DIT GING NIET ZO GOED… Tuk tuk rijlessen in Kandy Sri Lanka voor €20,-

DIT GING NIET ZO GOED… Tuk tuk rijlessen in Kandy Sri Lanka voor €20,-

I’m getting driving lessons today. Driving lessons in a tuk tuk. This is still difficult. We’re going to practice on the public road. Problem number 1, we’re out of gas. Are you thinking about driving on the left? Oh, yeah! I had completely forgotten that. Hello!

Yes, this is also fun, driving on the left at a roundabout. My name is Jackson. And I’m Marjo. And we are traveling around the world! With Jackson and Marjo, on a world trip! Hello all! Welcome to another new video, nice to see you watching. And today I’m going to do something very special.

You’re coming along, aren’t you? Yes, anyway. OK. I’m getting driving lessons today. Not in a Lamborghini. I’m not going to fly a helicopter either. But something else super cool and something special. Driving lessons in a tuk tuk. We rented the tuk tuk for a whole day.

In a moment I will be taught the basics. Because it is a link, I have never done that before. I do have an international driver’s license, which we had already applied for. It was just a little hassle. Marjo arranged that for me. Yes, you must have an international driver’s license. The 1949 model.

And with that you can apply for a temporary driving license here. Normally it costs €12.50. But then you have to be somewhere in Colombo. You can also have it done by someone from here, but it will be twice as expensive. But then you don’t have to do anything yourself.

Yes, that is nice, because it can sometimes be quite difficult to apply for everything. It’s a hassle if you don’t know the language. Yes, exactly. We do it the easy way. Renting a tuk tuk costs $20 per day. And the longer you want to rent it, the more days, the cheaper it becomes.

In principle that is not very expensive, I think. No. No, that’s really not too bad. In principle we are free all day. We can do whatever we want. Let’s see how we are going to spend the day. But first practice in the tuk tuk.

As you can see, there are now 3 tuk tuks behind me. I immediately have a choice as to which one we are going to take. One tuk tuk even has a large sound system. Maybe we should take that one. Why 3? They are not all the same.

To control them there are things different from each other. So I get to learn 2 things in a moment. This is the engine of the tuk tuk. It has a capacity of 200cc. Let me show you how to change a wheel. You can remove the rear wheel using these pliers.

Unscrew the 4 screws, like this. And place the jack below, like this. Oh, yeah. I’ve had to do that once at home with a car. Same as a car. Yes. Like this. OK? OK. So this is how you change a tire. It’s easy to do.

You can refuel in this at the gas station. 8 liters goes in it. with 8 liters you can drive 100 kilometers. or 1 liter 25 kilometers. It’s a bit the same as the black tricycle. The brake is here and the handbrake here. Pull up. Fuel gauge. sits here in the front. Oh, yeah.

When you drive away you can look at the fuel gauge. This is the switching system. the first is up. the rest down. second, third, fourth. Here you can see if it is on. Oh yes, the green light. Yes, the green light. Flashing light left and right.

The light is here. and the horn here. The windshield wiper. Oh, yeah. Starting is the same here. OK. I’ll demonstrate it shortly. You must start this vehicle here. and you do it this way. Oh, yeah. OK. It’s not difficult. First you put it in gear 1 and then you release the clutch slowly.

Same as a car with a gear, you have a clutch. the clutch lets you go up slowly and you have to accelerate slowly. This is easy to do. First, lower the handbrake. You can do this easily. If you want to drive backwards, pull this lever up. To start it.

First gear and then you go backwards. This is only possible in first gear. The government only allows you to drive at a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour. Ok, and what is the maximum speed this vehicle can reach? How fast does he drive? 40 is the maximum.

Do you want to drive now? OK. it’s my turn. Do not withhold the clutch. hold your… hand. Give it a little gas to start it. Give it a little gas. not too much. Ok, now it’s on. Now you need to press the clutch and put it in first gear. Oh, start it again.

OK. now you have to press the clutch and put it in first gear. Release the clutch and give it a little gas. OK. Again. This is difficult too! Come on, now it will work. First gear. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Finally. that also works. It’s quite difficult if I’m honest.

This lever up. First gear. You can only go backwards in first gear. Again. First gear. your foot slowly up from the brake. It’s going to happen, we’re going to practice on public roads. Oh dear.. Yeah… Just wish me luck I guess… We’re going to the left.

