2 FLIGHTS
4 HOTELS
7 TRANSFERS
5 ACTIVITIES
Arrive at Colombo International Airport and meet and greet with our representative.
Later proceed to kandy and en-route visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. About 90 KM from Colombo towards Kandy is the home to some 100 or more elephantorphans. A place you will really enjoy and never forget. Most orphans areaccustomed to their curious human visitors and are harmless. The Orphanage is open from 8.30am to 5.45pm and visitors can interact a little with the elephants during the regulated bathing and feeding times. You can watch them feeding at 9.15 am, 1.15 and 5.00 pm. Bath times are from 10 am until 12 noon and from 2 until 4 pm.
Before check in at the hotel, visit spice garden and enjoy dinner and overnight stay at hotel.
In the morning, after the breakfast proceed for Kandy City Tour. Visit Market Crafts Centre , Upper Lake Drive, Gem Museum. Kandy the hill capital, venue of the annual Perahera the last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815.
Later, we will visit Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya. This majestic botanical garden is 147 acres in extent and was started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Gampola and Kandy. There are more than 5,000 species of trees, plants and creepers. Some which are rare and endemic, as well as flora from the tropical world, are found in the gardens.
Visit Kandy Temple., one of the Sacred Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) was originally built by the Kandyan Kings in 1595, to house and honor the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha. Attracting crowds of white-clad pilgrims bearing lotus flowers for means of worship, the Maligawa features a myriad of intricate carvings that speak volumes of the architectural values of Kandy. Today the City of Kandy is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in part because of the Temple of the tooth relic.
Dinner & Overnight Stay at Kandy Hotel.
In the morning, after the breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya. En route visit Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple. According to the legend, this is where Hanuman searched for Sita in the jungles above and behind the temple. There is also said to be a pond - the ‘Sita Tear Pond' - here, which was formed from Sita's tears.
Later, visit Seetha Amman Temple, the stream that runs from the hill, catered to the needs of Sitadevi during her stay at Ashok Vatika. She is said to have bathed in this stream. About a century ago of three idols was discovered in the stream, one of which was that of Sita. It is believed that the idols have been worshipped at this spot for centuries. Later in the evning explore the City of Nuwara Eliya. Visit the highland city that was the premium holiday resort town of the British in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Enjoy walking through the streets with their pretty little cottages, quaint villas and beautiful mansions. Make a memory in the old red-bricked post office as you purchase a postcard to take home or send to your friends. Later relax at Queen Victoria Park and on the shores of Lake Gregory.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
After the breakfast proceed to bentota. En route cover Devon Waterfalls, St Clair Waterfall & kitulgala water rafting (Rafting will be at additional charges).
Dinner & Overnight Stay at Bentota Hotel.
After the breakfast, go for Boat Safari at Madhu River. Enjoy a scenic cruise along the Madu River, a relaxing trip with plenty of interesting stops. Later proceeed for turtle hatchery at Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project.
You may also enjoy watersports at Bentota at additional cost.
After breakfast at the hotel., proceed for Colombo city tour.
During the city tour, drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens, Visit Fort, the former British administrative centre and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmiths quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha & the Independence Square.
Later in the evening, enjoy shopping before we proceed to Hotel for an overnight stay.
After the breakfast, proceed to aiport for your return journey.
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