What to Expect

Sri Lanka’s picturesque old capital and cultural sanctuary Kandy brings a fascinating experience to a visitor. Kandy is the island’s unrivalled royal city, and its regal demeanour is evident the minute you set foot in it. Marvel at the Temple of the Tooth and the Sri Dalada Museum, relax by the Kandy Lake, visit the Kandy Garrison Cemetery and the Ceylon Tea Museum, Situated on the banks of delightful, tree-lined lake with green wooded mountains as a backdrop and the magnificent golden roofed Dalada Maligawa as the centerpiece, Kandy has its own irresistible charm.You'll also visit the largest botanical gardens in Sri Lanka, the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens are a famous attraction, and supposedly only meant for royalty once upon a time. Today, you see couples, families and individuals relaxing, strolling about and generally soaking in the verdant landscape made up of a multitude of different species of plants.

Visit the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and see Asia's largest herd of captive elephants

Learn how the orphanage cares for the many elephants and how they rescue them

Take a wonderful stroll in the botanical gardens afterward and admire the huge collection of orchids