The 4 Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Visits in Colombo That Earn Their Price

1.Kandy Temples and Pinnawala Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 144 reviews · 1 day · from $54Our pick

Leave Colombo or Negombo at 6:30 AM for Pinnawala’s elephant river visit, Kandy’s Tooth Relic Temple, the hilltop Buddha, craft workshops, and a Pilimathalawa tea factory. English-speaking guides such as Aadhil, Dilip, and Susantha tailor stops in a small group of up to 10.

“This experience was amazing! We got so much done in one day without feeling rushed. Our guide, Tuan, was great--friendly, professional, timely, knowledgeable and always checked in along the way to customize our experience as much as he could. I'd recommend this experience. Highly recommended!”

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2.Kandy, Pinnawala and Tea Factory Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 99 reviews · 12 hours · from $55

Travel from Colombo or Negombo to Pinnawala and Kandy in an air-conditioned vehicle with a multilingual guide. Feed elephants, visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, stop at a spice garden, craft and jewelry workshops, and taste tea at New Giragama Tea Factory. Lunch and temple entry cost extra.

“Amazing trip. Driver priyantha was very informative and helpful too.”

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3.Private Day trip Kandy & pinnawala with your selected attractions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $65Top rated

Travel from Colombo to Kandy and Pinnawala in a private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking chauffeur-guide, possibly Dimuth. Choose key stops such as the Temple of the Tooth, tea factory, spice garden, Kandy viewpoint, city center, and Ape Gama. Lunch and listed entrance fees are included.

“We had a great day visiting Kandy and sites along the way, Dimuth tailored the tour to our needs - would highly recommend”

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4.Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage & Ambuluwawa Tower

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 8 hours · from $20Best value

Travel privately from Kandy by tuk-tuk or air-conditioned minivan with an English-speaking driver such as Masi or Rohan. See elephants, temples, tea and craft workshops, then climb Ambuluwawa Tower for wide mountain views. Confirm the elephant stop and tower opening before you go.

“It was really good , my Tuk Tuk driver took very good care of me , masi a very wonderful guy”

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