Best time to visit Kandy in the month of april.

Kandy is famous for historical, religious places, handycraft,and there  tradition. Famous for the temple of the tooth and many other temples the city could be called the cultural capital of the island. It also famous for elephant orphanges.

Travel time from colombo is about 2.5hrs and about 2 hours form Nuwara Eliya and an hour and a half from Sigiriya

Colombo                    116 km
Anuradhapura             138 km
Nuwara Eliya               77 km
Trincomalee                182 km

Can hire a taxi from one of the stalls in the arrivals hall at Colombo airport. The journey takes about 3 hours. This saves the hassle of going into Colombo, and is a lot quicker.

Colombo is Sri Lanka’s international airport Getting to Kandy is easy with the numerous airline companies. These are the Singapore airlines, Thai International, Sri Lankan Airline, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Indian airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Gulf Air and also the Malaysian Airline System.

Adam's Peak: Its lying southeast of the city, Adam’s Peak is a major pilgrimage destination for Buddhists and devotees of various other religions. The sacred mountain is also known as Sri Pada and its peak stands a lofty 7,360 feet above sea level, making it clearly visible from Nuwara Eliya and other towns and villages in the surrounding area. The mountain is considered sacred to Buddhists, muslims and hindus. ‘Hirusevaya’, a process involving the honouring of the Buddha, the affirmation of religious vows and the witnessing of the sunrise.

The Hindagala Temple: Hindagala temple is picturesquely situated on a rock close to the University Campus at Peradeniya along the galaha road. Situated amidst the serene ambience of a location covered with long green trees and bounded by a cascading stream flowing through the forest.

Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the sacred Tooth Relic): Dalada Maligawa or the temple of the sacred tooth relic in Kandy is the most venerated place of worship for Buddhists throughout the world.

Lankatilake Temple: Lankatilake Temple is a 1.5km stroll along a path through the price paddies. It's a Buddhist and hindu temple with fine views of the countryside, featuring a buddha image, Kandy-period paintings, rock-face image, Kandy-period paintings, rock-face inscriptions and stone elephant figures.

Gadaladeniya Temple: Gadaladeniya viharaya pilimatalawa, Kandy Built almost exclusively of stone in 1344 by the Gampola King Wicramabahu, situated on a hilltop, commanding views of the surrounding countryside. The entrance porch features large stone pillars which support a roof of huge stone slabs.cted food offerings for centuries.

The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage: It was built in the year 1975. The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage works with the aim of preserving the declining number of elephants in the region.The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, Kandy is funded both by the Government and the willing tourists.

Kandy is famous for its polos ambula (young jack fruit curry). This highly spiced dish is cooked for hours. Hath Maluwa another curry that roots from Kandy is rhubarb leaves in pickled curry. 

     Be sure to use plenty of insect repellent both day and night to prevent getting bitten.
     Rail reservation you have to do before going by rail.
    

No 17, Temple Street, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Phone- +94 81 22 32495.

When visiting temples and other places of worship knees and shoulders of both men and women should be covered at such sites and shoes should be removed prior to entering.