Kandy
Sri Lanka’s hill capital, wrapped around a lake, with the tooth relic of the Buddha at the centre of it. Cooler than the coast and the start of the train line everyone comes for.
Kandy in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Kandy
Where to stay in Kandy
Kandy in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Kandy
The Kandy Esala Perahera also known as The Festival of the Tooth, is an annual religious and cultural festival held in the months of July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historic procession is conducted to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, which is enshrined at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Ashan96 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kandy Esala Perahera also known as The Festival of the Tooth, is an annual religious and cultural festival held in the months of July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historic procession is conducted to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, which is enshrined at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Ashan96 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kandy Esala Perahera also known as The Festival of the Tooth, is an annual religious and cultural festival held in the months of July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historic procession is conducted to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, which is enshrined at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Ashan96 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors. It is near the Mahaweli River.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Jul 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
The Kandy Esala Perahera also known as The Festival of the Tooth, is an annual religious and cultural festival held in the months of July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historic procession is conducted to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, which is enshrined at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Ashan96 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kandy Esala Perahera also known as The Festival of the Tooth, is an annual religious and cultural festival held in the months of July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historic procession is conducted to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, which is enshrined at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Ashan96 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kandy Esala Perahera also known as The Festival of the Tooth, is an annual religious and cultural festival held in the months of July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historic procession is conducted to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, which is enshrined at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Ashan96 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors. It is near the Mahaweli River.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Jul 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
From the airport
When to go to Kandy: Jan or Feb or Mar or Jul or Aug
Guides about Kandy
Two monsoons hit opposite coasts, so there is no bad month and there is a wrong coast. The month table by region, and the two weeks to be careful with.
Arif Rahman · 2 Sep 2026
Two monsoons hit opposite coasts, so the route depends on the month. Both versions of a fortnight, the train seat that matters, and the ETA rule.
Arif Rahman · 2 Sep 2026