Book your own private tour guide in Kandy

Whatever your passion, there’s a private guide who’s perfect for you. Our Kandy tour guides can create a 100% personalized tour to match your wishes. Just get in touch!

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6 Private Guides in Kandy

Chaminda Roshan
The Expert Tour Guide
I speak: English • Sinhala
(16 review)
Umair
Local Foodie | Wanderlust
I speak: English • Hindi • Sinhala • Tamil
(19 review)
Deshan
The Adventurous Hiker
I speak: English • Sinhala • العربية • Hindi
(31 review)
Mohamed Faizal
Tour Guide Lecturer
I speak: English • Tamil • Sinhala
(1 review)
Chandana
The History Buff, addicted to authentic Sri Lankan food and interested in gems
I speak: English • Sinhala
(12 review)
Buddhima
The Journey Unraveler
I speak: English • Sinhala
(259 review)
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Our locals' favourite things to do

Our locals know Kandy like the back of their hand! Whatever your passion, they’ll show you the best places in the entire city during your tour. They know exactly what to do, what to see, and, most importantly, where to eat all across the city.

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10 tips from our private guides in Kandy

Curated byChaminda Roshan, Umair and 4 other locals

The only way to enjoy a city to the max is the local way. Stay off-the-beaten-track and check out these awesome tips from our private guides in Kandy!

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What other travelers love about our local experts

Martin
About local Buddhima
31 January 2025
Great food and thoroughly enjoyable

Me and my wife really enjoyed our food tour with Buddhima. We had asked her to take us to places that served food with a spice level the locals eat, and she really delivered. The food was delicious and Buddhimas company and our conversations with her throughout the tour was a highlight of our stay in Sri Lanka. Would highly recommend to anyone passing through Kandy.

Lizzie
About local Buddhima
29 January 2025
Fantastic Tour

We had a wonderful afternoon with Buddhima, she was lovely - happy to answer our questions and show us around Kandy. Buddhima took us places we never would have found otherwise and everything was delicious. A must do tour if you are in Kandy.

rosa_schoonen
About local Buddhima
27 January 2025
Amazing!

We really loved the foodtour, our best experience in Kandy! Buddhima really adjusts the tour to everyones wishes and she is super nice and friendly! We tastes a lot of different good and she took is to the market and places we would have never found our selves. Really recommend!! :)

Private Guides in Kandy


The locals at Withlocals know all about Sri Lanka. How amazing would it be to explore Kandy under the guidance of a local, or to eat a local family’s home? Imagine sharing stories and meeting new friends while tasting the delightful home-made ingredients of a real beetroot vegetable curry. They can show you the places tourists normally never come. This way, you will get an ultimate experience you will never forget and learn something about the local way of living!

  • Think about meeting a local who can tell you everything there is to know about …
  • The ingredients for an extra twist in your spicy meat curry
  • The local cooking skills in preparing pastry snacks
  • The way to steer a decorated elephant through the festivities of the Esala Peradhera Festival
  • The stories behind the graves to be found at the British Garrison Cemetery

Guides in Kandy