Kandyan dance show

What happens

An hour of Kandyan and low-country dance and drumming at one of the halls near the lake, ending with fire-walking. Shows start at about 17:00 and are aimed at visitors; the halls are full and the seating is basic. It fits before an evening visit to the Temple of the Tooth.

What is in the price

Season

Runs all year.

Limits

• Minimum age 3.

Where it is offered

• Kandy

Day tours with this activity

• Kandy and Peradeniya day tour from ColomboOptional extra · day tour, $78 per person for two, from Colombo, tickets included
• Kandy city, Peradeniya gardens and a dance showIncluded · day tour, $64 per person for two, from Kandy, tickets included

Tours with this activity

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• Classic Sri Lanka and beach, 8 daysIncluded · tour, $1,010 per person for two, 8 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Grand tour of Sri Lanka, 10 daysIncluded · tour, $1,230 per person for two, 10 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Wilpattu to the south coast, 12 daysIncluded · tour, $1,368 per person for two, 12 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, temple-run sites and one activity paid there
• Complete island, 14 daysIncluded · tour, $1,716 per person for two, 14 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, temple-run sites paid there
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• Family Sri Lanka, 10 daysIncluded · tour, $1,053 per person for two, 10 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
• Culture and heritage, 7 daysIncluded · tour, $694 per person for two, 7 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, temple-run sites paid there
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• Budget Sri Lanka, 10 daysOptional extra · tour, $804 per person for two, 10 days, simple hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, Udawattakele forest ticket paid there

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