Kandy
Great City
General Information
Other Name: -, District: Kandy, State: Central, Sri Lanka
Area: 1940 km2
Languages Spoken: -
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Best Time to Visit: March to May and -
International Access: -
Description
Kandy-a major tourist destination is also known as the cultural capital of Sri Lanka.Today a bustling commercial city,Kandy is famous for the Kandy Perahara-a huge cultural pageant that takes place in the month of July or August.It is one of the most colorful processions of the world. Thousands of drummers and dancers accompanying a parade of ornamented elephants perform in the streets of Kandy.The focal point of the town is the golden-roofed Dalada Maligawa,where the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha is enshrined.You can see rare paintings,frescoes,and stone carvings in Kandy.Location
It is located at a distance of 115 km from Colombo.Climate
Tropical
Located in the Central province 07 kms away from Kandy, Embakke Devale consists of a single storeyed building, which was reconstructed during the Kandyan period. The devale consists of a Garbha, a sanctum, Dancing hall and a Drummers hall. The Drummers hall is an attraction to the visitor for the wood carvings on its ornate pillars and high- pitched room. It is believed that some of this wood carving had come from an abandoned royal audience hall in Gampola.
Timings: 7am-5pm
Remarks: Beautiful wood carvings on its ornate pillars and high- pitched room
Timings: 7am-5pm
Remarks: Beautiful wood carvings on its ornate pillars and high- pitched room
Kandy the hill capital is another "World Heritage Site". It was the last stronghold of the Sinhalese Kings during the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule and finally ceded to the British in 1815 after an agreement. To the Buddhists of Sri Lanka and the World, Kandy is one of the most sacred sites as it is the home of the "Dalada Maligawa" - Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. Close by are the remains of the Royal Palace ("Maha Wasala"), "Palle Wasala"- where the Queens stayed-now used for the National Museum, "Meda Wasala" where other close relatives lived, Audience Hall, Natha Devala and Vishnu Devala are situated close by. The Bathing Pavilion ("Ulpenge") is by the Lake and in the Center of the lake is the Island called "Kiri samudraya" (Milk white ocean) used by the kings as the summerhouse. Today it is the center of Buddhism, Arts, Crafts, Dancing, Music and Culture. Timings: 8am-7pm
Remarks: Last stronghold of the Sinhalese Kings
The Sri Dalada Maligawa or The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a temple in the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It was built within the royal palace complex which houses a relic of Buddha, a tooth, which is venerated by Buddhists. The relic has played an important role in the local politics since ancient times, it''s believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country, which caused the ancient kings to protect it with great effort. Kandy was the capital of the Sinhalese kings. Kings from 1592 to 1815, fortified the terrain of the mountains and made difficult to approach Kandy. The city is a world heritage site declared by UNESCO, in part due to the temple. Monks of the two chapters of Malwatte and Asgiriya conduct daily ritual worship in the inner chamber of the temple, in annual rotation. They conduct these services three times a day: at dawn, at noon and in the evening. On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing of the Sacred Relic with an herbal preparation made from scented water and flagrant flowers, called Nanumura Mangallaya. This holy water is believed to contain healing powers and is distributed among those present. Timings: 8am-7pm
Remarks: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
147 acres in extent; Started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Gampola and Kandy. There are more than 5,000 species of trees, plants and creepers. Some rare and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world are found in the gardens. Spice Garden and Orchid House are popular with tourists. There are 5 Palm Avenues beautifying the gardens, the earliest and tallest Palm Avenue (Royal Palm Avenue) was planted in 1905 and the Double Coconuts from the Seashells Island, with the largest seed of all plants in the world is one such avenue.Timings: 7:30am - 5pm
Remarks: The magnificent river girdled 57 hectare laid out in 1832 are among the finest in the world
Sri Lanka – Eco! / AE-003 (7 Days / 6 Nights)
Habarana-Kandy-Padavigampola-Kandy-Nuwara Eliya-Kitulgala-SINHARAJA-Kitulgala-Bentota-Colombo
Explore the greenery and the wildlife of Sri Lanka with us. Sri Lanka is one of the hotspots of biodiversity in the world and has 19 endemic mammals, 26 endemic birds, 23 butterflies are endemic, 44 endemic fish and much more. In this nature-oriented tour you will learn a variety of climatic zones and flora and fauna that can be seen in these areas.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Habarana
Day 2 : Habarana-Kandy
Day 3 : Kandy-Padavigampola-Kandy
Day 4 : Kandy-Nuwara Eliya
Day 5 : Nuwara Eliya-Kitulgala
