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Kandy is the cultural capital in Sri Lanka. It's set on a plateau surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest.
The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It attracts 2 million visitors annually.It is near the Mahaweli River (the longest in Sri Lanka). It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres
The Cultural Dance.
Kandyan dancing and drumming is Sri Lanka’s iconic performing art, and you’re unlikely to spend long in the city without seeing a troupe of performers, clad in elaborate traditional costumes, with dancers twirling, stamping and gyrating to a pulsating accompaniment of massed drumming.
Kandy Lake
also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth. It is a protected lake, There are many legends and folklore regarding the lake. One such is that the small island at its center was used by the king's helm for bathing and was connected to the palace by secret tunnel.
The Bahirawakanda Buddha Statue
is located alongside the Sri Maha Bodhi Temple which is on the top of the Bahirawa Kanda hill. This beautifully sculpted white statue displays Buddha in the seated Nirvana pose and can be seen from the entire city of Kandy that sprawls out before it. It stands at 88 feet in height and is one of the biggest Buddha statues in Sri Lanka.
The Kandy War Cemetery
is a British military cemetery in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for soldiers of the British Empire who were killed during World War II as well as a soldier who died during World War I.There are 203 buried consisting of: 107 British, 35 East Africans, 26 Sri Lankans, 23 Indians, 6 Canadians, 3 Italians, 1 Frenchman and 2 unidentified persons, Of the 203 dead, 151 were army, 32 were air force, 16 were navy, 2 were unidentified, 1 was merchant navy and 1 was from the national fire service.
The National Museum of Kandy,
Sri Lanka is located next to the Temple of the Tooth in part of the former Royal Palace of Kandy. The primary exhibits are housed in the Palle Vahala building, which was the former home of the King's harem.
Distance Chart
| Distant | By Walk | By Tuk-Tuk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple of the Tooth Relic | 500 m | 5 min | 3 min |
| Kandy Lake | 700 m | 6 min | 4 min |
| Cultural Dance | 1900 m | 25 min | 12 min |
| Kandy City View Point | 1400 m | 20 Min | 10 min |
| Bahirawakanda Buddha Statue | 1700 m | 30 min | 13 min |
| Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya | 7 Km | - | 30 min |
| Kandy Museum | 600 m | 18 min | 5 min |
| Commonwealth War Cemetery | 5500 m | - | 20 min |
| Distant | By Walk | By Tuk-Tuk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy Railway Station | 1300 m | 18 min | 13 min |
| Central Bus Stand | 1500 m | 20 min | 14 min |
| Kandy City Center | 700 m | 20 min | 5 min |
| Nearest ATM Machine | 50m | 2 Min | - |
World Heritage city
Kandy
Known as the cultural capital of the island and a UNESCO world heritage city.
The ancient kingdom of Kandy is home to the Temple of the Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha as well as colonial buildings, a king-made lake, a nature reserve and exciting shops, and it is the second largest city of the island and the capital of the Central Province Kandy has grown from being a medieval kingdom to a friendly, busy city set in forested hills and surrounded by tea plantations.