Fake Ayurveda retreats in Kandy overcharging tourists
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This is the most common scam in Kandy. The driver gets a 50% commission for dragging you there. Real Ayurveda is a medical science involving doctors, pulse reading, and days of treatment, not a 10-minute massage in a garden. The oils they sell are usually just cheap coconut oil mixed with food coloring. Do not pay them.
We walked out when they tried to put hair removal cream on my leg without asking. Total scam.
The tourist police actually warn against these places on their website now.
If you want genuine oils, buy them from a government-registered Osu Sala (pharmacy) in the city.
Thanks, we refused to buy anything and the driver was furious, but we stood our ground.
Tell your driver firmly "No spice gardens" before you even get in the tuk-tuk.
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