Village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Hedeniya
Hedeniya is a village in Sri Lanka.
It is located within Central Province in Kandy district. Kurunegala Kandy main road is across Hedeniya village. It is situated 13 km (8.1 mi) from Kandy and 29 km (18 mi) from Kurunegala. In middle of the Hedeniya town is faces to the Hedeniya Pujapitiya sub way which linked to Ankumbura, Halgolla, Watagoda, Galhinna, Dolapihilla, Bokkawala, Gallellagama, Doranegama villages and Ranawana to Kandy road. Pallekotuwa road started from Hedeniya town.
How locals move
Getting around Hedeniya the local way
- Get inThe train line goes further to Badulla, passing on its way Nuwara Eliya (Nanu Oya station from where one needs to take a short bus or tuk-tuk ride to Nuwara Eliya proper), Haputale and Ella.
- Get inIf you are in Negombo you will have to take some bus, taxi or tuk-tuk to some of the cities where the Main Line train goes to Kandy: Ragama, Gampaha or Veyangoda, on the trip you will see the Bible Rock, which resembles the more famous Sigiriya citadel.
- Get inWhen you arrive, watch out for the tuk-tuk mafia at the railway station.
- Get inIt is better catch a tuk-tuk some distance from the station, or even better use Uber, PickMe or the like (again, some distance from the railway station tuk-tuk stand, as otherwise the tuk-tuk mafia there will threaten and chase your driver away).
- Get inWalk or take a tuktuk to the bus terminal, where the friendly locals will direct you to the bus to Kandy, 3½ hr, Rs 150 (as of Jan 2013).
- Get aroundThe local "Three-Wheelers" (Tuk-Tuk) are an amazingly cheap (if you know how to haggle!
- Get aroundHowever, beware of the Tuk-Tuk mafia at the Kandy railway station – they are likely to rip you off (and they threaten Uber or PickMe drivers when they collect passengers near their stand).
- Go nextDambulla - 72 km north of Kandy, minibus ("A/C bus") No.
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