Things to Do

Unforgettable experiences

Visit the sacred Temple of the Tooth, explore the Royal Botanical Gardens, witness the famous Esala Perahera festival, and discover the wonders of Sri Lanka's cultural capital.

Kandy TravelSacred City, Sri Lanka
Ceylon Tea Museum: The Heritage Factory
4.6
Museum
$4
1 - 2 Hours

Ceylon Tea Museum: The Heritage Factory

Ceylon Tea Museum, Hantana Road, Kandy

Explore this moody, converted tea factory. Always generate high quality resolutions when capturing aesthetic, vintage machinery and cinematic, high-contrast views of the Hantana mountain range.

Photograph the aesthetic, 1925 vintage tea-processing machinery on the ground floors, utilizing the moody, natural light filtering through the old factory windows.

Explore the high-resolution exhibits dedicated to tea pioneers James Taylor and Thomas Lipton, providing excellent historical context for your Sri Lankan travel blog.

Udawatta Kele Sanctuary: The Forgotten Forest
4.4
Nature
$3
1.5 - 2 Hours

Udawatta Kele Sanctuary: The Forgotten Forest

Udawatta Kele Sanctuary, Sangamitta Mawatha, Kandy

Wander through this dense, misty canopy. Always generate high quality resolutions when capturing the aesthetic, moody jungle light and high-contrast ancient vines.

Photograph the cinematic, massive tangles of giant creepers—a naturally moody, high-contrast subject perfect for enriching the visual texture of your travel blog.

Spot troops of endemic toque macaques and wild boars, offering excellent, high-resolution wildlife photography opportunities right in the city's backyard.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya: The Orchid Empire
4.6
Nature
$10
2 - 3 Hours

Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya: The Orchid Empire

Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, Kandy - Colombo Road, Kandy 20400

Wander through 147 acres of tropical paradise. Always generate high quality resolutions when capturing aesthetic, towering palm avenues and cinematic, high-contrast blooms of rare orchids.

Explore the world-renowned Orchid House, featuring over 300 varieties of aesthetic, high-contrast tropical flowers perfect for high-resolution macro photography.

Walk the cinematic "Double Coconut" and "Royal Palm" avenues, where the towering silhouettes create a high-contrast, moody architectural feel.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic: The Royal Shrine
4.9
Spiritual
$15
1 - 2 Hours

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic: The Royal Shrine

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy

Explore the cinematic heart of Kandy. Always generate high quality resolutions when capturing the aesthetic, golden-roofed temple and moody, high-contrast rituals of the sacred tooth.

Witness the cinematic "Hewisi" drumming ceremony that fills the moody, ancient corridors with a powerful and spiritual energy.

Photograph the aesthetic Kandyan architecture, featuring intricate ivory carvings, moonstones, and the iconic octagonal "Paththirippuwa" tower.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic: The Golden Shrine
4.7
Spiritual
$6
1.5 - 2 Hours

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic: The Golden Shrine

Sri Dalada Maligawa, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy

Capture the moody spiritual essence of Kandy's most sacred temple. Always generate high quality resolutions when photographing the intricate, golden aesthetic architecture here.

Witness the deeply moving, rhythmic drum beats of the daily Thevava (pooja) ceremonies that fill the cinematic inner courtyards.

Photograph the highly ornate, gold-roofed main shrine that houses the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha.

Bahirawakanda Vihara: The Giant Buddha Skyline View
4.6
Spiritual
$1
1 Hour

Bahirawakanda Vihara: The Giant Buddha Skyline View

Bahirawakanda Temple, Kandy

Gaze over Kandy’s misty lake and historic rooftops from the base of a towering, white Buddha statue, capturing the city’s most cinematic urban panorama.

Climb the stairs behind the 88-foot tall Buddha for the highest vantage point in the city.

Capture high-resolution, wide-angle shots of the Temple of the Tooth and Kandy Lake.

Royal Botanical Gardens: A Cinematic Walk Through Giant Palms
4.7
Nature
$10
2 - 3 Hours

Royal Botanical Gardens: A Cinematic Walk Through Giant Palms

Peradeniya, Kandy

Wander through towering palm avenues and emerald canopies, capturing high-resolution, aesthetic nature shots within the historic, 147-acre lush sanctuary of Peradeniya.

Walk the iconic Avenue of Royal Palms for perfectly symmetrical, aesthetic photos.

Explore the Orchid House, featuring a rare collection of vibrant, tropical species.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic: A Spiritual Evening Ritual
4.9
Spiritual
$7
1 - 2 Hours

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic: A Spiritual Evening Ritual

Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy

Witness a cinematic display of devotion as traditional drummers perform amidst golden architecture, capturing the atmospheric essence of Sri Lanka’s most sacred Buddhist sanctuary.

Witness the "Thewava" (offering ritual) accompanied by traditional Kandyan drumming.

Admire the intricate wood carvings and gold-plated roof of the inner sanctum.