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Transfer von Ella nach Kandy ueber ein Vedda-Dorf, Wasserfaelle und ein hausgemachtes Mittagessen

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Transfer von Ella nach Kandy ueber ein Vedda-Dorf, Wasserfaelle und ein hausgemachtes Mittagessen
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Ein langer Tag auf dem Weg von Ella nach Kandy auf der oestlichen Strasse, mit einem Besuch einer Vedda-Gemeinschaft in Dambana, zwei Wasserfaellen, und einem hausgemachten Mittagessen unterwegs.

Transfer von Ella nach Kandy ueber ein Vedda-Dorf, Wasserfaelle und ein hausgemachtes Mittagessen: Auf einen Blick

PriceFrom $254 per person
Duration14 hours
LanguagesEnglish
Tour typeGuided Tour
BookingDirect with the local operator — no OTA markup

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Ella: Vedda Village, Waterfalls, Village Lunch & Kandy Drop

Departures: 6:00 AM
14 hours
English
$254
Kostenlose Stornierung

Vollständige Beschreibung

Ella nach Kandy wird normalerweise ueber die Bergstrasse durch Nuwara Eliya gemacht. Diese Route geht den anderen Weg, den Uva-Steilhang hinunter, oestlich ueber die Ebene nach Mahiyanganaya, und dann nordwestlich nach Kandy, und sie ist laenger, ruhiger, und erheblich interessanter.

Dambana ist der Grund. Die Vedda sind Sri Lankas indigenes Volk, auf der Insel lange vor der singhalesischen Ankunft praesent, die die Chroniken auf das fuenfte Jahrhundert v. Chr. datieren, und einige Gemeinschaften bleiben hier in der Umgebung. Ein Besuch bedeutet, Mitglieder der Gemeinschaft zu treffen, die Jagd- und Sammeltechniken zu sehen, die sie noch lehren, und ihre eigene Darstellung einer Geschichte zu hoeren, die fast immer ueber sie statt von ihnen erzaehlt wird.

Seien Sie klar darueber, was es ist: ein Lebensunterhalt, und bis zu einem gewissen Grad inszeniert. Die Gemeinschaft kontrolliert die Praesentation und das Geld bleibt lokal, was das ehrliche Argument fuer den Besuch ist. Wer es als Begegnung mit von der modernen Welt unberuehrten Menschen verkauft, ist nicht wahrheitsgemaess.

Das hausgemachte Mittagessen findet mit einer lokalen Familie statt, statt in einem Restaurant, und die Wasserfaelle auf der Route sind solche, die die Hauptstrasse komplett verpasst.

Vierzehn Stunden, also buchen Sie es als den Tag selbst statt als Transfer mit Extras.

Kandy war die letzte Hauptstadt der singhalesischen Koenige, die den Portugiesen und Hollaendern widerstand, bis die Briten sie 1815 einnahmen, und der Tempel der Heiligen Zahnreliquie am See ist der Grund fuer seine Bedeutung: die Reliquie, von der man annimmt, sie sei ein Zahn des Buddha, ist das heiligste Objekt der Insel und ihre Verwahrung legitimierte einst die Koenigswuerde. Die Reliquienkammer oeffnet dreimal taeglich fuer Puja, etwa um 5:30, 9:30 und 18:30 Uhr, wenn das Trommeln beginnt und die Warteschlange am Schrein vorbeizieht. Kleidung bedeckt Schultern und Knie, Schuhe werden am Eingang ausgezogen, und die Esala Perahera im Juli oder August trägt den Schrein auf einem Elefanten durch die Stadt, zehn Naechte lang.

Ablauf

Itineraries are customisable as per your request

The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.

6:00 AM

Pickup in Ella

Collection with luggage.

8:00 AM

Waterfall stop

On the descent from the escarpment.

9:30 AM

Dambana

The Vedda community visit.

12:00 PM

Village lunch

Home-cooked with a local family.

1:30 PM

Mahiyanganaya

The stupa and the town.

4:00 PM

The road to Kandy

North and west into the hills.

7:00 PM

Kandy

Drop-off at your hotel.

Detaillierter Ablauf

06:00

Hotel pickup

Fourteen hours door to door. Book it as the day, not as a transfer.

09:30

Dambana

A community fee is paid at the village. Ask before photographing anyone.

12:00

Lunch

A family home. Vegetarian by default; tell the operator in advance about other requirements.

19:00

Kandy

Drop-off at your hotel.

Inklusive

  • Privates klimatisiertes Auto mit englischsprachigem Fahrer-Guide
  • Hotelabholung in Ella
  • alle Stopps auf der Route
  • ein hausgemachtes Mittagessen
  • Rueckfahrt zu Ihrem Hotel in Kandy
  • Gepaecktransport waehrend der gesamten Fahrt

Nicht inklusive

  • Die Gemeinschaftsgebuehr des Vedda-Dorfes
  • Tempelspenden
  • Getraenke ueber das Mittagessen hinaus
  • Trinkgelder

Wichtige Informationen

Treffpunkt

Hotel pickup in Ella; the exact address and time are confirmed after booking.