Pay attention to both sides and keep your distance. Left. In your country you drive on the right side, right? Right, so this is quite difficult. Second gear. We go to the right here. What strikes me is that the steering wheel is very loose. It goes very much from left to right.

Look at this. Immediately to the right. What a beautiful place to ride. This is great! Problem number 1. We’re out of gas. So we stop along the road. He said he forgot to refuel before we left. He hadn’t thought about that anymore.

But help is on the way, he will bring us a liter of petrol and then we can continue driving. The tank is being refilled. Back on the road. We’re going to refuel, that’s necessary. We just put in half a liter.

We are now going to fill it up completely and then we could, in principle, drive 100 kilometers. I don’t think we’re going to get that today. But at least now we can accelerate properly. I’ll put your driver’s license in here. Yes OK. Hello everyone, I am from Holiday tuk tuk Kandy.

If you want to rent a tuk tuk. You can go to my website www.holidaytuktuk.com. Come to our locations and I will give you the best service. Thank you very much. Perfect thank you! What’s your name anyway? My name is Hashan. Nice to meet you.

The driving lesson is over, we have already made some progress, we have freshened up. We now go to Arthur’s seat. That’s some vantage point here in Kandy. And I have my own private driver today. Hello! And so this is my driver’s license.

And as you can see, it is valid for more than six months. Or it is valid for exactly six months. Somewhere until 2024. So I can move forward with this of course. And the man from the tuk tuk rental also said that you can arrange the driver’s license yourself here in Kandy.

There is a certain shop for that, you can go there. We will put that in the description. So if you want it can be cheaper and you can arrange it yourself, but if you are lazy then that man can arrange it for you.

Here we go. Yes, let’s see if we can still do it. In reverse. Oh ok. This is going to be something. back in reverse again. and all that… Ok. We’re ready to go. Bye! No, he doesn’t want to. Bye! Back on the road! WHOHOO! Now it’s time to gas!

Are you thinking about driving on the left? Oh, yeah! I had completely forgotten that. Hello! We are not in India Jackson. Oh yes… But now I have the chance to honk, right? We have to drive 17 minutes. And in 70 meters you have to turn left. In 20 meters to the right.

We are on the big road, now it gets exciting. And now? Roundabout to the right. This is also fun, driving a roundabout on the left. That’s the fastest way to learn it. Yeah, just making mistakes. Just push yourself for it I guess. Here we have to go straight for 4 kilometers. OK.

Oh, a train could come here. We have to be extra careful, because buses and trucks drive quite aggressively here. Keep an eye on. Shall we accelerate and overtake this one here? We just refueled and for a full tank you pay about 2000 Rupees. And with 1 liter you can drive about 25 kilometers.

We’re not going to finish that today. You only have 1 front wheel. So if you drive over something, the steering wheel will shake very much. That takes some getting used to, you have to keep your hands on the wheel.

And when you drive with navigation, you should always choose the fastest road without toll roads. And otherwise you go on the highway and a tuk tuk is not allowed here. Okay, here we go. In first gear in a very sharp bend. Oh no, he stops here. Slope test!

Oh luckily, I can get past it. Go, in second gear. We made it! The tuk tuk is there. And we are now at Arthur’s seat. Kandy view point. This is beautiful, isn’t it? Yes, very beautiful. Below you can see… Well, can you see this?

Below there are ladies playing basketball, here is a school. Behind it lies a golden temple. And on my right we have an artist [Marjo: Live music]. A great talent. Well done! Is that a local instrument? Yes locally. This is for the kids. same as a snake dance.

Ah! for the snakes. Yes, but this is for the kids. It is made from Bael fruit. Bael fruit? Bael fruit, such as Houtappel. Oh wood apple! We tasted that, it’s very tasty by the way. And you said this was a man-made lake? So no fish? A church, brown building. Like a bell tower.

And a temple. and a large Buddha. Oh yes, there on the top of the mountain. A large white Buddha. And behind the Buddha you can go up. you see a lot of people there. It’s very beautiful here. And also those big mountains at the very end. They call that Knuckle reach. [Knuckles Range].

Ah so if I do this it should be the same. There lies the Jungle. Rainforest. Jackson? Shall we go there? To the Buddha, Yes, are we going there? Do you want to see that? Yes, come on. We have the tuk tuk now, after all. I wouldn’t know where to go.

