Sri Lanka Tour No : 09 - 08 Days 07 Nights

TOUR NO 09 - 08 DAYS 07 NIGHTS

Anuradhapura - Pollonnaruwa - Dambulla - Kandy - Beach Resort - Colombo

DAY 01 - AIRPORT / ANURADHAPURA. (03 1/2 Hrs ) Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, met by "Don Voyage" Representatives and transfer to a Hotel in Anuradhapura.
Check in Hotel. Relax few Hours. p.m. City tour of Anuradhapura.
	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 Jethwanaramaya.
Over night Stay at Hotel in Anuradhapura.
DAY 02 - ANURADHAPURA / SIGIRIYA / POLLONNARUWA / DAMBULLA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Pollonnaruwa. En route climb the 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.
Proceed to Pollonnaruwa. Afternoon city tour of 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.
Finally Safari at Minneriya National Park.
	MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK visit National Park at Minneriya. 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.
Over night Stay at Hotel in Habarana.
DAY 03 - DAMBULLA / KANDY
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Kandy. En route visit cave temple at Dambulla.
	CAVE TEMPLES 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 are grown. Spices of Sri Lanka attracted the early sea faring merchants who made the long voyages to purchase this precious merchandise.
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.
Next visit Temple of the tooth relic of Lord Buddha.
	TEMPLE OF 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.
Over night Stay at Hotel in Kandy.
DAY 04 - KANDY / PINNAWALA/ PERADENIYA
Afterbreakfast leave for Pinnawala.
	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.
Next visit Botanical Garden – Peradeniya.
	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.
Over night Stay at Hotel in Kandy.
DAY 05 - KANDY / BENTOTA
After Breakfast leave for Kandy. En route visit Turtle Hatchery.
	TURTLE HATCHERY Projects have been launched to conserve the population of turtles that are reaching extinction and such projects are found along the southern coast of Sri Lanka where turtles come as hop to lay their eggs. The turtle digs a hole on the Beach, Lais hers eggs and covers it with sand where it is suppose, incubate by the heat of the sun. What often
happens is the eggs are dug out by fisherman and sold to people who consume them. But now the eggs are bought up by the conservation projects and hatched the Natural way in enclosed areas and the Birds don’t have a chance of picking them up. This offers them a better chance of survival.
Over night Stay at Hotel in Bentota.
DAY 06 - BENTOTA
Breakfast at Hotel. Enjoy the Sun and Beach at leisure.
	EACH 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.
Over night Stay at Hotel in Bentota.
DAY 07 - BENTOTA / COLOMBO
Breakfast at Hotel. A.M. At leisure. Afternoon leave for Colombo.p.m. City tour of Colombo.
	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.
Over night Stay at Hotel in Colombo.
DAY 08 - COLOMBO / AIRPORT.
After Breakfast leave for Airport for Departure.
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