The last kingdom, still keeping its promise.
Kandy held out against three European empires and only fell in 1815. That history is not abstract here. It is in the layout of the town, the drumming at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, and the way the hills close around the lake.
Time your visit for an evening puja at the temple, when the drummers start and the inner chamber opens. If you are here in late July or August, the Esala Perahera is one of the great processions of Asia.
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya deserve a slow half day, and the road up from Kandy is where the tea country properly begins.
Culture & Heritage
Culture, hill country, safari and the south coast in ten days
The full anticlockwise loop at a pace that still leaves room to swim: cave temples, the rock fortress, tea country by train, a Yala safari and the Galle coast.
Culture & Heritage
Culture, tea country, the scenic train, safari and the south coast
Everything most first-time visitors come for, in a single week: the rock fortress, the Temple of the Tooth, the tea train, a Yala safari and Galle Fort.
Adventure
Hiking, safari, the scenic train, surf and waterfalls
An active week: the rock fortress, the hill-country train, Ella on foot, a zipline, two safaris and a surf lesson on the way to the coast.
Tell us what you imagine — a rough idea is plenty — and we will turn it into a journey worth remembering. No obligation, no pressure, and a real person on the other end.
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