Kandy.. the most wonderful tourist destination in Sri Lanka.. where do you go?

Arabiaweather.com- Ismail Ghasmi- Kandy is one of the most wonderful tourist destinations in Sri Lanka , and it is the second largest city after the capital, Colombo . It has stunning natural beauty and great historical and cultural value, so where can you go in Kandy?

Kandy includes many natural tourist places, such as the Peradeniya Park, which was established as a coffee plantation and then developed further to become one of the most beautiful, famous and most visited botanical gardens in the country, with more than two million tourists annually.

Nearby is the Ranweli Spice Garden, which also has a lot of spice plants and herbs, can you guess what spices are when they are plants? All you have to do is try it in this park and then get to know it more.

The Mahaweli River is one of the most beautiful rivers in Kandy, surrounded by wonderful natural scenery and adorned by the beautiful Mahaweli Bridge, which is very important for photo lovers. As for Kandy Lake, it is one of the most visited tourist places in the region, and you can enjoy it by renting boats or joining one of the excursions.

And for lovers of waterfalls (and those of us who are not), Kandy includes one of the most beautiful and highest waterfalls in Sri Lanka , which is the Ramboda Waterfall , which pours from a height of 108 meters through three sections.

As for mountain climbers, they will be on a date with the Knuckles and Hanthana mountains, which are beautiful ranges and destinations for climbers, mountain bikers or hiking enthusiasts.

In the city of Kandy, you can learn about the beauty of precious stones and the way they are made from one stage to another, through the Gem factory , which is considered one of the wonderful and attractive tourist places.

The Kandy National Museum is the most important museum in the city. It was established in 1832 and includes within its holdings about 5 thousand artifacts that vary between weapons, jewelry and various tools. Next to it is the Tea Museum , which was built in 1925 and specializes in displaying everything related to the tea industry, present and ancient.

Finally, the Benwala Orphanage for elephants will be the strangest place you will see in Kandy, and it includes about 70 elephants brought from all over Sri Lanka, and you can find in it a number of injured, disabled and blind elephants, in addition to young elephants that have no parents, where they are cared for. in this center.