Kandy
Hill Country gateway
Kandy
The last royal capital, home of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
About Kandy
About Kandy
Set around a calm lake in a ring of green hills, Kandy was the seat of Sri Lanka's last kings. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Maligawa, is the island's most revered Buddhist shrine, and evening puja fills it with drums and lotus flowers.
Kandy is the natural pause between the ancient cities and the tea country, with botanical gardens, craft villages and Kandyan dance.
Things to do
Moments in Kandy
Attend evening puja at the Temple of the Tooth
Walk the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya
Watch a Kandyan dance performance
Visit a spice garden in Matale
Enjoy the view over the lake from Arthur's Seat
On the map
7.291° N, 80.634° E
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