Dating back to the 16th century AD, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is located in the heart of the Kandy town. One of the most spectacular sections of this temple is the patthirippuwa or the Octagon, which was added by the king of Kandy in the early 19th century, who also built the Kandy Lake. Rituals, accompanied by flute/trumpet playing and drumming, are enacted daily in the temple to venerate the relic. Public honour is paid to the Tooth Relic when the Esala Perahera or procession is held during the month of Esala in July/August each year. This extravagant event is a "must see" for any tourist and attracts thousands each year.

6 kilometers from Kandy on the Colombo/Kandy road were once the Pleasure Gardens of a Kandyan Queen. The Gardens, spanning 150 acres, are a paradise of tropical foliage. It is motorable, with seats, gazebos, pavilions and a restaurant at the entrance. Highlights of the Gardens include the Great Palm Avenue, the Orchid House, the Pergola, the Octagon House, the flower-beds of hibiscus, cannas, bougainvilleas and croton.

The name Dambulla derives from Damba (rock) and Ulla (fountain). The continuous dripping of water from the fountain can be seen within the main image house. This Vihara was built by King Vattagamini Abhaya (43-17 BC). In addition to 4 main monasteries, the temples contain 153 Buddha images, 3 images of kings and 4 of gods and goddesses. It was within this complex that the monks began the militant nationalist movement against the British in 1848. It is considered an art gallery of unique beauty.

Mackwoods Labookellie Tea Centre, situated approximately 1,500 meters above sea level in the heart of Labookellie Estate, one of the fine tea plantation in Sri Lanka, is today a popular stop in an international travellers itinerary providing an opportunity to experience Mackwoods Tea at its best in the salubrious hill country clime as well as providing an instructive glimpse of the manufacture of Ceylon Tea. The Labookellie Tea Centre has been a popular landmark amongst both locals and tourists enroute to Nuwara Eliya from Kandy for their requirements of garden fresh high quality "Labookellie Tea". This Tea Centre has been expanded and refurbished to give its many visitors and customers better service in a more comfortable setting.

Sigiriya is also a world heritage site and is widely regarded as the “Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World”. It held the Palace of King Kassapa completed with moats, walls, terraces and water gardens. Most spectacular is the Mirror Wall. Today, only a protected pocket remains where murals and graffiti remain, unique in history. The comely damsels portrayed in the Sigiriya Frescoes manifest an almost vivifying vibrancy.

The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage was started in 1975 by the Department of Wildlife on a twenty-five acre coconut property on the Maha Oya river at Rambukkana. The orphanage was primarily designed to afford care and protection to the many baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers. Initially this orphanage was at the Wilpattu National Park, then shifted to the tourist complex at Bentota and then to the Dehiwala Zoo. From the Zoo it was shifted to Pinnawela. At the time it was shifted the orphanage had five baby elephants which formed its nucleus. It was hoped that this facility would attract both local and foreign visitors, the income from which would help to maintain the orphanage The orphanage is home to about 60 elephants, out of which many are baby elephants found, abandoned or orphaned in the wild. They are being cared, fed and trained by the wild life authorities. The best time to visit is during the feeding times, when one will have the opportunity of seeing the baby elephants being bottle-fed. Visitors could accompany the elephants to a river close-by and see them having their daily bath.

This temple is situated at Handessa - a cruciform building that servers as an image house of The Buddha. The temple is full of exquisite painted scenes of the lives of 24 former Buddhas and there is a colossal seated image of the Buddha. It commands unfolding village scenery of charm and beauty