Best Things to Do on a Matale Spice Garden Tour Matale spice garden tour guide — see how cinnamon, pepper, cardamom and vanilla are grown in Sri Lanka's spice-growing heartland near Kandy.
Tours show the actual plants behind cinnamon, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg and vanilla, rather than just the dried, packaged versions most travellers know.
Many gardens also explain traditional Ayurvedic uses of specific plants, with oils and balms available afterward.
Gardens are around Matale, close to the Aluvihare Rock Temple.
A guided walk through a demonstration garden identifying the plants behind common spices, with an explanation of how each is harvested and processed.
