| DAY
01 : AIRPORT / DAMBULLA.
Arrive
at Bandaranaike International Airport, met by "Spelndidsri
lanka"Representatives and transfer to a Hotel in
Dambulla.
En route visit Elephant Orphanage.
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.
p.m.
at leisure
Dinner
& Overnight stay at Hotel in Dambulla.
DAY 02 : SIGIRIYA / POLLONNARUWA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Pollonnaruwa.
En
route visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
SIGIRIYA
- 08TH WONDER OF WORLD
The rock of Sigiriya was the fortress of a king
of the 5th centaury A.D. and is pronounced the eight wonder of the world.
This citadel in the sky is a world heritage site, and 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 and labour of his
people to achieve his Dream.
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.
Next
visit the National Park at Minneriya.
SAFARI MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK
visit Minneriya National Park. This will include
a Safari tour by jeep with a jungle tracker, where you can see animals
such as elephants, Bears, Wild boar, Dear, Buffalo, Monkeys and many other
animals if you are lucky, leopards too in their natural habitat. You could
also see many species of birds, offering a small experience to bird watchers.
Dinner
& Overnight stay at Hotel in Dambulla.
DAY
03 : SIGIRIYA / KANDY
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Kandy.
En
route visit the Cave Temples of Dambulla,
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.
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.
TEMPLE
OF THE TOOTH RELIC OF BUDDHA.
Next Visit 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.
Dinner
& Overnight Stay at Hotel in Kandy.
DAY
04: KANDY / BOTANICAL GARDEN
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Visit Botanical Garden.
Visit Botanical Garden.
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.
Next Visit the Hunnas Water Falls.
HUNNAS
FALLS
25 km from Kandy is a Village called Hunnas Giriya where tea is grown.
Hunnas Falls named after the very village I the pride and fame earning
factor of this quaint tucked away settlement. By the Water Falls is also
a beautiful Hotel names Hunnas Falls Hotel which is certainly a glorious
retreat for honeymooner of the one who want to getaway from it all…
Dinner
& Overnight Stay at Hotel in Kandy.
DAY
05 : KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Nuwara Eliya
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” adding 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”)
City Tour of Nuwara Eliya.
Dinner
& Overnight stay at Hotel in - Nuwara Eliya.
DAY
06 : NUWARA ELIYA / COLOMBO
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Yala.
Breakfast
at Hotel, leave for Colombo. Leave for Colombo via Kithulgala.
En route visit film site of Bridge on the river kwaii, view two water
falls Devon Fall and St. Clairs Fall.
p.m.
City Tour and Shopping
CITY
TOUR
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
Shopping at Odel, House of Fashion, Bare foot etc
Overnight
Stay at Hotel in Colombo.
DAY
07 : COLOMBO / AIRPORT
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Colombo.
Proceed
to Airport for Departure.
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