Kandy
Hill Country

Kandy

The last royal capital, and the gate to the hills.

The last royal capital, holding the Buddha's tooth relic in a lakeside temple and the gateway to the hill country line.

Every route we run through the hill country passes Kandy, and the question is never whether to include it but how many nights it earns. Our answer is 2 nights — enough to see it at the hour it is worth seeing and still leave in daylight.

Tell a consultant which month you are coming and they will say plainly whether this is the right place for it, or whether the same days are better spent on the other coast.