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Itinerary
Day 1 – AIRPORT – KANDY 120Kms – Approx. 3h30) EK 348 arrival in Colombo
“Ayubowan – Welcome to Sri Lanka” – A warm and truly Sri Lankan welcome at the Colombo International Airport, where representatives will be on hand to greet the group by garlanding them.
Then board the coaches that await. Wet tissues, for re-freshening and information packs, will be handed over to all guests. Then the group will be transferred to Kandy.
Enroute Lunch at Covanro Hotel, Naiwala.
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Kandy.
Day 2 –KANDY- GIRAGAMA -KANDY(ONEWAY 15KM – Approx. 30M)
Buffet breakfast at the hotel and proceed to visit Giragama Tea Factory, Tea Plucking competition.
– 02 Hours Activity.
Lunch at Oak ray Regency, Kandy
PM: visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens.
This botanical garden was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was expanded by the British. It is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing variety of trees, plants, and flowers.
PM : City tour of Kandy with the Tempel of tooth relic.
Arrive into the last stronghold of Sinhala Kings & UN World Heritage Site – the Hill Country capital of Kandy and check in at hotel.On completion explore the city’s Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Also walk around the lake and the streets of Kandy getting a feel for this wonderful city. For those interested in shopping for gems, antiques, clothes and leather use our shopping guide and explore the local markets and shops.ANDY – the hill capital is another “World Heritage Site”. It was the last stronghold of the Sinhalese Kings during the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule and finally ceded to the British in 1815 after an agreement. To the Buddhists of Sri Lanka and the World, Kandy is one of the most sacred sites as it is the home of the “Dalada Maligawa” – Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. Close by are the remains of the Royal Palace (“Maha Wasala”), “Palle Wasala”- where the Queens stayed-now used for the National Museum, “Meda Wasala” where other close relatives lived, Audience Hall, Natha Devala and Vishnu Devala are situated close by. The Bathing Pavilion (“Ulpenge”) is by the Lake and in the Center of the lake is the Island called “Kiri Samudraya” (Milk white ocean) used by the kings as the summerhouse. Today it is the center of Buddhism, Arts, Crafts, Dancing, Music and Culture. Visitors can see these Dance & Music at the daily Cultural Performances held at several places in the city.
Evening enjoys a cultural show.
CULTURAL DANCE SHOW – The Kandyan dance has become the most distinctively Sinhalese and is readily associated with the idea of a National Dance. This development can be explained by the fact that the Kandyan Kingdom was the last of the Sinhala kingdoms to fall under foreign rule (1815). Whilst elsewhere in the Island the Dance sank into indifference encouraged by neglect or began to manifest symptoms of
possible and the oral tradition had time to spread amongst the corrupt form and body, in the Kandyan kingdom, the Dance flourished under Royal patronage and, like other crafts, was cared for with great interest. The systematization of the dance forms was villages. The Dance, apart from being kept alive, also maintained a purity which gives it its unique quality.
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Kandy.
Day 3 –KANDY-MATALE -HABARANA (ONEWAY 100KM – Approx. 03H)
After breakfast proceeds to Habarana en route, visit a spice garden in Matale to see the different spices, which Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. And batik factory
And visit Dambulla cave Temple
Dambulla Rock Temple – Climb up to the temple, which was donated by king Walagambahu in the 1st century BC to Buddhist monks. Dambulla is a World Heritage site and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka’s cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. meters of painted walls and the ceiling is the largest area of paintings found in the world. These caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock spanning 14 meters.
PM: Lunch at Palvera Village, Dambulla.
Check-in at the hotel
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Habarana.
Day 4 – HABARANA-SIGIRIYA -HABARANA (ONEWAY 35KM – Approx. 40M)
After breakfast proceed to visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress
Sigiriya – the “Fortress in the Sky” and see the remains of the Palace on the summit, Lion-staircase, Sigiri Graffiti- the verses written on the Mirror Wall, Paintings of the Damsels-Light coloured (Vijjulatha) and Dark coloured (Megalatha) in “fresco-en-secco” and the beautifully designed Pleasure Garden (Water garden, boulder garden), the caves with pre-Christian inscriptions, remains of inner & outer fortifications.
Lunch at Freshco watervilla,Sigiriya. http://www.frescowatervilla.com/
PM: OPTION 01: Visit Minneariya National Park.
Minneriya National Park – This National Park with 8889 hectares in extent is famous for it large population of elephants in herds of 100 to 150 roaming in the jungle and seen in the catchment area of the lake.
Entrance is at Ambagaswewa about 6 km from Habarana on the main Habarana Polonnaruwa road. Office is by the side of the main road.
