After Breakfast
transfer to Kandy. En route visit Pinnawela Elephant
Orphanage.
* Pinnawela Elephant
Orphanage - Started in 1975 to house the abandoned and
the wounded, the orphanage has grown to be a big family
today. A unique experience never to be missed.
Afternoon commence city
tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake Drive, Market Square,
Arts and a crafts Centre, and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth
Relic.
* Kandy -
the hill capital. Venue of the annual Perahera. The last
stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the
British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism’s
influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple’s shrines and
monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are
everywhere.
* Temple of the
Sacred Tooth Relic - ever since 4th Century A.D, when
the Buddha’s Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka hidden from
sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess’ hair, the Relic
has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and throughout
the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lanka’s most prized
possession.
Evening view a cultural
show featuring various dance types of Sri Lanka.
Over night stay in
Kandy