Gut zu wissen

  • Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn der Aktivität

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Duration 14 hours
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English
Wheelchair accessible

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Hotel pickup in Ella; the exact address and time are confirmed after booking.
The price does not cover the vedda village community fee, temple donations, drinks beyond lunch, gratuities.. Everything it does cover is listed in full on this page, so if something is not on that list, budget for it separately.
Unless the option says private, this runs as a small group. The operator caps it rather than filling a coach, and if you want it to yourselves the private option is priced separately on this page.
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We confirm your booking with the operator before we treat it as final, and we need at least one day's notice outside India. Once it is confirmed you get the meeting point, the time and a contact number for the day. If the operator cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Privates klimatisiertes Auto mit englischsprachigem Fahrer-Guide, Hotelabholung in Ella, alle Stopps auf der Route, ein hausgemachtes Mittagessen, Rueckfahrt zu Ihrem Hotel in Kandy, Gepaecktransport waehrend der gesamten Fahrt
The duration of the Transfer von Ella nach Kandy ueber ein Vedda-Dorf, Wasserfaelle und ein hausgemachtes Mittagessen is typically 14 hours. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for a smooth check-in. Your guide will meet you at the designated meeting point and ensure the experience runs on schedule while remaining flexible to your pace.
For most experiences, we highly recommend an early morning start. This allows you to avoid the midday heat, bypass the largest crowds, and capture the best lighting for photography. Your guide can advise on the optimal timing based on the season and specific attractions included.
Yes, once your booking is completed via our secure payment gateway, you will receive an instant confirmation email with your tour details, meeting point address, guide's name, and direct contact information. You can also view and manage your booking through your AsiaByLocals account dashboard.
Yes! All our private tours are fully customizable. Whether you want to add extra stops, skip certain locations, change the pace, or adjust the start time — simply let your guide know in advance or on the day. We aim to create a personalized experience tailored to your interests and energy level.
We offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours may be subject to a partial charge depending on the tour type. Weather-related cancellations for outdoor and boat tours are handled on a case-by-case basis, with full refunds or free rebooking offered when safety is a concern.
Most of our experiences are family-friendly and suitable for children of all ages. However, some tours involving extensive walking, water activities, or early morning starts may be better suited for children aged 5 and above. Please check the specific tour description for age recommendations, or contact us for personalized family itinerary advice.
After booking, you will receive detailed meeting point instructions via email. Most tours include complimentary hotel pickup within the central area. For tours without pickup, your confirmation email will include the exact address, Google Maps pin, and your guide's phone number for easy coordination. Guides typically arrive 10 minutes early and will message you on WhatsApp.
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A 20-25 minute walk downhill from Ella town through tea and jungle — uphill on the way back. A tuk-tuk to the Demodara side is quieter and saves the climb. It is free, with no ticket and no official viewing area. See our Nine Arch Bridge guide.
Roughly every two hours, but Sri Lanka Railways runs 30-90 minutes late routinely, so any blog quoting exact times is quoting a timetable rather than reality. Ask at Ella station on the morning — staff will tell you what is expected and how late it is running.
Little Adam's Peak for almost everyone — 45 minutes up a stepped path for arguably the better view, out through the Ella Gap. Ella Rock is three hours return, largely unsigned, and people get lost on it regularly; take a guide or an offline map. Compared in full here.
Reserved seats open 30 days ahead and sell out within hours from December to March. Unreserved 2nd/3rd class is sold on the day and always available — you will stand, which is where the open doorways are. Send your luggage ahead by road if you have a driver. See getting to Ella.
January to March for the clearest Ella Gap views. June to September is dry but hazy from the Uva wind; October to December is wet. The real risk is cloud, not rain — at 1,000 m the view can be inside a cloud on a dry day, and mornings are clearer than afternoons in every month. See best time to visit Ella.
Two nights, which gives you two dawns — Little Adam's Peak on one, Ella Rock or a tea morning on the other, with the bridge mid-morning on day one. Our Ella 2-day itinerary sets out the order.
Do everything before nine in the morning. The Gap view is clearer in the morning in every month, Little Adam's Peak has a queue by nine, and the Nine Arch Bridge has hundreds of people on it by ten.
Time it for a puja — 5.30am, 9.30am or 6.30pm. Those are the only windows when the upper relic chamber opens and the hevisi drummers play; outside them you are visiting a beautiful building rather than a ceremony. Take socks: shoes come off at the gate and the stone courtyard gets painfully hot. Full detail in our Temple of the Tooth guide.
February for the clearest weather, or July-August, which is drier here than most people expect and covers the Esala Perahera. Kandy sits between Sri Lanka's *two* monsoons and catches some of both, so it has no long dry season — but it also never has a season that is a write-off. See best time to visit Kandy.
Reserved seats open 30 days ahead and sell out within hours from December to March. Unreserved 2nd/3rd class is sold on the day and always available — you will stand, which is where the open doorways and the famous photographs are. Sit on the right-hand side going south. Note there is no Nuwara Eliya station; the stop is Nanu Oya, 10 km away. See our Kandy to Ella train guide.
July or August — but the dates move every year with the lunar calendar, so any guide naming a fixed week is guessing. It runs ten nights and ends on the Nikini poya. Book accommodation on the route six to twelve months ahead. Details in our Esala Perahera guide.
Sigiriya and Dambulla (2.5 hrs each way) is the best of them. Kitulgala rafting is 2 hrs, the Knuckles range and Pekoe Trail stages are day hikes from here. Ella, Galle and Yala are *too far* — 4-6 hours each way. See day trips from Kandy.
Two nights. One full day for the town — Bahirawakanda, Peradeniya gardens, the lake and the evening puja — and a second for a hike, a village day or the cultural triangle. Our Kandy 2-day itinerary lays it out hour by hour.
The centre and the lake circuit are walkable. For anything up a hill or out of town, take a tuk-tuk — roughly LKR 100-150/km on the meter, and ride-hailing apps price it automatically with no negotiation. See getting around Kandy.
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