Elephants, about 300 wild elephants, wild buffaloes, wild boar, spotted deer, sloth bear, Sambhur, leopards, crocodiles, jackals, 9 kinds of amphibians, 25 kinds of reptiles, 160 species of birds, 26 varieties of fishes, 78 varieties of butterflies are recorded from the Minneriya National Park.
OPTION 02 : Visit Polonnaruwa : (ONEWAY 65KM – Approx. 02H)
Polonnaruwa – another “World Heritage Site” was the Capital of Sri Lanka from 11th – 13th Centuries contains some splendid and spectacular statues. Lankatilake, Tivanka and Thuparama are the most beautiful and largest Image Houses and Tivanka has the best example of frescoes of the Polonnaruwa period. Rankoth Vehera and Kirivehera are well preserved large stupas, and Gal Vihare – a rock shrine, has four Buddha statues, two seated, one standing and one reclining and Parakrama Bahu statue are examples of Sinhalese stone carver. The Vata-da-ge is a unique creation of the Sri Lankan artists.
Polonnaruwa – the medieval capital was fortified with inner & outer moats and inner & outer walls. The Parakrama Samudra is on the western side of the city. The Royal Palace, Audience Hall and other buildings in the inner city were enclosed by another tall wall.
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Habarana.
Day 5:HABARANA –PINNAWELA- NEGOMBO (One-way 170Kms – Approx. 05H)
After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Negombo for Beach stay. Enroute visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Thereafter proceed to Pinnawela.
After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Negombo for Beach stay. Enroute visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Thereafter proceed to Pinnawela.
PINNAWELA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE, established in 1975, commenced with seven orphans. Today some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandchildren born in the same location. The original objective of establishing the orphanage inclined more towards tourism, but is soon became a conservation and educational centre. With the help of local and foreign elephant experts, Pinnawela started a scientific captive-breeding programme for elephants.The free movement of the herd enhanced the chances for respective individuals of both sexes to get together and mate. The nearby river played a dominant role in this regard, and in 1984, the first baby of Pinnawela was born. The success story of Pinnawela has drawn the attention of scientists from all over the world. A considerable number of books and research articles on Pinnawela have been published in several languages. The members of the Pinnawela herd have been filmed, videoed and photographed thousands of times by professionals.
Also enjoy lunch at Elephant Bay Restaurant at Pinnawala.
And proceed to Negombo
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Negombo
Day 06: –NEGOMBO
After breakfast Leisure at the Beach
Lunch & Dinner in a different location Privat Buffet with Evening entertainments
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Negombo
Day 07: –NEGOMBO
After breakfast Leisure at the Beach
Lunch & Dinner in a different location Privat Buffet with Evening entertainments
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Negombo
Day 08: –NEGOMBO
After breakfast Leisure at the Beach
Lunch & Dinner in a different location Privat Buffet with Evening entertainments
Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel in Negombo
Day 09: – NEGOMBO-AIRPORT (15Km – Approx. 00H15)
Buffet breakfast at hotel & after lunch check out. (EK 655 departure from Colombo at 17.5)
Then proceed to airport and drop off in time for departure flight
END OF TOUR
WHAT TO WEAR
• Rubber slippers are not accepted. For breakfast and lunch the rules are more relaxed
• Trousers or shorts and a T-shirt or sleeved shirt is the ideal attire for men during the day. During
the evening trousers and long sleeved shirts protect against mosquitoes. Both sexes should select
comfortable shoes, sandals, or trainers. Cotton socks are a must. Remember to take a sunhat and good
quality sunglasses. (Sunhats can be purchased in Sri Lanka).
• More and more visitors – both men and women – are experimenting with the traditional Sri Lankan
garment, the sarong. The sarong is a tube of cloth that you step into and tie around your middle rather
like a towel (although there are several more sophisticated ways of tying one). There could not be a
better garment for wearing in the tropics. It is cool and comfortable, and extremely versatile. For
example, it can be hitched up to wade in the sea and even used as a tent in which to change in and out
of swimwear on the beach.
• If your itinerary takes you to the highlands, you will need to pack thicker clothing to wear in the
evenings, when the temperature can drop dramatically. Jeans and sweatshirt or lightweight pullover are
suitable.
• If you are traveling with infants or young children you will find that clothing them is so easy in Sri Lanka
compared to temperate climes. However, while it is tempting to leave them in swimwear all day (if you
are at the beach) or shorts and T-Shirts (if you are touring) some bring long-sleeved cotton tops to
protect them from sun during the heat of the day and from mosquitoes at night.
• Try to pick clothes with pale colors, for it has been found that mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors.
• In many hotels a smart casual attire is required at restaurants for dinner. Shorts, flip-flops and
rubber slippers are not accepted. For breakfast and lunch the rules are more relaxed.
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