Do solo travelers need to worry about walking alone in Kandy?
2 Answers from travellers
Absolutely forcefully ignore anyone standing near the main temple gates who falsely claims the temple is closed for a special ceremony. They are simply fake illegal guides trying to secretly redirect you to highly expensive shops.
Random tuk tuk drivers might aggressively offer to take you to a completely free gem museum. Politely but incredibly firmly decline as these are massive highly orchestrated tourist traps with wildly inflated gemstone prices.
Scam Watch: kandy
TukTuk or tour drivers take you to "gem museums" or "government-certified" gem shops. They receive huge commissions (up to 40%) on anything you buy. Prices are inflated 3-10x the actual value.
Men approach tourists near Temple of the Tooth offering to be guides. After the tour, they demand large "donations" or guide fees (5000-10000 LKR).
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