Cycling in Kandy

Cycling around Kandy offers a unique way to explore its traditional neighborhoods and surrounding countryside. Along the route, you’ll encounter lush vegetable and fruit gardens, beekeeping farms, medicinal plant centers, and fascinating insect zoos.

Stop by the Dodanwala Handicraft Center to watch local artisans at work, and continue to a tea factory to see how the famous Ceylon tea is processed. A cup of fresh tea will rejuvenate you before you head to Dawson Tower in Kadugannawa, a monument honoring the engineer who designed Sri Lanka’s first highway network in the 1800s.

Key stops during the cycling tour:

• Dodanwala Handicraft Center
• Dawson Tower
• City highlights
• 14th-century temples: Gadaladeniya, Lankathilaka, and Embekke Devale