Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Kandy

Advantages: Brilliant experience
Disadvantages: None that I could think of

...knew the cook, so apart from the buffet with delicious salads, various mains and loads of puddings, the cook came and asked if we have any other wishes. The food was fab and we drank a fresh fruit juice. I can't tell you about the costs, as I didn't pay for anything. But a double room will cost you approximately 10416 Rupees (65 GBP). After our lush lunch we walked around the hotel. The bar has an amazing view, overlooking hills. There are shops around the hotel, a swimming pool, a tennis court, riding facilities and downstairs you get your own private waterfall. Definitely worth a visit if you can afford it. We also went to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. However as it wasn't main season for some of the flowers and water in Sri Lanka is precious flowers were partially dried out. The gardens are huge, but unless you are very interested... Read review

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Advantages: Extensive range of fascinating things to do and see
Disadvantages: None

...the Temple and to take photos (at a price), although certain dress restrictions apply - no shoes and no shorts (you are allowed to remove your shoes and leave them outside the Temple but don’t try the same thing with your shorts). If you can, visit at night. You don’t actually get to see the tooth, only the caskets said to contain the tooth and even they are guarded by a couple of Buddhist monks who look as though they have not taken vows to remain as pacifists. If possible, go from the temple and try to catch a performance of the Kandy Drummers and Dancers – awesome. After a very comfortable night in a hill top hotel with outstanding views down onto the town and a quick visit to the newer concrete statue of Buddha which looks down on the town centre from the west, we set off for the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, which at 60... Read review

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Advantages: A little bit beautiful, interesting and friendly
Disadvantages: A little bit unchallenging

...the vegetation is not what we would think of as dry – paddy fields are hemmed around by palms, spice gardens and cashew plantations. Apart from the nature reserves, there are patches of jungle, though these are as often scrubby as they are dense. Flowering trees and shrubs, such as frangipani and camellias, are commonplace. We visited two botanical gardens in Sri Lanka – the internationally celebrated Peradeniya at Kandy, and a charming hill country gardens at Hakgala. My wife, who loves plants, was raving about the rare varieties to be found there, but to me the everyday flora found around the island was exotic and spectacular enough. ****** ****** ****** ****** ****** ****** Sri Lankan towns tend to be untidy, rather hectic places – open shop-fronts spilling into the street, jostling for space with traffic and pedestrians, although... Read review

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