Hidden gems: Tourist Attractions in Kandy

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Kandy. This list contains 57 places from Tourist Attractions category.

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Windy Ridge Kandy
Hotel
👍👍 Quiet and clean rooms and a great nature garden close to the white Buddha, in walking distance to city, great location
$54/night
4.80 (38 reviews) (~4.97 km from centre)
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Sri Lanka Hill Country Tours - Rent a Car with Driver
Car rental agency
👍👍 I got in touch with EK from Sri Lanka Hill Country Tours around 10 days before traveling as I was in search for a good rate for a trustworthy company to provide a driver with a van for my family to travel around Sri Lanka, EK responded with a full itinerary for 6 days, the prices were reasonable and...
4.80 (34 reviews) (~5.6 km from centre)
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George Holiday Home Kandy
Holiday apartment
👍👍 Best stay Best views Best service Best hosts Recommended
4.80 (25 reviews) (~5.79 km from centre)
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Buddhagaya Temple
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Replica of the Original Buddagaya in India. They do a Bodhi puja every day. Anyone can participate that.
4.80 (23 reviews) (~8.97 km from centre)
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Budget Taxi Sri Lanka | kandy Day tour by lanka safe tours
Taxi service
😠 Nice try man! First fix price and then try to get 10$ extra for a highway fee what is just a few rupees … so bad try to use tourist who need to get to the airport and might be afraid of missing the flight… he told us if we dont use the highway he dont know how long it will take because there is a tr...
4.80 (20 reviews) (~4.96 km from centre)
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River Side Home Stay Apartments
Holiday apartment
👍👍 Amazing friendly knowledgeable host who speaks good English. We were delighted by our stay. A lot of space - we got not only the room but also living room, kitchenette and balcony for our use. There is also a washing machine, iron, hair dryer, TV, fridge, toaster, kettle, Wi-Fi (rather slow, so we u...
4.80 (18 reviews) (~2.46 km from centre)
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Sightseeing Sri Lanka Tours - Sightseeing Tours in Sri Lanka
Tour operator
👍👍 PROFESSIONAL IN SRI LANKA On our way from Australia and New Zealand, we stopped in Sri Lanka to experience the beauty of this country. Mr. Jerome Jansz was recommended to us as a guide and driver in one person. It was the best thing that could have happened to us. We will never forget the one-week...
4.80 (13 reviews) (~4.38 km from centre)
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Hanthana Mountain View Point
Hiking area
👍👍 Had the best hike during my university days. 700+ of us hiked the mount. University of Moratuwa - Engineering faculty- 2015 batch ❤
4.70 (126 reviews) (~5.84 km from centre)
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Dunumadalawa Forest Reserve
National forest
👍👍 This forest is under the Kandy Municipal Council. It’s not open to the Public. You need to get special permission from the KMC to enter this premises. It’s a beautiful place and great for nature walking. Situated in the top of the Waakarewatta area, in the Middle of the Kandy City. This forest house...
4.70 (94 reviews) (~3.07 km from centre)
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Square Peg
Bed & breakfast
👍👍 Booked this place via Airbnb, which, with sooo many options of places to stay in Kandy was a blessing. Let me start off with the one drawback/challenge, which is the hill that it's located on. To get the amazing views, the property is up a steep hill, but in a place where you can get tuk tuks easil...
$97/night
4.70 (64 reviews) (~4.61 km from centre)
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Pattirippuwa Pavillion
Historical landmark
👍👍 Beautiful and iconic architecture
4.70 (55 reviews) (~3.54 km from centre)
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Sri Vishnu Devala
Hindu temple
👍 Sacred place in kandy town.Not so crowded.
4.70 (52 reviews) (~3.69 km from centre)
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Jungle Tide
Guest house
👍👍 I came with two friends in Jungle Tide and we were like at home there! Thanks to Jerry and Sally we spend a lovely stay ! Very tasty food, comfortable rooms, amazing nature arround and interesting talks ! Very recommend!
$11/night
4.70 (42 reviews) (~5.31 km from centre)
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Blue Haven Tours & Travels (Pvt) Ltd
Tour operator
👍👍 We spent 11 days in Sri Lanka in Jan 2020. We hired a driver from this company for a very reasonable price. The driver's name was Rohan and I can recommend him without doubt. He has a good English and deep knowledge about the sights around of any sorts. As we didn't have clear plans how we wanted to...
4.70 (36 reviews) (~5.13 km from centre)
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Go Kandy Taxi
Taxi service
👍👍 Very nice experience travelling with Mr Thilanka. Recommended!!!
4.70 (16 reviews) (~5.1 km from centre)
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Hanthana mountain
Tourist attraction
👍 Simple Hike and beautiful view
4.70 (14 reviews) (~6.45 km from centre)
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McLeod Inn
Guest house
👍👍 Location is very very good, near Kandy Lake view point. We stay two days here, Owners' hospality is very nice, she has cooked for us while eating we were impress. Breakfast, dinner food was very good. I shall recomened everyone to come here. The home stay was very nice, where was arroestocacy flavo...
$31/night
4.60 (117 reviews) (~3.13 km from centre)
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Royal Tourist Inn
Guest house
4.60 (110 reviews) (~5.06 km from centre)
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Villa Arunalu Kandy
Lodge
👍👍 It's a nice family-run boutique hotel just outside Kandy city. The hotel located just outside Kandy city close to B413 Haragama road. To get to the hotel you need to turn into a small village road and drive at least 500m. The village road is very narrow with steep inclines so it's not easy to naviga...
$75/night
4.60 (96 reviews) (~0.62 km from centre)
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Adahanamaluwa Gedige Temple
Buddhist temple
👍 Ancient Buddhist Temple dating back to the era of Kandian kings. At the last day of the Annual Kandy Asala Perahara Festival. The Kandy Asala Perahara Visit this place and lengthy rituals and dances are performed here.
4.60 (58 reviews) (~4.35 km from centre)
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