Kandy

The hill capital of Kandy lies 1,600 feet above sea level and is ringed by the towering peaks of Sri Lanka’s central hills.  The town’s temperate climate, its scenic location and its rich history, has made it a favourite haunt for travelers. For almost two centuries, Kandy provided a safe haven for the proud Kandyan Kingdom, until it finally fell to the British in 1815. Now a tiny but bustling city, Kandy still regards itself as the bastion of Buddhist philosophy with the sacred tooth relic of the Lord Buddha still enshrined at the Kandy Temple.  During the month of August, Kandy dazzles with the sounds and lights of the Kandy Perehara – a magnificent procession where a sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha is majestically paraded on elephant back along the streets of Kandy.