Day 01 - Arrival/Colombo City/Colombo City Tour
You are met with traditional Sri Lankan hospitality at the airport, and then transported in your own private air-conditioned vehicle by our courteous English speaking Chauffeur-guide to Colombo City, where you will check-in to your hotel in Colombo. This is an ideal place to stay in Colombo City, as everything is very nearby. In the evening you will enjoy an interesting City Tour of Colombo which includes important residential and commercial areas, shopping centers, and other various fascinating sights which adds to the mystical ambience of being in this exotic land.
Overnight in Colombo
Day 02 - Pinnawela Elephants/Dambulla cave Temple/Sigiriya
After breakfast, you could visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, where baby elephants are cared by man. Be sure to watch the morning feeding and bathing sessions, which are truly a sight to see! Following this, you will be taken to Dambulla, home of the famous Dambulla Rock Cave Temple, with its marvelous Buddhist statues and frescoes dating back to our ancient times, all inside of an amazing cave! Finally, you arrive at Sigiriya, and check in to your hotel.
Overnight in Sigiriya
Day 03 - Sigiriya Rock Fortress/Spice gardens/Kandy Hill Station/the Temple of the Sacred tooth relic/Cultural Dance Program
After breakfast, you can attempt to make a leisurely climb up the Sigiriya Rock Fortress, which is a massive rock rising out of the otherwise flat plains, on top of which is a very ancient fortress/palace/temple, accessible only through the paws of a massive lion figure, and decorated with ancient "dancing maidens" all the way up. Following this you will enjoy the drive to Kandy, the centre of traditional Sri Lankan culture, and home to the Kings of old. Along the way, you will visit an aromatic Spice Garden, in Matale. Check-in at your hotel in Kandy. In the evening, you will visit the beautiful Dalada Maligawa, "the Temple Of The Sacred Tooth Relic Of Lord Buddha", following which, you will really enjoy a Cultural Dance Program.
Overnight in Kandy
Day 04 - Kandy city tour/Nuwara Eliya hill country/Hakgala Gardens/Nuwara Eliya city tour
After breakfast, you will enjoy a City Tour of Kandy, which includes the Upper & Lower Lake Drive, a Gem Museum, and the famous Kandy Market, amongst other very interesting sights. Following this a spectacular drive around the mountains, viewing endless tea plantations and majestic waterfalls, brings you to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka's "Little England" where time seems to have stood still since the days of the British occupation. On the way to Nuwara Eliya you will visit a typical Tea Factory & enjoy a freshly brewed cup of tea. In the evening leisurely visit the Hakgala Gardens, where you can appreciate the wide variety of exotic flowers and plants. Following this you will enjoy a City Tour of Nuwara Eliya.
Overnight in Nuwara Eliya
Day 05 – Nuwara Eliya Hill Country/Kitulgala/ Bentota Beach/ Turtle Htcery
After breakfast, a wonderful drive down the mountains viewing majestic waterfalls brings you to Kitulgala, where the classic movie "Bridge on the River Kwai" was filmed, over the raging river. You can try some thrilling Whitewater Rafting, or simply enjoy the scenery over a cup of tea or lunch. Following this you will drive to Bentota. Bentota offers water sports possibilities nowhere else to be found. Apart from swimming, body-surfing or diving in the sea, you can jet-ski, windsurf, parasail or enjoy a river safari on the river and lagoon. In the evening you will visit a Turtle Hatchery in Kosgoda.
Overnight inBentota
Day 06 - Last day/Airport
The day to relax and perhaps do some last minute souvenir shopping, as well as to bid goodbye to beautiful & exotic Sri Lanka, and it's wonderful people, scenery, and mystical ambience. Today you will be accompanied to the airport in time to board your flight back home.
End of tour.
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