Best of Sri Lanka Tour

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrival at Colombo

  Arrival At Colombo International Airport Where You Will Be Met & Welcome By Representative with Tour Guide and Transfer to Sigiriya Via Pinnawala.as You Enter the 25 Acre Coconut Property, Do Not Be Surprised to Witness Baby Elephants Being Bottle Fed or Moving Around Freely Causing Absolutely No Harm to Anyone. It is Rightly a Sincere Sight to Observe How These Gentle Giants Orphaned and Sometimes Threelegged are Taken Care of Since 1975 At Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Up to Date, Over 20 Calves have Been Born Here, and It is Surprising to Hear that Some of Its Inmates have Even Seen Their Grandchildren During the Past Few Decades! Watch as They Feed At 09:15 Am, 12:15 Pm & 05:00 Pm and Take a River Bath Twice a Day At 10:00 am & 02:00 Pm Respectively for An Experience that Could Never Be Felt Anywhere Else On Earth! After Lunch Proceed to Dambulla, a Hub Which Has Been Treasured By Many Kings Since the 1st Century B.c. Today, An Icon in the Face of Sri Lanka Dambulla Rock Temple Houses Some of the Most Unique Drawings in Magnificently Constructed 5 Cave Temples Flanking the Golden Temple of Dambulla. Observe How Exquisitely Cave Paintings are Done Along Walls that Shelter 150 Statues of Lord Buddha. as You Enter the Retreat Look Straight Up to the Gigantic Buddha Statue Glittering in Gold Over a Land Which Today Houses An Important Junction in the Country's Economic and Cultural Uplifting. On Completion Transfer to Sigiriya. Check in At Hotel for Overnight Stay At Sigiriya.

• Day 2 : Sigiriya

  After breakfast leave for the Hiriwadunna Village. Hiriwaduna situated in Habarana is small farming village where you will experience the simple lifestyle of our native culture. A morning bullock cart ride will take you through the village. Then stop for lunch and be treated to a delicious local cuisine served on lotus leaves by a village family. End your local adventure with a catamaran ride on the lake Later continue on to one of the ruins of ancient Ceylon the UNESCO World Heritage City of Polonnaruwa, which was the Capital of Sri Lanka from the 11th to 13th century. A wellplanned medieval city defended by enclosing walls (around 5 km. which still remain), graced by palaces,shrines, monasteries, pavilions, parks, ponds and irrigation lakes. Polonnaruwa is strewn with ruins in a resplendent state of preservation. The Gal Vihara which consists of statues of the recumbent, standing and seated Buddha have been cut from a single granite wall and rank among the true masterpieces of Sri Lankan Art. Overnight stay at Sigiriya

• Day 3 : Sigiriya

  Breakfast At the Hotel & Proceed to Sigiriya Rock Fortress. the 5th Century Rock Citadel of King Kasyapa and World Heritage Site.sigiriya Doesn't Only Boasts of Ancient Sri Lankan Engineering & Urban Planning Supremacy But also Acclaims to Be One of the Finest Monuments of Art & Culture. Step Through the Gigantic 'lion Paws' Overlooking the Symmetrical Royal Gardens Below to Comprehend the Absolute Splendor that Once Dominated this Rock Fortress. Surrounded By Ramparts & Moats the Lion Rock Resembling the Mythological 'city of Gods' is Coated By Frescoes that Relate to Gupta Style Paintings Found in Ajanta Caves of India. Walk in the Shade of An Eminent 'mirror Wall' Embracing the Western Face of Sigiriya Representing An Artistic Hundred Meters Laminated with Graffiti. Wander Into the Wellfabricated Museum Downstairs for An Epic Journey of Yester Years to Realize How the Citadel Floated Above Citizens with the Castle, Ponds and Irrigation Systems that Pumped Water Right Onto Its Summit with An Ingenious Hydraulic System Describing a Colossal Masterpiece of the Great King Which Remained a Wonder in Asia for Centuries. There After Transfer to Kandy En Route Visit a Spice Garden in Matale Which Grows Spices and Herbs Used for Sri Lankan Cuisine and Medication. Proceed to Kandy and Take a City Tour in Kandy and Visit a Popular Gem Mining Factory Together with Visits to the Popular Market Places Where Vegetables and Fruits from other Parts of the Country are Distributed. Kandy City Tour Includes the Upper Lake Drive. Thereafter Proceed to Nuwara Eliya; the Tea Garden of Sri Lanka Situated 6200ft Above the Sea Level. the Hill Station of Nuwara Eliya is Celebrated for Its Fresh Climate, the Wonderful Scenery all Around, and Its ``englishness``. Wonderful Mountain Panoramas Surround the Wide Valley, Into Which Fall Many Lovely But Icy Waterfalls. En Route Visit a Tea Factory, Tea Plantation, Sri Bhakta Hanuman Temple and Ramboda Falls in Ramboda. the Temperature Varies from 10 to 20 Degrees Celsius,Falling to Near Zero On Winter Nights and Producing Occasional Frost. Checkin At Hotel for Overnight Stay At Nuwara Eliya

