Located in Kandy, long a center of the Buddhist faith, the stunning 17th-century Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) is believed to house the left upper canine tooth of the Lord Buddha himself brought to Sri Lanka from the Kalinga province in ancient India in the 4th century AD. This precious relic attracts white-clad pilgrims, bearing lotus blossoms and frangipani, every day. Temple of the Tooth Relic or Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy is the most venerated place of worship for Buddhists throughout the world. Several buildings have been added to the temple complex by successive rulers, the latest being the Golden Canopy over the inner shrine where the Tooth Relic is placed. Originally the Temple was within the King's palace complex as it was the symbol of Royal Authority.
Visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage in time to witness the bathing and bottle feeding of baby elephants. You will be seeing the tiniest & cutest baby elephants you will ever likely to see. What a fascinating experience it is when you get the chance to caress & feed them milk in elephant baby bottles. They guzzle enormous quantity of milk. Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage among the green hills of Kegalle, about 50 miles (85km) from Colombo on the road to Kandy in the hill country, a herd of about 60 elephants roam free in the Pinnewela Elephant Orphanage. This popular attraction, established as a sanctuary covering 25 acres of lush forest by the Sri Lankan Government in 1975, is unique. Its purpose is to feed, nurse and house young elephants lost or abandoned by their mothers.Visitors are invited to observe and assist the baby elephants as they are fed from giant feeding bottles, before the pachyderms plod down to the river for their daily bath.
Victoria Golf Club & Country Resort in Kandy is Asia's
most scenic golf destinations. Year round golf in a cool, sunny
climate 1500 ft above sea level is a spectacular experience. "Some golf courses
have a splendid undulating terrain over which the holes are routed. Some golf courses
have a scenic backdrop of hills & lakes which excite the senses. However, the Victoria
Golf Course is blessed with both attributes." Donald Steel
Victoria Golf Club is an 18-hole
championship golf course set in a 517-acre site by the Victoria reservoir was designed to USPGA
specification by golf architect Donald Steel. Stately trees & avenues of coconut palms lend the
course an air of maturity although it was established only in 1999. Impressive natural outcrops
of rocks are a distinctive feature as well as a hazard of the course. The club house consists of
changing rooms, showers, food service & golf shop. At the same location there are bird watching
and nature trails, bike riding, horse riding, canoeing & croquet.