DAY
01 - AIRPORT/ NEGOMBO
Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, met by "Don
Voyage"Representatives and transfer to Browns
Beach Hotel - Negombo. |
| P.m.
City Tour of Negombo. |
NEGOMBO
CITY TOUR
The fishing village of Negombo has turned
out to be a very popular Tourist Beach Resort, for its Golden Sun
kissed Beach that’s fringed with Palm Groves. The amazing
fact is that the development of the tourist industry has had no
influence to change the originality of the quiet fishing village
or the Life style of the inhabitants. |
| Overnight
stay at Hotel in Negombo. |
| DAY
02 - NEGOMBO / SIGIRIYA |
| After
breakfast, leave for Sigiriya. En route visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. |
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ELEPHANT
ORPHANGE
The foster home of elephants of different age and size feed, bathe,
play together and even mate. These great animals have been found
injured or left abandoned in the wilderness. Now they even breed
in captivity. |
| Proceed
to Sigiriya. P.m. climb the Sigiriya Rock. |
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SIGIRIYA
ROCK FORTRESS
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 Hotel in Negombo. |
| DAY
03 - SIGIRIYA / DAMBULLA / KANDY |
| Breakfast
at Hotel. Leave for Kandy. En route visit the Cave Temples of Dambulla, |
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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 Spice Garden at Matale. |
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. |
CULTURAL
DANCE
p.m.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. |
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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. It was built in the 16th Century A.D. solely
for the purpose of housing the tooth relic. |
| Over
night Stay at Hotel in Kandy. |
| DAY
04 - 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. |
RAMBODA
AND GARADIYA ELLA - WATERFALLS
En route view the beauty of two falls Ramboda
and Garadiya Ella. |
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| rrive
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. |
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.
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| Next
visit Sita Amman temple. |
SITA
AMMAN TEMPLE
This Temple considered as one of the oldest is said to mark the
spot where Ravana held the queen Sita captive, The streamlet that
flows by the rock on which the Temple stands on is supposed to be
where the queen Sita bathed. Although the story of Rama Sita and
Ravana is a legendary epic poem, the evidence such as this sparks
off another dimension to imagination. As a Temple much revered,
many stop by and step into invoke blessings and favour from the
gods. |
| Over
night Stay at Hotel in Nuwara Eliya. |
| DAY
05 - NUWARA ELIYA / KITHULGALA / COLOMBO |
| After
Breakfast, leave for Colombo via Kithulgala. |
KITULGALA
Kitulgala is little village on one of the routes between Colombo
and Nuwara Eliya. The name Kitulgala derived from the word KITUL
(fish tail palm) trees that grow in abundance in these parts. The
Kelani River that flows through Kitulgala does not only beautifully
the village but also attracts tourists for the white water rafting
that has become so popular in it. The most important scene of blasting
the bridge and train in the famous film “ The Bridge on the
River Kwai” was also filmed at Kitulgala and the film site
is also a site visited by many tourists. Bandara Kele a patch of
nature reserve that has become very popular with bird watchers and
Nature lovers. |
| Next
view beautiful of two water falls… Devon Fall and St. Clairs
Fall. |
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| Proceed
to Colombo. Afternoon at leisure. |
| Over
night Stay at Hotel in Colombo. |
| DAY
06 - COLOMBO / AIRPORT |
| Breakfast
at Hotel. Leave for City Tour of Colombo. |
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CITY
TOUR & 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
Shopping at Odel, House of Fashion, Bare foot
and etc. |
| Eveining
leave for Airport for Departure... |
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