Kadugannawa is a town in Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is located along the A1 road west of Peradeniya. The town is served by Kadugannawa Railway Station and has the Kadugannawa Central College.
Kadugannawa Pass
Kadugannawa Pass is a mountain pass located near Kadugannawa town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located along the Colombo-Kandy A1 highway. It is a vantage point with beautiful scenery and a popular roadside stop for tourists to enjoy the vistas to the Kegalle valley below and view the prominent inselberg known as the Bible Rock.
Dawson Tower
Dawson Tower, is located on Kadugannawa in the Kadugannawa Pass next to the Colombo - Kandy Road, the first modern highway in the island. Work began on the Colombo - Kandy Road in 1820 under the direction of Captain William Francis Dawson who died during the project. The Dawson Tower was erected in memory of Dawson.
Lion’s Mouth
Lion’s Mouth is an overhanging rock that is found along a bend in the railway between Balana and Kadugannawa, that earned its unique name due to its resemblance to the face of lion. As the train takes the bend under the Lion’s Mouth, a steep drop into the valley below is visible – viewing through the window of a compartment at this point offers a breathtaking view.
Alagalla Rock
The Alagalla Rock is a steep mountain located near the Ihala Kotte Railway Station. It marks the entrance of the railway to the upcountry. A train tunnel has been bored 300 feet through the solid rock of the Alagalla Mountain, called the Meangalla tunnel. The mountain offers a variety of interesting routes to get to the summit, which offers a breathtaking view of the surrounding area.
Bible Rock
Bible Rock, also known as Batalegala Mountain is a prominent flat topped rock, which acquired its name from foreigners who compared its likeness to an open Bible. It is located in Aranayaka, an ecologically important area and can be spotted along the Kadugannawa Pass along the Colombo to Kandy Road.
Kadugannawa Tea Factory
The Kadugannawa tea factory is not the prettiest or the finest of the tea factories in Sri Lanka, but if you are visiting Kandy, you absolutely must learn about tea, and if you are unable to get further afield into the tea region, then visiting a tea factory in Kandy is essential. There is a firm story to be uncovered here: of how a plant discovered by an Emperor in China 2700 years BC changed the world’s topography, demography and industrial markets irreversibly. Sri Lanka, as one of the world’s largest producers of tea, plays a vastly important role in this history and there’s a high chance that the tea you drink back home begins its life in Sri Lanka. Take a tour through this little factory to learn about the time-consuming production of tea and marvel at heavy machinery left over from British rule at the time of the Industrial Revolution. You will finish off the tour with a tea tasting.
