From Kandy: Pinnawala Day Tour
1.From Kandy: Pinnawala Day Tour
Tuk-tuk day tour from Kandy to Pinnawala elephants plus Kandy viewpoints, tea, gardens, and evening culture. 8 hours, value-priced.
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The 15 most popular pinnawala elephant orphanage tours in Sri Lanka. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Tuk-tuk day tour from Kandy to Pinnawala elephants plus Kandy viewpoints, tea, gardens, and evening culture. 8 hours, value-priced.
Most PopularA fast-paced Kandy day trip to Ambuluwawa Tower and Pinnawala, plus tea, temples, gardens, crafts, and huge hilltop views.
“We had a great day with Ramzan as our tour guide! Highlights included royal botanical gardens, tea factory and woodcarving workshop! Ramzan was very friendly and accommodating and even bought us snacks. For people booking in future, we would suggest researching the elephant place (Maharaja) beforehand, with some concern for animal welfare. Otherwise this was…”
One day from Colombo to Kandy: Tooth Relic Temple, elephant bathing in Pinnawala, Bahiravakanda Buddha, and tea tasting in Pilimathalawa.
“It is a long but extremely goodbday. All the stops were excellent and while a bit sceptical at first about the elephant orphanage, to see the elefants roaming free and visibly enjoying the bath in the river was special. A hugebthank you to our driver and guide Dilip. As a local man from the area,…”
See Kandy’s UNESCO Tooth Relic, feed elephants at Pinnawala, and taste tea in Sri Lanka’s hill-country on a full-day trip from Colombo.
Private day trip from Colombo to UNESCO Kandy: Temple of the Tooth, viewpoints, tea factory, herbal garden massage, and Ape Gama.
“Great day out despite the heavy rain. My guide Dimuth was fantastic, great fun and he really made the day enjoyable.”
A full-day Kandy outing that pairs Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage with the climb to Ambuluwawa Tower for big 360° views and culture.
“Loved the activities, Masi our guide was outstanding, he curated the activities to perfection. Would definitely recommend this for anyone in Kandy, ask for Masi when you’re here!”
Private Kandy day trip from Colombo: Sacred Tooth Temple, tea factory, Pinnawala Zoo and views, with hotel pickup and bottled water.
“Great customized tour with excellent communication with the operator. Since we had to be back on our cruise ship by 5pm, arrangements were made to meet our tour guide/ driver, Anas, at 6:30am for a private tour to go to several places tRead more”
Half-day trip from Colombo to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage for river-bathing moments, coffee/snacks, and a possible spice garden stop.
“The main experience at the elephant sanctuary was incredible but I'll caveat my experience with a few notes. Pick up bang on time and an excellent driver. I shared my trip with 2 others who were staying out the way; I found out that the paid much more than I did which is what it…”
Colombo to Kandy and Pinnawala in one day: Tooth Temple, botanical gardens, tea and spice stops, plus elephant river bathing.
“very good driver was amazing. you have to pay for entrances fees which is OK but they charge you tourist fees. then tips aswell.”
A private tuk tuk day tour from Kandy to Pinnawala, tea, gardens, craft factories, and hill temples, with elephant time and big views.
“Akila is the best and for every recommendation! We were the bigger group (10 people), who all booked the tour separately, but Akila understood with ease that we’re going all together and organized quickly our joint tour. It was very easy and smoothly to communicate and arrange everything with him. When tuk-tuks arrived all drivers…”
A long-but-fun day trip from Colombo or Negombo: Pinnawala elephants, Kandy temples, plus tea tasting and factory shopping for souvenirs.
“We did a full-day tour with Janaka and it was absolutely amazing. He was incredibly accommodating and flexible, allowing us to tailor the tour to exactly what we wanted. We managed to see so much in just one day, visiting elephants at the elephant orphanage, exploring a tea plantation (which was a real highlight), and…”
Private Kandy-to-Pinnawala day tour with elephants, tea, spices, gems, crafts, Big Buddha views, and Temple of the Tooth puja.
Kandy to Pinnawala elephants and Peradeniya gardens by tuktuk, with tea factory learning, viewpoints, and major Kandy temples in one day.
“Amazing tour experience with Lesley. Lovely conversations, ask him anything about Sri Lanka livelihood! If you have any requests on your itinerary, he tries to fulfill them too. Treated me mangoes, king coconut and red bananas to try - they were very delicious! Very friendly and hospitable 👍🏻”
Small-group day tour from Negombo to Kandy: Temple of Tooth, Royal Botanical Gardens, tea, spices, gems, and viewpoints for about $60.
“Tour was excellent, good driver, wifi and water were free.”
Negombo to Kandy by AC car for elephants, tea, and Temple of the Tooth, plus gardens and craft stops in one long day.
“We had a very good experience and enjoyed our trip very much. Our driver-tour guide was very helpful and knowledgeable which made our experience unforgettable. We visited Pinnawala which also includes a zoo. This let us see other animals from Sri Lanka besides the elephants. In addition, we visited an interesting tea factory and Kandy…”
The cultural triangle, the hill country, the wildlife parks and the south coast, all on one island.