Kandy The Hill Capital of Sri Lanka nestling among the misty hills, botanical gardens, waterfalls and the mountains in the central region of this paradise island, Kandy is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in the world, this historic city, 126 km east of Colombo is the centre of culture and art and was the last kingdom of Sri Lanka, which fell under British rule in 1815.

Here you can find traditional entertainment in the way of performances of Kandyan Dancing, and traditional drumming, Plenty of gem shops offer good quality gems, while the silver craftsmanship are among some of the highest quality, Visit Kalapuraya in the beautiful Dumbara valley 8 km from Kandy, where descendants of the ancient craftsmen still create items of rare elegance in metal and wood. Pinnawala the Elephant Orphanage, is home to more than 50 elephants, here you can see Elephant bathing. 

The 'Nuwara Perahara', or pageant of Kandy, is the most colourful processions in the world. About 100 caparisoned elephants and over 1000 dancers, drummers and noblemen, led by the custodian of the temple of the sacred tooth relic, parade past hundreds of thousands of spectators, while they pay homage to the casket of the sacred tooth relic carried by the king of the elephants. The procession moves along the streets for seven consecutive nights and concludes on the day of the August full moon.