• Day 4 : Nuwara Eliya

  After breakfast commence a sightseeing tour of the city. Visit the Nuwara Eliya Town, Market place, Golf Course, (one of the finest 18 holes Golf courses in Asia) the Hill club, and drive around this hill station viewing Lake Gregory. Thereafter leave for Ella. A little village surrounded by high mountains and breathtaking vistas in the central hills of the country. It is Famous for the Ella Gap a gap in the mountains where you can see all the way up to the ocean. It is also a base for plenty of trekking expeditions to the surrounding countryside and offers plenty of beautiful scenery and waterfalls. On Completion leave for Yala. En route visit Rawana Waterfalls, a sight to behold with a scenic backdrop of mountains and valleys. It is featured in the Rawana mythology, where Sita is said to have bathed from this waterfall while she was in captivity, Evening Kataragama temple, this is the temple of Lord Karthikeya Subramaniam at Kataragama. Lord Karthikeya was requested to go to the battlefield by Lord Indra on the last day of war. This was done to protect Lord Rama from the wrath of Brahmasthra aimed by King Ravana which otherwise would have weakened Lord Rama. The benefit was one of the most powerful weapon brahma asthra aimed at Lord Rama for the second time was rendered useless by the presence of Lord Karthikeya. 3 pooja or offerings take place daily. Make sure you have a tray full of fruits, incense and of course little money, to be offered (You will get half the fruits back, which you may partake) Overnight Stay at Yala

• Day 5 : Yala Full Day Safari

  After An Early Breakfast Commence a Full Day Jeep Safari in the Yala National Park By Private Jeep Accompanied By a Tracker. Yala National Park One of Sri Lankas Premier Eco Tourist Destinations and is Renowned for Its Variety of Wildlife Notably for Elephants and Sri Lankan Leopards. It is also Home to the Spotted Deer, Sambar, Wild Buffalo, Sloth Bear, Jackal, Mongoose and Crocodiles. the Peacock is Easily the Most Famous of the Birds in this Park. Yala Has a High Concentration of Leopards Although Seeing These Nocturnal Carnivores Still Requires Some Luck. Return to Hotel for Overnight Stay At Yala

• Day 6 : Yala

  After Breakfast Leave for Galle, the Capital of the Southern Province is a City with a Colourful History. Being a Unesco Declared World Heritage Site; the Magnificent Dutch Fort is the Most Popular Attraction of the Town. 300 Year Old Dutch Atmosphere is Still Very Much Alive Around the Fort and Amidst Its Many Historical Buildings Not Undisturbed By the Modern Skyscrapers. the Southern Coastal Belt is the Most Popular among the Tourists and Comes to Life Mainly from October Through April When the Monsoon Moves Northeast and the Sea Becomes Calm with Blue Skies. the Earliest European Administrative Centre of Sri Lanka Was the Major Port and the Largest City Until the British Shifted the Port to Colombo. the City of Galle Had Been the European Administrative Centre Over 4 Centuries. Thereafter Visit for Your River Cruise Along the Madu Ganga and also Visit the Turtle Hatchery. On Completion Transfer to Bentota and Check in the Hotel On Arrival. Overnight Stay At Bantota

• Day 7 : Bentota – at Leisure.

  Enjoy the hotel facilities or go to water sport center Overnight Stay at The Surf Bantota

• Day 8 : Bentota

  Breakfast At Hotel and Leave for Colombo Enroute Sightseeing Tour in Colombo, like Many Capital Cities in Developing Countries is Fast Changing Its Face. Almost Overnight, Skyscrapers Arise from Where Old Buildings Once Stood. Yet in Some Parts, the Old World Charm is Retained. for Example, There is a 100 Yearold Clock Tower and Several British Built Colonial Buildings. other Places of Interest are the Pettah Bazaar Where One Can Shop for Bargain, a Hindu and a Buddhist Temple, Residential Areas Where You Find the Stately Homes of the Affluent, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. Thereafter Time for Shopping. Now that You are At the End of Your Journey with Us, After Lunch Your Chauffeur Will Comfortably Take You to the International Airport in Time for Your Departure Flight. We Hope Your Adventure with Us Was Enjoyable and Wish You a Safe and Pleasant Flight Home!

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