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Kandy

3 Days in Kandy

6Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumCentre

Temple of the Tooth

The Buddha's tooth relic and the puja drums.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2 h

    Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

    UNESCO

    Sacred City of Kandy

  3. 17:30
    1 h

    Kandyan dance show

    Kandy Cultural Centre

Day 2Day TripFullElla

Train to Ella

The famous blue train through tea country.

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Day 3City DayMediumCentre

Kandy Lake · Peradeniya Botanical Gardens

The lake walk and the old royal buildings. Royal gardens with an orchid house and giant fig.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Dambulla Caves

Painted cave temples.

Day Trip

Nuwara Eliya

'Little England' and the tea estates.

Half Day

Bahirawakanda Buddha

The white Buddha over the city.

Half Day

Tea Museum

An old tea factory on the hills.

When to Go

This version is for Jan–Apr. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Nov (279 mm), driest Jul (62 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER