Colombo Trip Overview
In this gem city tour, we cover from A-Z of the gem industry including the mining, mining pits, sorting, cutting and polishing and gem auctions.
You can hang out with the workers who work at gem mining and see how they work, take pictures and know about the their tips and tricks.
And that’s not all, we also cover some of the most iconic places in the area, including waterfalls and other religious places.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 to 15 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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In this gem city tour, we cover from A-Z of the gem industry including the mining, mining pits, sorting, cutting and polishing and gem auctions.
You can hang out with the workers who work at gem mining and see how they work, take pictures and know about the their tips and tricks.
And that’s not all, we also cover some of the most iconic places in the area, including waterfalls and other religious places.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bopath Ella (Bopath Falls), Agalawatta, Kuruwita 70500 Sri Lanka
We’ll visit one of the most beautiful falls in the Rathnapura area, which is Bopath Falls.
This is included in the trip but you can exclude or include any other location to the trip as you wish.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Maha Saman Dewalaya, Panadura Road, Ratnapura 70000 Sri Lanka
This is one of the most sacred places in Rathnapura.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
We will take you to the main city of Rathnapura and we’ll take to the gem minings from there, where you can see how they are mined and sorted. Also, you can visit the gem mine pits.
And see how they are sorted, cut and polished, and finally to the gem auction to see how miners sell their gems to the buyers.
Duration: 5 hours