Can we go up with the tuk tuk? Yes, that’s possible. What is the name of the Buddha? “Bahiravokanda”. Bahiravokanda. Vokanda means mountain. I have to be honest. “Sinhala” is a difficult language. You think it’s hard, but it’s not that hard. Many people learn it very easily. Yes? oh.

So… will you just type it in on the navigation? That was *Arthur’s seat*. And we now go to the big Buddha on top of the mountain. Hey! Need a taxi? Of course! get in. And go! !@#$% Do you still like it? Yes, but what is the problem. My hands are sweaty.

And because you have to switch this way. The handle slips in my hand. so I can’t get it into the right gear. And then things go wrong, panic, stress, !@#$% So yeah… that. But it is fun. We’re here, not unscathed. That was an intense ride.

I would like to try to express that to you. Sri Maha Bodhi temple. Sorry if I’m a little wrong, but that’s his name. The temple is 2300 years old and it is a Buddhist temple. It’s in the middle of the mountain. It towers over Kandy everywhere. Super cool.

Now we are all the way on the other side of the mountain peaks. Zoom in a bit. That white dot there, that’s where we were just standing. Marjo, do you know what I really, really need? What then? An icecream. Shall we go get an ice cream? Certainly. Come.

Another hellish ride, but we found some ice cream. I’m really looking forward to that. There we are. What did you order? I don’t really know. I ordered a vegetarian cheeseburger. But I hope it is the same as McDonalds in India. Oh, yeah! That there is another cheese souffle on it.

But that’s not ice cream, is it? No, I didn’t come for ice cream, you came for that. So I have the Strawberry cheesecake with bubble gum. and a nice cup of coffee. I’m curious, they will bring it soon.

We are in a nice shop here, along the busy road, so it was a bit of a hassle to park the tuk tuk. But It worked. So yeah…I’m curious. Finally! That’s a big one. A big yes. The bubble gum and it tastes exactly like it used to taste at home.

Delicious. I always had this as a grandchild. Oh, it’s starting to melt already. Yes Nice. Let’s have a taste. I think this is a veggie burger, but it is tasty. Delicious! really. We left again. And it seems that with this driver’s license I can also ride a motorcycle. And on a boat.

So… yes, I won’t ride a motorcycle without driving lessons. And neither is a boat! But that seems cool to me. Just stay in the tuk tuk. Yeah… Maybe huh? Max Verstappen! We’re back. Just in time. It’s raining just a little bit. It also starts to thunder heavily.

I have 1 bald rear tire. So that was quite dangerous uphill and downhill. I think this was it for the tuk tuk ride. End of adventure. But you have a driver’s license for six months, so we can always rent another one. absolute.

It’s not very expensive either, so I think we’ll do that again. Sure. Let us know what you thought of this video. And I’m very curious, have any of you ever driven a tuk tuk? Let us know in the comments! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up and subscribe.

And we’ll see you again in the next video! See you soon. Bye Bye! I’m sure people are now thinking: “ah those !@#$% tourists in those tuk tuks”.

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In deze Sri Lanka reisvlog zijn wij in Kandy. Wij huren een tuktuk voor 1 dag via het bedrijf Holiday tuktuk. Jackson krijgt rijles en dit is toch moeilijker dan hij dacht. Naar een paar mislukte pogingen lukt het uiteindelijk dan toch en is het tijd om de weg op te gaan. Samen rijden wij met onze eigen tuktuk door Kandy en bezoeken wij verschillende plekken. Als eerste komen wij aan bij Arthur’s Seat. Dit is een prachtig uitkijkpunt in Sri lanka. Vervolgens gaan wij naar Sri Maha Bodhi Vihara tempel. Deze is aan de andere kant van de stad. Het is een indrukwekkende tempel met een grote witte boeddha. Tenslotte gaan we iets eten bij het Max1Magic café in Kandy. Wij zijn net optijd terug in onze homestay voordat er een gigantische regenbui valt. Het was een fantastische en unieke ervaring. Zeker een aanrader als je naar Sri Lanka gaat!

Wil jij ook je eigen tuktuk huren in Sri Lanka? Neem contact op via de website
www.holidaytuktuk.com
Voor een Srilankaans rijbewijs kun je terecht bij Holiday tuktuk of in kandy bij Department of motor traffic, Kandy branch.

00:01 wat komt er in deze video?
00:30 intro
00:53 Rijles in een tuktuk
09:35 Rijden op de openbare weg
18:11 Arthur’s Seat
21:44 Sri Maha Bodhi Vihara tmpel
22:36 Max1Magic Café

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