The Cinnamon Story: Make Your Own Incense with Niluka & Sanath
Ahangama
- Duration
- 1h 30m
- Group
- From 2 guests
- Area
- Ahangama
- Setting
- Outdoors and in a cinnamon hut
- Kids
- Welcome, 6+
You leave with
Cinnamon incense sticks you made yourself.
Make your own incense — the cinnamon story.
Make your own incense — the cinnamon story.
Journey into Ahangama’s inland villages, travelling by lorry through scenic paddy fields to reach lush cinnamon cultivations. In a traditional setting you make your own incense sticks and see the intricate process of extracting pure cinnamon oil. Hosted by Niluka Dilrukshi Gunasekara, a skilled incense maker from Andugoda, and her husband Sanath Padukkage, whose family has spent generations mastering cinnamon. You leave with your own handmade cinnamon. We recommend suitable shoes for the local terrain.
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Where you’ll meet
Your Keeper
Niluka & Sanath
Niluka is an incense maker and mother of three from Andugoda. Her husband Sanath's family has spent generations in a traditional cinnamon hut, working cinnamon for cooking, oils and incense.