYA GARDEN ON KANDY TOUR

This charming small town cannot be forgotten due to its fascinating green cover. This is a narrow strip of land set in between the Mahaweli River and a mountain. The main contributor to the popularity of Peradeniya is the Royal botanical garden. A visit to the Royal botanical garden is a must to complete the tour to Kandy. You need at least 1 hour to explore the interesting places in the garden even at a rapid phase. Don’t forget to grab a garden map as you buy the entrance ticket. It gives you a clear idea to find the best track to see the most with minimum time.

KANDY: THE LAST STOP ON THE TRIP FROM BENTOTA TO KANDY

This could very well be the highlight of the mountains of Sri Lanka with its charming neighbourhood and old-world feel. The ancient city of Kandy is another world heritage site visited by hundreds of thousands of travellers every year. Downtown, Kandy is always busy with markets, shops, banks, supermarkets and local restaurants. At the southern tip of the town is the temple known as “Tooth relic temple”, where your Kandy day trip winds up.  Next to the Dalada Maligawa is the Kandy Lake. Both temple and the Lake reside at the foothills of Udawattekele, which is a rainforest with many species of fauna and flora.

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