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about 3 hours · Morning · Culture

Mask carving workshop, Ambalangoda

Mask carving workshop, Ambalangoda: Majeste's price is $120 per person for two, activity only, prices checked 7 Nov 2026. It takes about 3 hours, with no pickup in the price. It runs all year.

Six carved and painted wooden masks with cobra, flame and peacock designs on a white wall
Traditional painted masks, Sri LankaPhoto: Pierre André Leclercq via Wikimedia Commons, CC0

What happens

Ambalangoda is where the painted wooden masks used in southern dance and healing rituals are made. In this workshop you carve and paint a small mask of your own with a craftsman, and see the museum collection. The carving is slow and the paint takes time to dry, so allow three hours.

What is in the price

Included

  • Materials and a mask to take home
  • Craftsman instruction
  • Museum visit

Not included

  • Transport: you make your own way to the meeting point

Season

Runs all year.

Limits

  • Minimum age 8.

Where it is offered

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Where the figures come from

  • Tripadvisor marketplace listing (Viator inventory), checked 7 Nov 2026

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