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Sacred Kandy Retreat
A slow four days in Sri Lanka's sacred capital — the Temple of the Tooth, meditation at a mountain hermitage and the gardens of Peradeniya.
The journey
Kandy rewards the unhurried. Four days to breathe the cool hill air, attend the morning and evening pujas, sit with a monk in a hilltop hermitage and wander the great botanical gardens. The perfect quiet beginning — or ending — to a longer Ceylon journey.
Highlights
- Private morning puja at the Temple of the Tooth
- Guided meditation session at a mountain hermitage
- Peradeniya Botanical Gardens with an expert botanist
- Traditional Kandyan dance performance one evening
- Hands-on batik workshop in a local studio
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival in Kandy
Transfer to your hotel above the lake; sunset stroll around the water's edge and a riverside dinner.
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Day 2
The Temple of the Tooth
Dawn puja, the tooth relic museum and the temple's silver casket rooms, then lunch at a lakeside garden.
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Day 3
Hermitage & Gardens
Morning meditation on a forested hilltop, then a botanist-led afternoon at Peradeniya's 147 acres.
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Day 4
Departure
Batik workshop before a private transfer to your next destination or the airport.
What's included
- Boutique hotel accommodation (3 nights)
- Breakfast daily, 3 dinners & 2 lunches
- Private vehicle & driver throughout
- All temple & garden entry tickets
- Meditation session & batik workshop
Not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance (we can arrange it)
- Optional shopping & personal spending
Base region: Kandy & the Temple of the Tooth — Central Highlands. Sri Lanka's last royal capital, home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Evening pujas, Kandy Lake and the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens make this the country's spiritual heart.
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