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Baba & Island Batiks

12 Reviews

#1 of 5 Shopping in Matale

Gift & Specialty Shops, Shopping

793/5 Trincomalee Street, Matale 21000, Sri Lanka

+94 66 2 224053

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“Nice but over priced”

Nice place to visit to learn about batik printing technique. You can also have your pictures... read more

Reviewed February 17, 2018

Sunil N

Mumbai, India

via mobile

“OK experience but be aware before you spend”

Out tour driver took us here on our way to Kandy. The lady guide explained the Batik process in 5... read more

Reviewed August 2, 2017

Sriluck

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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4.0

12 reviews

Excellent25%
Very good42%
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Feb 17, 2018

“Nice but over priced”

Aug 2, 2017

“OK experience but be aware before you spend”

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793/5 Trincomalee Street, Matale 21000, Sri Lanka

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+94 66 2 224053

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Sunil N

Mumbai, India

11768

Reviewed February 17, 2018 via mobile

Nice but over priced

Nice place to visit to learn about batik printing technique. You can also have your pictures clicked cloaked in batik attire. The goods in the store are over priced and meant only for tourists. They offer 20% discount if you pay in cash and 10%...More

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Sriluck

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

9233

Reviewed August 2, 2017

OK experience but be aware before you spend

Out tour driver took us here on our way to Kandy. The lady guide explained the Batik process in 5 minutes. And then showed us how they do it - some women were working on it. But the interesting part (to them) is the shop...More

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2swisstravelers

Lausanne, Switzerland

6619

Reviewed January 31, 2016

Nice visit, nice batiks

We visited this place on our way from Kandy to Sigiriya. The guide was speaking really good french for us: the visit gave us a pretty good idea on how batiks are made even though we got impression workers were working only because the advencement...More

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