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Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

0.13km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Temple of Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple, in Kandy city in the royal complex. This temple is considered as one of the most important temples for Buddhist because it has a sacred room which houses Buddha's tooth.

Kandy Lake

Kandy Lake

0.41km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Kandy Lake is an artificial lake built-in 1807. It is one of the most popular places in Kandy city, the perfect place to spend quiet time. You can do many activities such as walking under the trees and watching birds, you can also rent a boat and take a tour of the lake.

Ceylon Tea Museum

Ceylon Tea Museum

3.05km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Ceylon Tea Museum located in the south of Kandy. It has a library, exhibits that showcases very old equipments, also a tea café. The place has been converted from an old abandoned factory to a museum by the Sri Lankan Tea Council and the Sri Lankan Farmers Association.

Hanthana Mountain Sri Lanka

Hanthana Mountain Sri Lanka

4.52km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Hanthana Mountain Range is in the south-west of Kandy city, it is an ideal place for hikers andcampers. There are seven peaks and each peak will offer a magnificent view of Kandy city.

Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya

Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya

5.72km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Royal Botanical Gardens attracts around 2 million visitors annually. The garden includes 4000 different types of plants and trees, and It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden is located on the western side of Kandy, near the Mahaweli River.

Sembuwatta Lake

Sembuwatta Lake

17.09km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Sembuwatta Lake is a large man-made lake created of natural spring water. The lake is surrounded by beautiful trees, there is also a natural swimming pool next to the lake.

Knuckles Mountain Range

Knuckles Mountain Range

19.89km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Knuckles Mountain Range lies 39 km north of Kandy. This place has nature and wildlife. You can see groups of rare birds and wild animals, it is the ideal place for hiking and camping due to the climate and the nature that dominates the place.

Bambarakiri Ella

Bambarakiri Ella

23.19km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Bambarakiri Ella waterfalls lies in the Knuckles Mountain Range. The area is home to different varieties of birds and butterflies. There is a suspension bridge stretching over the falls from where you can enjoy panoramic views.

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

28.02km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage was established in 1975 for wild Asian elephants, in Pinnawala town, 13 km north of Kegalle in Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka. It has the largest gathering of captive elephants globally and has 96 elephants, including 43 males and 68 females from 3 generations.

Pitawala Pathana

Pitawala Pathana

30.98km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Pitawala Pathana also known as “Mini World’s end” it is a magnificent grassland located in the Knuckles Mountain Range, Matale district. Pitawala Pathana offers lovely views of green landscapes and valleys which made it famous for camping and hiking. An easy nature trail of about 0.75 km takes the visitor to Mini World's End, a deep escarpment situated at Pitawala Pathana. It resembles a small version of the famous World's End in Horton Plains.

Lake Gregory

Lake Gregory

40.53km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Gregory Lake is a reservoir located in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The lake was constructed in 1873, in the era of the British and was named after Sir William Gregory. You can rent a bicycle or a boat and explore the lake, there are also a few restaurants around the lake.

Dunhinda Falls

Dunhinda Falls

55.9km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

The waterfall is located about 5 km from Badulla in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is 64 meters high. The waterfall is formed in the Badulu Oya Revier.

Sri Pada / Adam's Peak

Sri Pada / Adam's Peak

56.17km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Adam's Peak is located 2,243 meters above sea leavel in the south of central Sri Lanka. It is known for as Sri Pada, a sacred footprint, a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Hanuman or Shiva, and in some Islamic and Christian traditions that of Adam, or that of St. Thomas.

Horton Plains National Park

Horton Plains National Park

57.78km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

It is a national park located 2,100–2,300 meters above sea leavel, in the central highlands in Sri Lanka and designated in 1988. It has a richly diverse ecosystem and many species spotted here are endemic to the region.

Wasgamuwa National Park

Wasgamuwa National Park

59.58km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

It is a natural park in Sri Lanka located 225 km away from Colombo in Matale and Polonnaruwa. It is also one of the protected areas where you can see Sri Lankan Elephants in large crowds. It is also one of the important birds areas in the country.

Nine Arch Bridge

Nine Arch Bridge

65.62km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

It is also called the bridge in the sky, a viaduct bridge near the small town of Ella. It is one of the examples of colonial-era railway structures in the country. The bridge's construction is generally attributed to a local Ceylonese builder, P. K. Appuhami, in consultation with British engineers.

Little Adam's Peak

Little Adam's Peak

67.01km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

It is located in Ella and has its name from the Holy Mountain "Adam's Peak" because of the similarity in the shape. To go there, you need to travel to Ella, a gorgeous small town and hike through gorgeous tea plantations.

Ella Rock

Ella Rock

67.06km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Around 8km from Ella town and 50 minutes walking, you will reach this rock, 1,041 meters above the sea. It is a great destination for hiking and discovering beautiful scenaries in the way.

Rawana Falls

Rawana Falls

68.03km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Ravana Falls is famous waterfall in Sri Lanka. It is one of the widest falls in the country and the waterfall is about 25 m in height. It falls from part of the Ravana Ella Wildlife Sanctuary, located 6 km away from the local railway station at Ella. According to the Indian epic, the Ramayana, it is said that Ravana (who was the king of Sri Lanka at the time) had kidnapped princess Sita, and hid her in the caves behind this waterfall.

Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanic Gardens

Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanic Gardens

68.37km from Old Royal Palace Kandy

Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanic Gardens situated on the Puwakpitiya-Thummodara main road, at Illukowita. The garden has an area of 106-acre and its home to a vast collection of endemic plants. The place has a summit that offers a nice view of the garden.

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Old Royal Palace Kandy

Old Royal Palace Kandy

15 Raja Veediya, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka

Royal Palace Of Kandy was built in 1357, it was the main residence for the Sri Lankan kings. You will get the opportunity to take a tour and enjoy the sections of the palace and its installations, including the palace rooms and temples.