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Itinerary
DAY
01 : AIRPORT / ANURADHAPURA.
Arrive at the airport and be met by our representative and transferred
to Hotel in Anuradhapura.
p.m.
ANURADHAPURA
The first Capital of Sri Lanka founded in the 4th Centuary B.C. City Tour
includes, visits to “Isurumuniya”, Sacred Bo-tree, the Brazen
– Palace, Ruwanweliseya, Samadhi Statue, Abyagiriya, Moonstone Twin
Ponds and Jethawanaramaya.
Overnight Stay at Palm Garden Village
- Anuradhapura.
DAY
02: ANURADHAPURA / DAMBULLA.
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Dambulla.
P.m. Visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
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 Culture Club
Hotel – Dambulla.
DAY
03: DAMBULLA / POLLONNARUWA.
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Pollonnaruwa.
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. visit the National Park at
Minneriya.
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 Culture Club
Hotel – Dambulla.
DAY
04: DAMBULLA / KANDY.
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Kandy.
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 Mahweli
Reach - Kandy
DAY
05 : KANDY / PERADENIYA / PINNAWALA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Pinnawala.
Visit Elephant Orphanage.
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.
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.
Overnight Stay at Hotel Mahweli
Reach - Kandy
DAY
06 : KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for 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”)
City Tour of Nuwara Eliya.
Overnight stay at Tea Factory Hotel
– Nuwara Eliya.
DAY
07 : NUWARA ELIYA / DICKOYA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Dickoya.
Check in at Upper Glen cairn Bungalow
– Dickoya.
Evening proceed to Nallathanni
to Climb Adams speak.
DAY
08: DICK OYA
Return to Upper Glencairn Bungalow for breakfast and relaxation.
Overnight stay at Upper Glen cairn Bungalow – Dickoya.
DAY 09 : DICKOYA / COLOMBO
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Colombo via Kithulgala.
(Optional) En route White Water
Rafting.
WHITE
WATER RAFTING
Fun and excitement of white water rafting down the kelani River rated
at 2 / 3 is indeed a great experience. Clearing seven rapids over a run
of six kilometers and passing the Film site of the famous Film Bridge
on the River Kwaii ( Where the Bridge was Blasted)
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 Hilton
– Colombo.
DAY
10 : COLOMBO / AIRPORT
Breakfast at Hotel.
Leave for Airport for Departure.
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