DAY 01 : AIRPORT / COLOMBO.
Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, met by "Spelndidsri lanka"Representatives and transfer to a Hotel in Colombo.

p.m. City Tour and Shopping.

The City Tour will include places of Tourist interest such as Old parliament, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Buddhist Hindu Temple and Town Hall.

Shopping at Odel, House of Fashion, Bare foot and etc.

Overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo.

DAY 02: COLOMBO/ KANDALAMA.
Breakfast at Hotel.Leave for Kandalama. En route visit Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala.

ELEPHANT ORPHANGE
Pinnawala, Visit the Elephant Orphanage, the foster – home of elephants of different age and size feeding, bathing, playing together and even mating. These have been found injured or left abandoned in the wilderness. There are even little baby calves born in captivity.

Proceed to Kandalama.

Check in Hotel Kandalama.
SIGIRIYA ROCK FORTRESS
Sigiriya the rock fortress of an v centaury A.D. is fortress pronounced the Eight wonder of the world. This citadel in the sky is a world heritage site, a great attraction. It’s gardens and terraces laid with water gardens fountains, Boulder Gardens cave Dwellings, Magnificent fresco paintings of the world famous Ladies of Sigiriya, The Mirror wall, The “Gigantic Lions” paws, The ruins of the palace and royal bath certainly tell us of the aesthetic sense of the king who exploited the skills of his peoples' and labour to achieve his Dream.

Overnight stay at Hotel Kandalama – Dambulla.

DAY 03: KANDALAMA / POLLONNARUWA / SAFARI.
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Polonnaruwa.

POLLONNARUWA
2nd Capital of Sri Lanka, City Tour including visits to the Gal Vihara with its majestic rock statues of the Buddha in standing, reclining and seated forms, the Thuparamaya, the princes’ pond, Lankathilaka Viharaya and the relic houses of Watadageya, Hatadageya and the Atadageya.

p.m. Safari at Minneriya National Park.
SAFARI MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK
Visit Ruhunu National Park at Yala. This will include a Safari tour by jeep with a jungle tracker, where you can see animals in the Jungle; including elephants , Bears, Wild boar, Dear, Buffalo, Monkeys and many other animals if you are lucky, leopards too. You also could see different types of birds. It’s a small experience for bird watch lovers.

Overnight stay at Hotel Kandalama – Dambulla.

DAY 04: KANDALAMA / KANDY.
Leave for Kandy.

En route visit the Cave Temples of Dambulla,

En route visit Cave Temple.
CAVE TEMPLE DAMBULLA
Which contains more than 150 Statues of the Buddha. This was where a king of the 1st Century B.C. took refuge and latter converted them into a monastery.

Next visit the Cave Spice Garden.

SPICE GARDEN
Visit a spice garden at Matale which grows spices and herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication. Spices of Sri Lanka attracted the early sea faring merchants who made the long voyages to purchase this precious merchandise.

P.m. Visit art and craft centre and Gem Bureau where you will be shown a documentary film on how Sri Lankan Gem mining is traditionally done

Enjoy a typical Sri Lankan Cultural Show of Drumming Dancing music and fire walking.

Sight seeing of kandy including Upper Lake Drive and visit to Art and Craft Centres.

Next visit
TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH RELIC.
The Temple of the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha. This temple, the most important one for The Sri Lankan Buddhists. It was built in the 16th Century A.D. solely for the purpose of housing the tooth relic.

Overnight Stay at Hotel in Kandy

DAY 05 : KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA.
Leave for Nuwara Eliya. En-route visit the Botanical Garden Peradeniya.
BOTANICAL GARDEN.
Which was a pleasure garden of a Kandyan King of the 16th Century and later made in to a Botanical Garden during the British regime.

Nuwara Eliya, the misty city is located over 6000 feet above sea level.

The drive will be through refreshing Tea Plantations covering the hills like carpets and cascading waterfalls to mesmerize you.

TEA FACTORY
Visit a Tea Plantation and a Tea Factory en route. Sri Lanka being famous for its “Ceylon Tea” has added cheer to many the world over for more than a century.

Arrive in Nuwara Eliya to be greeted by the fresh wintry atmosphere, the cottage type bungalows and the colonial air. ( Nuwara Eliya is also known as “Little England”)

NUWARA ELIYA CITY TOUR
Drive through the little town of Nuwara Eliya observing the well-maintained buildings of colonial Architecture. Visit the busy market where the tea plantation workers rush in and out with their days provisions. Visit the lake Gregory built for generating power during the British Colonial age but now a feature that adds beauty to the city.

Overnight stay at Tea Factory – Nuwara Eliya.

DAY 06 : NUWARA ELIYA / BENTOTA.
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Bentota.

En route visit two water falls Devon Fall and St. Claires Fall.

Proceed to Bentota.

p.m At leisure – Beach Stay.

Overnight stay Taj Exotica – Bentota.

DAY 07 : BENTOTA.
Breakfast at Hotel.

At leisure – Beach Stay with many choices of spending your time. Leisurely strolling on the Golden Beaches enthralled in the magical atmosphere.
Lazing on a Sun deck reading a book of you choice, and sipping a cool fresh tropical fruit drink of pine apple, Mango, Banana.
Water skiing, Wind Surfing, Snorkeling or cutting through the choppy on a jet water scooter and much more….

Overnight stay Taj Exotica – Bentota.

DAY 08 : BENTOTA / AIRPORT.
Breakfast at Hotel.

After breakfast leave for Airport for departure.

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