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Day 1
Arrival in Sri Lanka & client will be met with our representative on arrival and transferred to Colombo and check into the hotel…………… (1st night)
Day Two- Colombo to Kandy (03 hrs & 40 mins) Drive
KANDY CITY – The hill capital. Venue of the annual Perahara. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism’s influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple’s shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic – Ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha’s Tooth was Brought to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess’ hair, the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and throughout the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lanka’s most prized possession. Center of the lake is the island called “Kiri Samudraya” (milky White Ocean) used by Kings as a summer residence. Today it is the center of Buddhism, arts, crafts, dance, music and culture. Visitors can see these dances and music during the daily cultural performances held in different places in the city.
Since ancient time, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. the Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a world heritage site mainly due to the temple,
Since ancient time, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. the Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a world heritage site mainly due to the temple,
EN ROUTE PINNAWALA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE – Approx. 55 miles from Colombo, off the Colombo – Kandy Road is Pinnawala, where an orphanage was started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants. The number of elephants has increased to more than 65 now; including Baby Elephants brought from various parts island and grown to be a big family, A unique experience never to be missed. Baby elephants born as a result of the captive breeding program. The best time to visit is the feeding time from 0930-1000 hrs. and 1330-1400 hrs. and the bathing time from 1000-1030 hrs. and 1400-1430 hrs. when all the elephants are taken to the river close by
SPICE GARDENS – For centuries, spices have been one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated exports and are used for medicines and cosmetics as well as to flavor foods. We will sample scents and flavors’ such as cinnamon, ginger, pepper, vanilla and cardamom. Batik is the ancient art of mixing colors using wax as the main component and Sri Lanka is one of the world’s leading exponents. Examples range from simple, single-colored designs to multi-colored masterpieces.
PERADENIYA BOTANICAL GARDEN – Peradeniya – 147 acres in extent; Started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Gampola and Kandy. There are more than 5,000 species of trees, plants and creepers. Some rare and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world are found in the gardens. Spice Garden and Orchid House are popular with tourists. There are 5 Palm Avenues beautifying the gardens, the earliest and tallest Palm Avenue (Royal Palm Avenue) was planted in 1905 and the Double Coconuts from the Seashells Island, with the largest seed of all plants in the world is one such avenue.
Proceed to hotel ………check in hotel
Dinner & overnight stay in kandy (2nd night)
Day Three - Kandy to NuwaraEliya (02 hrs & 30 mins) Drive
After breakfast, check out hotel & proceed to Nuwara Eliya…… on way to visit tea factory & garden and Ramboda water falls. Nuwara Eliya is a unique, so, is its tea, the fragrance of cypress trees and the menthol of wild mint and eucalyptus float through the air and contributes to the teas characteristic flavor. Recognized by tea connoisseurs, it has been said that Nuwara Eliya, at 6250 feet above sea level for Ceylon tea is what champagne is to French wine. – The ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. It is supposed to be one of the coolest places in the Island, but it is really just like an English spring day, although the temperature does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence, houses like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions. The Victoria Park, in the middle of the town, is a lovely place for a stroll or a picnic. Seasons may be absent elsewhere in Sri Lanka, but here you can read them by the flowers, which bloom in the spring (March to May) and the fall (August and September).
Dinner & Overnight stay in …………Nuwara Eliya (3rd night)
Day Four – Nuwara Eliya -Nuwara Eliya – Seetha Amman Temple, Gregory Lake, Victoria Park and Nuwara Eliya City Tour
After breakfast……… proceed to Seetha Amman Temple, this place is believed to be the site where Seetha was held captive demon king Ravana, and where she prayed daily for Rama to come and rescue her in the Hindu epic, it’s a place of great significance specially for Hindus as it built around Asok van where king Ravana had kept Seetha as stated in the Ramayana. The place also has foot marks of the monkey god Hanuman and is a great experience for to visit the place. En route visit to Gregory Lake, lake Gregory is a reservoir in heart of the tea country hill city, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka and the surrounding area make up the Gregory Lake area. En Route Visit to Victoria Park, the lovely Victoria Park at the center of town is one of the nicest, and best maintained, town parks in south Asia, and a stroll around its manicured lawns is a pleasure indeed. The park comes alive with Flowers around March to May, and August to September. it’s also home to quite a number of hill country bird’s species, including the Kashmir flycatcher, Indian pitta and grey tit.
NUWARA ELIYA CITY TOUR – Nuwara Eliya(city of lights) is a resort city in the central mountain range of Sri Lanka. Blessed a with salubrious climate, breathtaking views of valleys, meadows, mountains and greenery, its hard to imagine that Nuwara Eliya is only 180 km from the hot and humid Colombo. Nuwara Eliya also known as “little England “was the favorite hill station of the British who tried to create the resort into a typical English Village. The old Birke Post office, country house like hill club, with its hunting pictures , mounted hunting trophies and fish ,and its strict formal dinner attire, the 18 hole golf course, race course ect, evoke nostalgia of colonial British Ceylon
Dinner &……………overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya (4th night)
Day five – Nuwara Eliya to Bentota (02 hrs and 05 mins) via Kitulgala
After breakfast……… proceed to bentota via Kitulgala Water Rafting – This is one of the most famous places for White Water Rafting adventures. However, there are many more reasons why this spot, just 100 kms from the capital Colombo, is well worth visiting
Bentota has been a popular beach destination among tourist due to its proximity to Colombo and Galle. Travelers will love the wide sandy beaches on the southern end of Bentota. with, calm water making it perfect of diving and water sports activities. the beach divided into two sections, ne being the static water of Bentota lagoon and other being the “Paradise Island “on the north. The lagoon section offers wide range of water – sports activities like wind surfing, water skling, canoeing, banana – boating and deep-sea fishing.
Dinner & …………overnight stay in Bentota (5th night)
Day Six – Bentota -Bentota city tour – Colombo City Tour and Departure at BIA
After breakfast……… proceed to Colombo via Balapitiya Turtle Hatchery – Globally, all seven species of marine turtles are endangered. Of these seven, five come ashore to nest in Sri Lanka. The process of marine turtles nesting, hatchlings being born, and swimming back to sea is fascinating to observe.
MADU RIVER BOAT RIDE – The 915- hectare Madu Ganga Estuary is connected by two narrow channels to the Randombe Lake, forming a complex wetland system encompassing 64 mangrove islets. In the year 2000, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) undertook a detailed biodiversity survey of the region & revealed the existence of no less than 10 major wetland vegetation types supporting over 300 plan
After lunch proceed to Colombo on the way visit half day city tour and shopping. Colombo a drive through the city taking you in busy commercial Colombo areas well as treelined residential, cinnamon gardens, visits fort, former British administrative center and military garrison, sea street, the goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the bazaar area, Hindu temple with elaborate stone carvings and Dutch church of wolfendhal dating back in 1749.
proceed to BIA
End Tour
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Above mention travelling time subject to change
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