Guidebook for Kiribathkumbura
Getting Around
+94 814 650 650
Located 2 km from Daisy’s is Derana, with access to 200 vehicles of all types, and boasts 24 hour service 365 days of the year. Service is reliable and prices are fair.
Derana Cab Private Limited
3rd Lane+94 814 650 650
Located 2 km from Daisy’s is Derana, with access to 200 vehicles of all types, and boasts 24 hour service 365 days of the year. Service is reliable and prices are fair.
Daisy's is a 15-minute drive to Peradeniya Junction train station, one of the main hubs of the national railway network. We are happy to help reserve train tickets.
BADULLA BY TRAIN – (7 hour ride on the express train)
One of the most breathtaking journeys in Sri Lanka is the train ride up the hills to Badulla from Kandy/Peradeniya Junction. Uncluttered by human enterprise, the tracks cut across the mountainsides offering dramatic views of waterfalls shrouded in mist and precipitous valleys with lush vegetation. From Badulla, it’s a short ride (22 km) to the Ella, a favorite of visitors to the land.
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Peradeniya Railway Station
Peradeniya RoadDaisy's is a 15-minute drive to Peradeniya Junction train station, one of the main hubs of the national railway network. We are happy to help reserve train tickets.
BADULLA BY TRAIN – (7 hour ride on the express train)
One of the most breathtaking journeys in Sri Lanka is the train ride up the hills to Badulla from Kandy/Peradeniya Junction. Uncluttered by human enterprise, the tracks cut across the mountainsides offering dramatic views of waterfalls shrouded in mist and precipitous valleys with lush vegetation. From Badulla, it’s a short ride (22 km) to the Ella, a favorite of visitors to the land.
Food Scene
Lagone Restaurant and Bakers
433 A1local favorite for baked goods and "short-eats"
(6km away) extensive selection of great healthy, indigenous food at an unbeatable price. This project is promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture for supporting a rotating group of entrepreneurs. The service here is friendly and the simple setting is charming. Watch out: the polos cutlets are extremely spicy!
Hela Bojun Hala / සාම්ප්රදායික දේශිය ආහාර
Ahalepola Kumarihami Mawatha(6km away) extensive selection of great healthy, indigenous food at an unbeatable price. This project is promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture for supporting a rotating group of entrepreneurs. The service here is friendly and the simple setting is charming. Watch out: the polos cutlets are extremely spicy!
Drinks & Nightlife
(1km away) Laid back bar open late with a wide drink menu. Has a variety of food options, but is not a highlight.
Hotel Mapura
61 Colombo - Kandy Road(1km away) Laid back bar open late with a wide drink menu. Has a variety of food options, but is not a highlight.
(4km away) Good food and drinks selection right across from the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Peradeniya Guest House
(4km away) Good food and drinks selection right across from the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Parks & Nature
(4km away) The largest botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. Rated one of the best in Asia.
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Jardim Botânico Real
Colombo - Kandy Road(4km away) The largest botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. Rated one of the best in Asia.
Easily accessible from Kandy city, this forest is truly a sanctuary for nature lovers, joggers and those looking for peace of mind. Enjoy the great variety of flora and fauna, but beware of the leaches!
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Santuário de Udawattekele
Sangamitta MawathaEasily accessible from Kandy city, this forest is truly a sanctuary for nature lovers, joggers and those looking for peace of mind. Enjoy the great variety of flora and fauna, but beware of the leaches!
Sightseeing
(4km away) Built on solid granite rock surface during the Gampola Kingdom, this small quiet temple has beautiful stone carvings, and is patronized by local worshippers and the rare art enthusiast. The area is also home to traditional brass sculptors.
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Gadaladeniya Rajamaha Viharaya
(4km away) Built on solid granite rock surface during the Gampola Kingdom, this small quiet temple has beautiful stone carvings, and is patronized by local worshippers and the rare art enthusiast. The area is also home to traditional brass sculptors.
(7.5km away) This is another Gampola-era temple dedicated to the worship of Lord Buddha as well as the deities Vishnu, Saman, Vibhishana, Gana-pathi, Skandha-kumara and Kumara Bandara. A unique structure built entirely atop an uneven rock surface and rising up eighty feet, the design of the temple blends Sinhalese architecture of the Polonnaruwa period with Dravidian and Indo-Chinese styles. There are many inscriptions in both Sinhala and Tamil languages cut into the solid rock.
Lankathilaka Vihara Road
Lankathilaka Vihara Road(7.5km away) This is another Gampola-era temple dedicated to the worship of Lord Buddha as well as the deities Vishnu, Saman, Vibhishana, Gana-pathi, Skandha-kumara and Kumara Bandara. A unique structure built entirely atop an uneven rock surface and rising up eighty feet, the design of the temple blends Sinhalese architecture of the Polonnaruwa period with Dravidian and Indo-Chinese styles. There are many inscriptions in both Sinhala and Tamil languages cut into the solid rock.
(12.5km away) Built during the Gampola period, this shrine to god Katharagama houses some of the best wood carvings and architectural structures from the Sinhala Kingdoms. The magnificent structures were built without using any kind of nut and bolt, but by using different techniques wood craft.
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Templo Embekke
handessa(12.5km away) Built during the Gampola period, this shrine to god Katharagama houses some of the best wood carvings and architectural structures from the Sinhala Kingdoms. The magnificent structures were built without using any kind of nut and bolt, but by using different techniques wood craft.
Entertainment & Activities
(34 km away) Wild elephant orphanage, nursery and breeding grounds hosts the world’s largest herd of elephants in captivity. You can feed milk to the baby elephants, and watch the herd take a bath in the nearby Maha Oya River.
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Orfanato de elefantes - Pinnawala
B199(34 km away) Wild elephant orphanage, nursery and breeding grounds hosts the world’s largest herd of elephants in captivity. You can feed milk to the baby elephants, and watch the herd take a bath in the nearby Maha Oya River.
Lagone Resort Kandy
5 Poththapitiya - Hatharaliyadda RdClosest swimming pool and local watering hole.
Shopping
Mlesna Tea Fortress
A1Sales outlet for best of Sri Lankan tea and jewelry for tourists.