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Gem Mining Experience Private Tour from Colombo or Negombo

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  • 6–7 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Embark on an immersive gem mining adventure at the a Gem Mining Site in Eheliyagoda, where you’ll experience the thrill of uncovering precious gemstones straight from the earth. With hotel pickup and drop-off included, this tour offers a seamless journey into Sri Lanka’s rich gem heritage. Get hands-on with traditional mining techniques, sift through gravel to find hidden treasures, and even purchase stunning gems at unbeatable prices to create your own jewelry or take home a special souvenir.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • WiFi on board
  • Bottled water
  • Entrance/Admission fee - Seethawaka Botanical Garden
  • Guide (English Speaking)
  • Entrance/Admission fee - Gem Mining Site
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle

Itinerary

  1. Seethawaka Botanical Garden, or Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in Sri Lanka which mainly serves as a research area and a conservation area for threatened and vulnerable endemic plant species in the Sinharaja Rain Forest region. Improving export floriculture, ex situ conservation of wet lowland plants, and bamboo cultivation are also promoted in this garden.The garden was opened to the public in late October 2014 and it is the most recently constructed botanical garden in Sri Lanka.

    3 hAdmission included

  2. Traditional Gem Minin Site. Tourist can see and learn the process of Traditional Gem Mining of Rathnapura. You can buy Ceylon Blue Sapphire and other gems also.

    4 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

Pickup
Pickup is included for everyone.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
Classical Lanka Tours
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

How it compares in Negombo

  • Its from-price is close to the median of the 140 city tours we list in Negombo.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Negombo

Negombo is a laid-back fishing town on Sri Lanka's west coast near the main airport, with a palm-fringed beach, a lagoon and Dutch-era canals.

Negombo's long beach is lined with guesthouses, cafés and seafood restaurants, and outrigger canoes and fishing boats pull up on the sand each morning. The fish market, one of the busiest on the island, spreads its catch out to dry in the sun along the shore, a vivid scene of traders and gulls.

Top-ranked sights in Negombo: Negombo Beach, Negombo Lagoon, Muthurajawela Marsh.

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