Attractions in Kandy, Sri Lanka (419)
Kandy
26 Recommendations: 26 Favorable,
Kandy is a City that has to offer the most to a visitor to our beautiful Island. It is still the cultural and arts and crafts center of Sri Lanka. While in Kandy, one can visit the Temple of the Tooth, the Botanical gardens of Peradeniya, Kandyan Dance Program, Kandy Lake, Gem Museum, Batik Factory, Wood Carving Center, The Kandy Market. A visit to the Mahaweli Riverside may gain one a view of the Elephants being bathed. One of the best times to visit Kandy, and specially the Botanical gardens is in the Months of April and May, when almost all the flowering trees are in full bloom. The highlight of Kandy is the Esala pageant, the Esala perahera, held each year over 10 days of pomp and pageantry, with the hundreds of dancers, musicians, flag bearers, nilames, flame twirlers and also the richly decorated Elephants numbering close to a hundred.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 724 days ago
Pitawala Mini World's End in Knuckles Range
24 Recommendations: 24 Favorable,
If you are trekking in the Knuckles Area, do not miss a chance to see this view, a drop of almost 300 meters. Pitawela Pathana is in itself a very nice and wonderful place to visit. A high plateau in the mountains, with quite a variation in the vegetation too.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 478 days ago
Bambarakiri Ella
22 Recommendations: 22 Favorable,
One of the numerous waterfalls to be found in Sri Lanka. This is not a very high waterfall but nevertheless it is quite beautiful. If you are up to trekking to see it, then do go and see the beauty of it. There are other waterfalls in the Knuckles Range too.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 478 days ago
Nalanda Gedige
21 Recommendations: 21 Favorable,
A totally unexpected sight in the middle of the country. It is like you got to India suddenly. it is so typical of indian culture. It is a place well worth visiting and will not take up too much of your time. It was moved to accommodate one of the reservoirs, so is not in it's original position.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 478 days ago
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
20 Recommendations: 20 Favorable,
A must for the visitor to Sri Lanka. It is a huge attraction, but then , who would not want to see a herd of Elephants ? Specially the bath time in the River nearby and Bottle Feeding of the Smaller Elephants draw large crowds, both foreign and Local.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 478 days ago
Kandy Temple of the Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha
21 Recommendations: 20 Favorable, 1 Critical
This is one of the most sacred places for Buddhists worldover. It is built like a palace, of a type to be found no where else in the world. it reflects the traditions and culture of the Sri Lankans. A must visit place for any tourist.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 726 days ago
Nuwara Eliya
21 Recommendations: 20 Favorable, 1 Critical
Nuwara Eliya or sometimes called Little England was favored by the English for the similar weather . Rainy and Cold. Up in the mountains and surrounded by Tea Plantations. The Golf Course, the Post Office building, Lovers Leap Water Falls and the Hakgala Botanical Gardens are worth a visit from here.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 281 days ago
Devanagala
20 Recommendations: 20 Favorable,
This an amazing place. If you stand here on a moonlit night, it is like standing on the moon itself. It is a curved mountain, with a beautiful old temple on it. Quite close to the Bible rock and easily seen from it too. The way is from Mawanella through the Hemmathagama Road.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 472 days ago
Batalegala Rock
20 Recommendations: 20 Favorable,
Bible Rock, the English used to call it. Book Mountain, Batalegala rock are some other names. One can go more than halfway up in a car now. It is a special view over a canopy of green that greets you once you are on the top. The surroundings are nice too.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 478 days ago
Malwatte Monastery
20 Recommendations: 20 Favorable,
A Monastry of the highest order. A good place to see the way f life in a Buddhist Monastry. Situated just alongside the Kandy Lake. A tranquil place. Some of the activities can be viewed, though not all. Induction ceremonies are very colorful, if you get a chance to see it.
Reviewed by Anil Pathmaperuma
Updated 478 days ago
