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New Ranweli Spice Garden
3.5
468 reviews
#21 of 73 things to do in Kandy
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Visit us at new ranweli spice garden and experience why people from all over the world preferred Sri Lankan spices and herbs. Visit our website if you want to know more about our spice garden and how you can order our products.
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Tina
15 contributions
Interesting spice garden
Jan 2022 • Couples
Small garden but full of spices. The tour guide explained what each plant and how it was used medicinally. It was interesting to see lots of spices I used as dried spices at home growing here.
Sat us in front of table and went through some products telling us medicinal uses, but it didn't take very long and we found it interesting. Leg message came as a bit of a surprise but was welcome, only knee down so was comfortable with that. My husband was having problems with his leg so he really enjoyed the massage and it helped.
Nice shop, pricier than the supermarkets but I bought some nicely packaged spices for gifts which were still much cheaper than hone so I was happy with that.
Written January 22, 2022
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Elemel
Somerset, UK78 contributions
Enjoyable and informative
May 2022 • Couples
We went here today and had a nice experience. The garden tour was really interesting and we learnt loads. The massages were great also but we weren’t asked before hand if we wanted a massage. The shop was great but also felt quite pushy and over priced. It would be much better if they had an entrance fee with less hidden costs.
Written May 12, 2022
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Stef
Dear guest Thank you for your review. Future guests please use google maps when visiting new ranweli spice garden. Because there are many spice gardens and guests always confuse. So please be kind enough to google new ranweli spice garden and locate the spice garden Thank you
Written May 16, 2022
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Film G
New England914 contributions
Quick Education in Medicinal Plants
Feb 2020 • Couples
The garden itself is small, but well kept and sports diverse medicinal plants. The guide was very informed and fun, and there is a demonstration and review of the many health products and spices sold there. There is even a free massage (for men... it’s shirt off) though a tip is expected. A full visit is an hour, if that. If you seek a quick lesson in Ayurvedic medicine and the plants used, this is a good spot. Clean toilets.
Written February 5, 2020
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Adrian C
Vaslui, Romania78 contributions
Do not go!
Feb 2020 • Couples
Nothing interesting to be seen. Just a few trees, is way exaggerated to say this is a spice garden. Everything is just a tourist trap, oriented over robbing the tourists. All the taxis or the tuk-tuk will tell you fairytales about how interesting it is. The true is that they got a big commission from what tourists spend. Is absolutely not important what spice garden you’ll see. All are the same oriented, have the same concept. ‘Free massage’ at the beginning, tipping is an absolutely must, then the theatre from the shop. You will be pushed and suffocated by a couple of ‘knowledgeable’ sellers and left without your money for buying the most useless dirty liquids you can ever imagine. I personally spent 200€ for some stupid liquids. When I got home I realised how stupid I was. So, do yourself a favour and go away of any of this dubious businesses. Doesn’t matter if is this one or the other one!
Written February 15, 2020
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Stef
Hello First of all we believe you have mistaken our spice garden for some other place. And second you cannot put every spice garden in Sri Lanka into one box. If you have fallen for a trap we are sorry but you cannot blame every business in Sri Lanka for your stupidity and ignorance. It's clearly seen because you can't even remember the name of the place you have visited otherwise you wouldn't write the review on our link. Check the previous reviews and see what kind of a place we are running . Thank you
Written February 16, 2020
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Kevin S
2 contributions
Tourist trap - avoid if possible!
Mar 2020 • Friends
Typical tourist trap. Our Tuk Tuk driver brought us here and after a very uninspired and unmotivated tour of the spice garden they bring you to their shop filled with totally overpriced (factor 10x) and low quality Cremes. The Tuk Tuk driver typically receives 50% commission. During the tour they also apply some sort of hair removal Creme to your leg so you’re basically forced to buy the whole thing and remove all of your leg hair or run around with a hairless patch. Don’t do the same mistake as we did and avoid at all costs!
Written March 4, 2020
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jerum
Hi Kevin It is sad that most of the guests do not bother to check the name of the spice garden and just write the review on the first tripadvisor link that pops on google. make sure you get the name of the place right because there are many spice gardens in kandy. hard to say which place you visted. but one thing is for sure that there is no hair removal cream available in our spice garden. greetings from new ranweli spice garden kandy
Written September 13, 2020
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Nick070188
Losone, Switzerland22 contributions
Arrogant cheaters pushy scammers
Feb 2020 • Couples
This place is a scam. Avoid at all cost!
Prices are like 10x what the product should cost.
Plus they push you into buying they product after taking you for a tour of a small garden.
I left without buying anything and they started to act pissed off.
This people are a shame to Sri Lanka. Nothing to do with all the other honest people I met during my trip.
They should run out of business.
Don’t be tricked by your tuk tuk driver and if they propose you to go there don’t
Written February 19, 2020
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ivan
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Ivan
Feb 2020 • Couples
It was interesting but do not buy species there. I bought two sealed vanilla essence bottles. When I came home and tried them they had almost no smell. So I bought some useless dark brown water for 15 usd
Written February 5, 2020
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Stef
Thank you for sharing your experience The problem with most of the natural tonics and liquids is that the best part gets deposited at the bottom of the bottle. That's the reason it's mentioned in many natural drinks shake well before use. Please shake the bottle and smell the vanilla and you will be surprised when you smell it. Thank you
Written February 10, 2020
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helendrabbe
Westlake, South Africa14 contributions
The massage!
Jan 2020 • Family
We spent an enjoyable hour here and our guide was very informative. We first saw the plants and then had a demo about the various products that come from the plants. It included a lovely head and shoulder massage. The tour costs you nothing but we were so convinced about the properties of the products we spent quite a bit of money!
Written January 9, 2020
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marriott946
London, UK517 contributions
Spicy Break
Mar 2022 • Friends
Quite a precarious spot on the corner of a fast mental road. Make sure you get help to cross the road. It is available.

Good thorough guide, although maybe a little over the top on benefits of each spice.

So many different spices to discuss.

Shop well stocked with lots of spices and add ons.

Free massages offered to all. Decent restaurant too.

Well worth a visit.

Thank You Team Spice Farm.
Written March 9, 2022
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Kabdenmark
Jyllinge, Denmark79 contributions
Very interesting
This should be a must when going to Kandy, they have all kind of spices and time to explain the use of it from old times up till now.
Written July 5, 2012
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jerum
thank your very much for your review
Written July 23, 2012
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