The historical Kandy City, 115km from Colombo, is famous for The Temple of the Tooth Relic and the grand annual Kandy Esala Perahara, a fortnight long night-time extravaganza of drums, fire and elephants, where the relic of the Sacred Tooth of the Buddha is paraded ceremonially throughout the city . "Perpetual fire-laughing motion among the slow shuffle of elephants"- was what the famous Novelist and Poet D. H. Lawrence had to say about the famed Perahara
You’ll find romantic lakeside hotels, charming colonial buildings, and the fascinating Peradeniya Botanical gardens nearby, plus tea museums, spice gardens, yoga and meditation centers where you can totally relax and unwind, in the salubrious and refreshing highland climate.
