Kandy Airport Transfer & Guided Tour: Temple of Tooth & Botanical Gardens

Upon arrival at Katunayake International Airport and Our guide will meet and greet at the Airport.

Transfer to Kandy & you would be exploring the Kingdom of Kandy city, Including Temple of Tooth Relic and Peradeniya Botanical Garden.

• Kandy a lovely city, the Hill Capital, and last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings retains an aura of grandeur, which time has not affected. Encircled by hills, with a tranquil lake in its center, it is the site of the renowned "Temple of the Tooth" and the Royal Botanical gardens home to one of the best collections of Orchids. Kandy and its satellite villages are the center islands of the islands handicraft industry and its traditional dances are the most spectacular in the country.
• Temple of the tooth, is the most important place for the present Buddhist because it is the final resting place of the sacred tooth relic of Buddha known as “Sri Dalada Maligawa.” It is famous for its carvings and the beautiful art that is unique to Sri Lanka. The most important part of the Dalada Maligawa is the octagon (Pathirppuwa). Thousands of people line up each day to get a glimpse of its majesty. Kandy is also one of the most beautiful cities of Sri Lanka with its picturesque lake built by its last king, it’s hills surrounding the city, it’s devales the oldest the Natha devale belonging to the 14th century and the palace of the last king of Kandy which are presently the districts courts and the archaeological museum. Kandy also is the center for Buddhist cultural affairs with meditation centers and Buddhist publication societies.
• Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is one of the best botanical gardens in Sri Lanka, and one of the most beautiful in Asia. It is located just 6 km from Kandy, the second-largest city in Sri Lanka. The botanical gardens are huge & well-organized gardens, It is renowned for the collection of a variety of Orchids, and has more than 300 varieties of Orchids, spices, medicinal plants, and palms trees attach it is the National Herbarium. The total landmasses with a significant history is the Cannonball Tree planted by King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary in 1901. The tree is bent with their fruit which looks like Cannon Ball, which is how it came to be named.Cannonball