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Kandy
Kandy
KANDY
Kandy, Sri Lanka’s busy hill-country city, is located on a plain surrounded by high hills and encircled by the Mahaweli, the country’s longest river. Its pleasant mild temperature, picturesque location, and rich history have made it a popular tourist destination. It also serves as a natural entryway to the mesmerising peaks of Sri Lanka’s hill country. Kandy comes alive in August with the sounds and lights of the Kandy Perehara. A sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha is paraded along the streets on elephant back in this spectacular procession.
Temple of the Tooth
Royal Botanical Garden
Gadaladeniya Temple
The majestic Lankathilake Vihare
Temple of the Tooth
Visit the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, which houses the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha in spectacular splendour, and learn about one of Sri Lanka’s greatest legends. This holy relic’s story surpasses that of any other on the planet. In the 4th century A.D., the Buddha’s tooth was brought to Sri Lanka. Following that, a succession of Sinhalese monarchs and monks passed it around with great pomp and ceremony as a symbol of sovereignty.
Royal Botanical Garden
The garden was founded in the 14th century. The gardens are home to a wide range of plants, most of which are endemics or species that have become extinct in the wild.
Gadaladeniya Temple
This temple, known for its exquisite stone carvings, was built on a flat rock in Diggala in the 14th century. Faded paintings from the ancient period reveal a lot about how the temple was built. The architecture is South Indian; thus, it’s assumed that the employees were immigrants.
The majestic Lankathilake Vihare
In the Hiripitiya hamlet of Udunuwara, one of the most exquisite architectural edifices in the Gampola Kingdom was built on the crest of a massive rock known as Panhalgala, which overlooks the Hantane Mountain range.
Embekke Devalaya
The Ceylon Tea Museum
Spice Farm
Cultural Dance Show
Embekke Devalaya
It was built in the 14th century by King Wickremabahu III in the Ambakka Village. UNESCO has recognised these magnificent but intricate sculptures on wooden pillars as the greatest woodcarvings found anywhere in the world.
The Ceylon Tea Museum
Calm and serene with spectacular surroundings, beautiful landscapes, a fascinating museum, and a delicious cup of tea is unquestionably a call to visit. The Hantana Tea Museum is housed in the former Hanthana Tea Factory, which was built in 1925. The Museum features Sri Lankan tea trade pioneers such as James Taylor, a Scottish tea grower who introduced tea to Ceylon.
Spice Farm
Discover many trees and crops grown here, and their application in traditional Sri Lankan cuisine, on an actual fruit and spice farm in Matale with a native planter. Finish with a traditional lunch.
Cultural Dance Show
The Kandy cultural show delivers a vibrant and distinct performance of Sri Lankan traditional dances depicting the country’s rich culture and traditions. The beat of dancing from “Salupliya,” which represents numerous devils; “Thelme,” a vibrant depiction of low country rhythm; Fire and Harvest dances accompanied by Ceremonial Drums and the Drum Orchestra pulses to the energetic rhythm.
