26/04/2026
This special Kandy festival tour is designed for professionals, beginners, and photography enthusiasts to photograph the annual Kandy Esala Perahera festival and other key cultural lifestyle scenes in Sri Lanka, with a maximum of 15 participants. The Kandy Esala Perahera is held to honor the sacred tooth relic of lord Buddha, a highly revered Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka. It is one of the country's most spectacular cultural festivals, held annually in Kandy. The event features a vibrant procession with traditional dancers, drummers, fire performers, and beautifully decorated elephants. The festival also includes religious rituals, temple ceremonies, and colorful parades that showcase the rich heritage of Sri Lankan culture. After two days of photographing the Kandy Esala Perahera, the tour moves to other parts of Sri Lanka, focusing on capturing local people and their lifestyles, including Indigenous Veddas, Buddhist monks, stilt fishermen, tea pluckers, rural villages, and more intriguing portraits. Please visit our website for more details about the tour.