Day 6 : Kitulgala-SINHARAJA-Kitulgala
Day 7 : Kitulgala-Bentota-Colombo
Habarana-Kandy-Padavigampola-Kandy-Nuwara Eliya-Kitulgala-SINHARAJA-Kitulgala-Bentota-Colombo
Explore the greenery and the wildlife of Sri Lanka with us. Sri Lanka is one of the hotspots of biodiversity in the world and has 19 endemic mammals, 26 endemic birds, 23 butterflies are endemic, 44 endemic fish and much more. In this nature-oriented tour you will learn a variety of climatic zones and flora and fauna that can be seen in these areas.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Habarana
Day 2 : Habarana-Kandy
Day 3 : Kandy-Padavigampola-Kandy
Day 4 : Kandy-Nuwara Eliya
Day 5 : Nuwara Eliya-Kitulgala
Day 6 : Kitulgala-SINHARAJA-Kitulgala
Day 7 : Kitulgala-Bentota-Colombo
11 DAYS CLASSIC SRI LANKA / PC-103 (11 Days / 10 Nights)
Colombo-Pinnawela-Dambulla-Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Habarana-Sigiriya-Anuradhapura-Aukana-Sigiriya-Kandy-Nanu Oya-Nuwara Eliya-Horton Plains-Nuwara Eliya-Yala-Tissamaharama-Yala-Tissamaharama-Yala-Galle-Colombo
A classical round tour of the Island, covering Ancieant sites, Tea country, Wild life and Beach drive.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Colombo -Pinnawela -Dambulla-Sigiriya
Day 2 : Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Habarana-Sigiriya
Day 3 : Sigiriya-Anuradhapura-Aukana-Sigiriya
Day 4 : Sigiriya-Kandy
Day 5 : Kandy
Day 6 : Kandy-Nanu Oya-Nuwara Eliya
Day 7 : Nuwara Eliya-Horton Plains-Nuwara Eliya
Day 8 : Nuwara Eliya-Yala-Tissamaharama
Day 9 : Yala-Tissamaharama
Day 10 : Tissamaharama-Yala-Galle
Day 11 : Galle-Colombo
Colombo-Pinnawela-Dambulla-Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Habarana-Sigiriya-Anuradhapura-Aukana-Sigiriya-Kandy-Nanu Oya-Nuwara Eliya-Horton Plains-Nuwara Eliya-Yala-Tissamaharama-Yala-Tissamaharama-Yala-Galle-Colombo
A classical round tour of the Island, covering Ancieant sites, Tea country, Wild life and Beach drive.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Colombo -Pinnawela -Dambulla-Sigiriya
Day 2 : Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Habarana-Sigiriya
Day 3 : Sigiriya-Anuradhapura-Aukana-Sigiriya
Day 4 : Sigiriya-Kandy
Day 5 : Kandy
Day 6 : Kandy-Nanu Oya-Nuwara Eliya
Day 7 : Nuwara Eliya-Horton Plains-Nuwara Eliya
Day 8 : Nuwara Eliya-Yala-Tissamaharama
Day 9 : Yala-Tissamaharama
Day 10 : Tissamaharama-Yala-Galle
Day 11 : Galle-Colombo
3 DAYS CULTURAL EXPERIENCE / PC-106 (3 Days / 2 Nights)
Colombo-Pinnawela-Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Sigiriya-Dambulla-Kandy-Colombo
Cultural tour to the heart of the island and the last capital of Sri Lanka
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Colombo -Pinnawela -Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Sigiriya-Dambulla
Day 2 : Dambulla-Kandy
Day 3 : Kandy-Colombo
Colombo-Pinnawela-Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Sigiriya-Dambulla-Kandy-Colombo
Cultural tour to the heart of the island and the last capital of Sri Lanka
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Colombo -Pinnawela -Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Sigiriya-Dambulla
Day 2 : Dambulla-Kandy
Day 3 : Kandy-Colombo
3 DAYS TEA & TRUMPETS / PC-108 (3 Days / 2 Nights)
Colombo-Pinnawela-Kandy-Nuwara Eliya-Kitulgala-Colombo
Elephants drinking tea ???
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Colombo -Pinnawela -Kandy
Day 2 : Kandy-Nuwara Eliya
Day 3 : Nuwara Eliya-Kitulgala-Colombo
Colombo-Pinnawela-Kandy-Nuwara Eliya-Kitulgala-Colombo
Elephants drinking tea ???
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Colombo -Pinnawela -Kandy
Day 2 : Kandy-Nuwara Eliya
Day 3 : Nuwara Eliya-Kitulgala-Colombo
Explore the Emerald Isle / PC-113 (14 Days / 13 Nights)
Habarana-Anuradhapura-Habarana-Polonnaruwa-Habarana-Sigiriya-Habarana-Dambulla-Kandy-Pinnawela-Kandy-Nuwara Eliya-Horton Plains-Nuwara Eliya-Yala-Tissamaharama-Yala-Tissamaharama-Yala-Galle-Kosgoda-Bentota
A 14 days round the Emerald Isle nation of Sri Lanka.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Habarana
Day 2 : Habarana-Anuradhapura-Habarana
Day 3 : Habarana-Polonnaruwa-Habarana
Day 4 : Habarana-Sigiriya-Habarana
Day 5 : Habarana-Dambulla-Kandy
Day 6 : Kandy-Pinnawela -Kandy
Day 7 : Kandy-Nuwara Eliya
Day 8 : Nuwara Eliya-Horton Plains-Nuwara Eliya
Day 9 : Nuwara Eliya-Yala-Tissamaharama
Day 10 : Yala-Tissamaharama
Day 11 : Yala-Galle-Kosgoda-Bentota
Day 12 : Bentota
Day 13 : Bentota
Day 14 : Bentota
Habarana-Anuradhapura-Habarana-Polonnaruwa-Habarana-Sigiriya-Habarana-Dambulla-Kandy-Pinnawela-Kandy-Nuwara Eliya-Horton Plains-Nuwara Eliya-Yala-Tissamaharama-Yala-Tissamaharama-Yala-Galle-Kosgoda-Bentota
A 14 days round the Emerald Isle nation of Sri Lanka.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Habarana
Day 2 : Habarana-Anuradhapura-Habarana
Day 3 : Habarana-Polonnaruwa-Habarana
Day 4 : Habarana-Sigiriya-Habarana
Day 5 : Habarana-Dambulla-Kandy
Day 6 : Kandy-Pinnawela -Kandy
Day 7 : Kandy-Nuwara Eliya
Day 8 : Nuwara Eliya-Horton Plains-Nuwara Eliya
Day 9 : Nuwara Eliya-Yala-Tissamaharama
Day 10 : Yala-Tissamaharama
Day 11 : Yala-Galle-Kosgoda-Bentota
Day 12 : Bentota
Day 13 : Bentota
Day 14 : Bentota
Kandy, Sri Lanka Tours