7 Nights / 8 Days
Tour
Itinerary
Day 01: Arrive
Colombo - Transfer To Kandy: (3 Hrs 19 Min, 137 KM)
Meet & assist on arrival. Proceed to
Kandy via Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage: The
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage established in 1975, is one of Sri Lanka’s most
popular tourist attractions. The orphanages population has now mushroomed to
around 65, making it the world’s largest collection of captive elephants. The
elephants here range in age from newborns to elderly matriarchs, and include
orphaned and abandoned elephants, as well as those injured in the wild. Proceed
to Kandy. The rest of the day free at Leisure day. & Dinner
Overnight stay at the Hotel.
Day 02:
Kandy
After breakfast proceed for Kandy city tour. Temple
of the Tooth Kandy: According to legend, the tooth was taken from the Buddha as
he lay on his funeral pyre. It was smuggled to Sri Lanka in 313 AD, hidden in
the hair of Princess Hemamali who fled the Hindu armies besieging her father's
kingdom in India. Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is about 5.5 km
to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It
attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is near the Mahaweli River It is
renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000
species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.
Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. Kandy Lake also known as
Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill
city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to
the Temple of the Tooth.Kandyan Dance Performance: The Kandyan dance has become
most distinctively Sinhalese and is readily associated with the idea of a
National Dance. & Dinner
Overnight Stay at the Hotel
Day 03: Kandy -
Nuwara Eliya: (2 Hrs 12 Min – 98 KM)
Kandy to Nuwara eliya after breakfast.
Transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya via Ramboda.Bhaktha Hanuman Temple and
visit to Tea Factory and Tea Plantation. Afterwards visit Seetha Amman
Temple. Visit en route Hanuman Temple at
Ramboda & Ramboda waterfalls. Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple It is believed that
Lord Hanuman was searching for Sitadevi from these hills of Ramboda. Note:
Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka has built a temple with Lord Hanuman as the
presiding deity on this hill. On every full moon day special poojas are
conducted and witnessed by thousands of devotees. The status of Lord Hanuman
here is carved out of granite and is 16 feet in height.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 04: Nuwara
Eliya
Nuwara Eliya city tour : Nuwara Eliya meaning
"the city of dawn" is the town at the highest elevation (about 2000m
above sea level) in Sri Lanka and its tallest peak, Piduruthalagala (2555m)
could be seen from here. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of the tea country and
you can visit a plantation and a factory enroute here and witness how the
famous "Ceylon Tea" is brewed. Hakgala Botanical Garden: The Gardens
(27ha) were established in 1860 as an experimental Cinchona plantation from
which the anti- malarial drug quinine is derived. Subsequently the gardens were
used for experiments in acclimatizing temperate-zone plants to life in tropics.
The Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya, Originally the park was the research field of
Hakgala Botanical Garden. The park was formally named in 1897 to commemorate
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Gregory Lake was build under the period of
British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1873. This is the most prominent
attraction in Nuwara Eliya and all the visitors used to come here and spent
some time by the lake and relax. This was used as a place for water sports and
for re-recreational activities.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 05: Nuwara
Eliya - Bentota : (4 Hrs 38 Min – 209 KM)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from Nuwara
eliya to Bentota. St. Clair's Falls is one of the widest waterfalls in Sri
Lanka and is commonly known as the "Little Niagara of Sri Lanka". The
waterfalls consist of two falls called "Maha Ella" & "Kuda
Ella. St Clair's falls are the 20th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka.Devon Falls
is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya
District on A7 highway. The Waterfall is 97 meters high and ranked 19th highest
in the Island. Bridge on river kwai. Kitulgala is the beautiful location of the
1957 Oscar Award winning film “Bridge on the River Kwai”. The remains of the
old bridge no longer exist as the bridge was blown up at the end of the film as
part of the climax of the story. Its popular place for film buffs and tourists
to visit on the way and back from the hills.
Dinner &overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 06: Bentota
Breakfast at the hotel. Bentota city
tour.Bentota is a coastal town in Sri Lanka,
Bentota is situated on the southern bank of the Bentota River mouth, at
an elevation of 3 meters (9.8 ft) above the sea level. The name of the town is
derived from a mythical story which claims a demon named 'Bem' ruled the tota or
river bank. Optional visit to KOSGODA TURTLE HATCHERY. Visit to the turtle
hatchery in Kosgoda. Five of the world's 8 species of turtles nest in Sri
Lankan beaches. The Turtle Hatchery at Kosgoda is a conservation project that
is helping to sustain and enhance the stability of sea turtles. Where you can
see five species of turtles-Green Turtles Hawksbill Turtle, Loggerhead Turtle,
Leatherback Turtle and Olive Ridley Turtle.En route boat ride at Maadu
River.The Maadu River offers very popular boat trips down the river where you
can arrange to visit temples, cinnamon estates and other nature resorts. This
area is a preserved wild life sanctuary.
Dinner &overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 07: Bentota
- Colombo : (1 Hr 40 Min – 81 KM)
Breakfast at the hotel Transfer from Bentota
to Colombo. COLOMBO CITY TOUR. Colombo is the business and commercial center
and the new capital is Sri Jayawardhanapura Kotte, only a few miles away.
Colombo was only a small seaport. Colombo became the capital of Sri Lanka in
1815 after Kandyan Kingdom was ceded to the British. The remains of the
buildings during the period of the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule are found
in every area of the city. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center
and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of
Pettah, the Bazaar area where there is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone
carvings, the Kayman’s Gate with the Belfry at the original gate to enter the
Fort, the Dutch Church of Wolfendhaal dating back to 1749, Kelaniya Buddhist
Temple dating to 6th C.B.C., Davatagaha Mosque, Colombo Museum and the Natural
History Museum are some of the sites to be visited. Dinner at Outside
restaurant.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 08: Colombo
– Departure
Today after breakfast, transfer from Colombo Hotel/Resort to
Colombo Airport. We hope you have enjoyed your Colombo journey with
us.
Tour Ends!!
Tour
Includes
· 2 Night(s)
in Kandy at Earls Regent Kandy or similar
· 2 Night(s)
in Nuwara Eliya at Stamford Star Hotel or similar
· 2 Night(s)
in Bentota at Rockside Beach or similar
· 1 Night(s)
in Colombo at Hotel Sapphire or similar
· Daily
Breakfast at your hotels of stay.
SIGHTSEEING
Kandy, Sri
Lanka
· Pinnawala
Elephant Orphanage
· Temple of
the Sacred Tooth Relic
· Royal
Botanical Gardens
· Kandy Lake
Bentota, Sri
Lanka
· Kosgoda Sea
Turtle Conservation Project
Nuwara
Eliya, Sri Lanka
· Sri Baktha
Hanuman Temple
· Hakgala
Botanical Garden
· The Victoria
Park
· Gregory Lake
· St Clairs
Falls
· Devon Falls
· All
Hotel/Airport transfers on SIC basis are included.
Tour Price
Excludes
·
Meals other than those indicated above, drinks,
tips, laundry, telephone calls & expenses of personal nature.
·
Airfare & airport taxes. (Internal Airfare
wherever applicable )
·
Entrance tickets to attractions other than
mentioned above or optional tours or wherever specified
·
Anything or any services which are not specified
in tour inclusions are excluded.