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Matinee d'observation des oiseaux a Udawattakele depuis Kandy avec un guide

Opérateur: Sign of Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
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Une marche matinale a travers Udawattakele, la reserve forestiere de 103 hectares juste derriere le Temple de la Dent, avec un guide qui connait les oiseaux et les ruines kandyennes cachees a l'interieur.

Matinee d'observation des oiseaux a Udawattakele depuis Kandy avec un guide: En bref

PriceFrom $117 per person
Duration5 hours
LanguagesEnglish
Tour typeGuided Tour
BookingDirect with the local operator — no OTA markup

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From Kandy: Bird watching tour to Udawatte Kele Sanctuary

Departures: 6:30 AM
5 hours
English
$117
Annulation gratuite

Description complète

Udawattakele est la chose la plus etrange a propos de Kandy: 103 hectares de veritable foret situes immediatement derriere le Temple de la Dent, au milieu d'une ville. C'etait le jardin forestier royal des rois kandyens, interdit aux gens du commun, et il a ete protege comme reserve en 1856, c'est pourquoi il reste une foret quasi-primaire a l'interieur d'une capitale.

Allez-y a l'aube et elle est pleine d'oiseaux. La perruche de Layard, la perruche-hirondelle du Sri Lanka, les cratopes a tete brune, les cratopes a bec orange, et avec de la chance et un guide qui sait ou regarder, le francolin du Sri Lanka qui appelle depuis les sous-bois. Un guide compte ici plus que dans la plupart des sites, car une grande partie de ce qui vaut la peine d'etre vu s'entend d'abord.

La marche couvre aussi ce qui reste de la periode kandyenne: la grotte de Senkanda, ou aurait vecu l'eremite dont la ville tire peut-etre son nom, d'anciens etangs royaux, et les sentiers de l'ere britannique qui forment encore le reseau de pistes. Les ecureuils geants, les langurs a face pourpre et les varans sont tous communs.

Le terrain est facile, des sentiers amenages, des pentes douces, et le tout se fait avant la fin de la matinee, laissant le reste de la journee pour la ville.

Kandy fut la derniere capitale des rois cinghalais, resistant aux Portugais et aux Hollandais jusqu'a ce que les Britanniques la prennent en 1815, et le Temple de la Sainte Dent Relique sur le lac explique son importance: la relique, consideree comme une dent du Bouddha, est l'objet le plus sacre de l'ile et sa garde legitimait autrefois la royaute. La chambre de la relique ouvre pour le puja trois fois par jour, vers 5h30, 9h30 et 18h30, quand les tambours commencent et que la file avance devant le reliquaire. La tenue couvre epaules et genoux, les chaussures se retirent a l'entree, et l'Esala Perahera en juillet ou aout fait parader le reliquaire sur un elephant a travers la ville pendant dix nuits.

Programme

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 Kandy

An early collection — the birds are active first.

6:30 AM

Enter the sanctuary

Tickets at the gate, then into the forest.

7:00 AM

Birding the trails

Working the main loop slowly with the guide.

9:30 AM

Senkanda cave and ponds

The Kandyan-period remains inside the reserve.

10:30 AM

Return to Kandy

Drop-off at your hotel.

Programme détaillé

06:00

Hotel pickup

The reserve is minutes from the centre of Kandy.

06:30

Sanctuary gate

Entry is paid here. The fee for foreign visitors is modest.

07:00

The main trails

Easy walking on made paths. Progress is slow because it should be.

09:30

Senkanda cave

The hermit's cave the city may take its name from, and the old royal ponds nearby.

10:30

Kandy

Drop-off, with the rest of the day free.

Inclus

  • Prise en charge et depose a l’hotel a Kandy
  • un guide naturaliste anglophone
  • la marche forestiere guidee

Non inclus

  • Les frais d'entree du sanctuaire, payes a l'entree
  • jumelles
  • repas et boissons
  • pourboires

Informations importantes

Point de rendez-vous

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

À savoir avant de partir

  • Annulation gratuite jusqu'à 24 heures avant le début de l'activité

À propos de cette activité

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Duration 5 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Wheelchair accessible

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Questions fréquentes

Hotel pickup in Kandy; the exact address and time are confirmed after booking.
The price does not cover the sanctuary entrance fee, paid at the gate, binoculars, meals and drinks, 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.
Sign of Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. We book with them directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can confirm your place with the operator before taking it as final.
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.
Prise en charge et depose a l’hotel a Kandy, un guide naturaliste anglophone, la marche forestiere guidee
The duration of the Matinee d'observation des oiseaux a Udawattakele depuis Kandy avec un guide is typically 5 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.
We accept all major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), PayPal, Apple Pay, and Razorpay for Indian cards. All payments are processed through a PCI-compliant secure gateway with 256-bit encryption. You can also pay in multiple currencies — the price is automatically converted to your local currency at checkout.
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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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