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DAY 01 : AIRPORT / NEGOMBO
Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, met by "SplendidSriLanka"
Representatives and to transfer to Hotel in Negombo.
p.m.
City Tour at Fishing Village.
FISHING
VILLAGE
Visit the Fishing Village, The Old Dutch Fish Market. The old protestant
Church overlooking the Negombo Lagoon. The remains of the Old Dutch Fortress
and the Hamilton canal a masterpiece of the Dutch built for the purpose
of transporting goods on rafts.
Overnight
stay at – Negombo.
DAY
02: NEGOMBO / PINNAWALA / HABARANA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Habarana.
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.
Overnight
stay at - Habarana.
DAY
03: HABARANA / SIGIRIYA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Climb the Rock Fortress.
SIGIRIYA
ROCK FORTRESS
Climb the Lion Rock Fortress of Sigiriya which contains beautiful frescoes
of heavenly maidens with flowers and fruit baskets and a palace garden
with an intricate irrigation system - Sigiriya is called the 08th Wonder
of the World. This was the Royal Citadel of King Kasyapa who ruled in
the 5th Century A.D.
Overnight
stay at - Habarana.
DAY
04 : HABARANA / DAMBULLA / KANDY
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Kandy.
En
route visit the Cave Temples of Dambulla,
CAVE
TEMPLE
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 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.
Overnight
Stay at Orutota Chalets – Kandy.
DAY
05: KANDY / PERADENIYA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Peradeniya.
En
route boat ride at Kandy Lake
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 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.
TEMPLE
OF THE TOOTH RELIC
Next Visit the Temple of the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha. This temple,
the most important one for The Sri Lankan Buddhists was built in the 16th
Century A.D. solely for the purpose of housing the tooth relic.
Sight
seeing of kandy including Upper Lake Drive and visit to Art and Craft
Centres
Overnight
Stay at Orutota Chalets – Kandy.
DAY 06: 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” 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”)
Overnight
stay at Windsor Hotel – Nuwara Eliya.
DAY
07 : NUWARA ELIYA
Breakfast at Hotel.
p.m.
City Tour of Nuwara Eliya.
CITY
TOUR
Leave for Sight Seeing of Nuwara Eliya which includes visits to the 18
Hole Golf course, Race Course and Market Area.
Overnight
stay at Windsor Hotel – Nuwara Eliya.
DAY
08 : NUWARA ELIYA / COLOMBO
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Colombo via Kithulgala.
En
route view two water falls Devon Fall and St. Clairs Fall. Next visit
film site of Bridge on the river Kwaii.
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 Indra Regent Hotel – Colombo.
DAY 09 : COLOMBO / AIRPORT
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Airport.
End
of Tour with Don Voyage………………
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