| DAY
01 : AIRPORT / KANDY
Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, met
by "Spelndidsrilanka"
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 Grand Oriental Hoitel - Colombo.
DAY 02 : COLOMBO / PINNAWALA / KANDY.
Breakfast at Hotel.
ELEPHANT
ORPHANAGE
En route 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.
SPICE
GARDEN
Visit a spice garden at mavanella 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.
TEMPLE
OF THE TOOTH OF RELIC
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.
Overnight
stay at Suisse / Swiss Residence / Topaz - Hotel in - Kandy.
DAY
03 :KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Nuwara Eliya.
En
route visit Botanical Garden – Nuwara Eliya
BOTANICAL
GARDEN
Visit the Botanical Garden Peradeniya. 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
Proceed
to Nuwara Eliya.
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”)
Leave for Sight Seeing of Nuwara Eliya which includes visits to the 18
Hole Golf course and Sita temple where King Rawana kept Sitadevi.
Overnight
stay at Windsor Hotel – Nuwara Eliya.
DAY
04 : NUWARA ELIYA / INDURUWA.
Breakfast
at Hotel, leave for Induruwa.
En
route stop at Ella Grand Motel to enjoy the view of the famous ella gap,
Also view the beauty of the Ravana Falls as you descend to the low lands.
Proceed
to South Coast Beach via Galle.
GALLE
An ancient city which is now a modern and buzzing town today. It was the
most important sea port way back in history, where the sea faring merchants
arrived to trade and barter. This is also where the Portuguese first set
foot in the year 1505 and built a fortress, Which was later captured and
fortified by the Dutch. The fortress is one of the best preserved in the
island. A visit to the fortress and to watch the sunset from the rampart
is an experience unforgettable.
The
oldest Protestant church in the country called the ‘Groote Kirk’
built by the Dutch is located inside the Fort. It is situated close to
New Oriental Hotel also built by them as the Governor’s Residence
in 1684
BEACH
STAY
P.M. 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 at Palm Garden Hotel – Beruwala.
DAY
05 : INDURUWA / AIRPORT.
Breakfast
at Hotel and Leave for Airport for Departure.
En
route visit the turtle Hatchery.
Proceed
to Airport |