Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa)
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic — Sri Dalada Maligawa in Sinhala — is the most sacred Buddhist temple…
Kandy Lake (Kiri Muhuda)
Kandy Lake — known in Sinhala as Kiri Muhuda (Sea of Milk) — is a beautiful artificial lake sitting at…
Udawattakele Forest Reserve
Udawattakele is a remarkable 104-hectare protected forest reserve sitting immediately above Kandy city — a dense, largely undisturbed montane rainforest…
Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya, established in 1821 on the site of a former royal garden of the Kandyan…
Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue
The Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue is a monumental white seated Buddha figure crowning the highest hill visible from central Kandy,…
National Museum of Kandy
The National Museum of Kandy is housed in a magnificent two-storey colonial building that was originally constructed as the palace…
Ceylon Tea Museum (Hantana)
The Ceylon Tea Museum at Hantana, perched on a hillside just outside Kandy with views over the tea-clad slopes that…
Kandy Viewpoint (Rajapihilla Mawatha)
The Kandy Viewpoint along Rajapihilla Mawatha is the most celebrated elevated vantage point above Kandy city, offering a magnificent panoramic…
Wales Park (Royal Palace Park)
Wales Park — officially the Royal Palace Park — is a charming, well-maintained public garden located in the heart of…
Gadaladeniya Temple
Gadaladeniya Rajamaha Viharaya is a magnificent 14th-century Buddhist temple located approximately 15 kilometres west of Kandy, built in 1344 CE…