05 Days 04 Nights – Sri Lanka Tour

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 01 : : AIRPORT/KANDY

 Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport , met by our Representatives and proceed to hotel in Hotel Kandy.

En route

ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE

visit the Elephant Orphanage, the foster – home of elephants of different age and size feeding, bathing, playing together and even mating. These have been found injured or left abandoned in the wilderness. There are even little baby calves born in captivity

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SPICE GARDEN

Visit a spice garden at mavanella which grows spices and herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication. Spices of Sri Lanka attracted the early sea faring merchants who made the long voyages to purchase this precious merchandise.

P.m At leisure

Overnight stay at Hotel Kandy. 

DAY 02 : : KANDY

Breakfast at Hotel. A.m. at leisure

P.m. Visit art and craft centre and Gem Bureau where you will be shown a documentary film on how Sri Lankan Gem mining is traditionally done

Next enjoy a typical Sri Lankan Cultural Show of Drumming Dancing music and fire walking.

TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH OF RELIC

Visit the Temple of the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha. This temple, the most important one for The Sri Lankan Buddhists was built in the 16th Century A.D. solely for the purpose of housing the tooth relic.

Sight seeing of kandy including Upper Lake Drive.

Overnight stay at Hotel Kandy. 

DAY 03 : : KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA

 Breakfast at hotel, leave for Nuwara Eliya. En route visit the Botanical Garden Peradeniya .

BOTANICAL GARDEN

Which was a pleasure garden of a Kandyan King of the 16th Century and later made in to a Botanical Garden during the British regime.

NUWARA ELIYA

The Hill country of Sri Lanka is a sight to behold. After the heat of the low lands of Sri Lanka, the diversity of temperature and scenery of the high lands is incredible.

Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Bandarawela, are three popular hill stations of Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya being the highest, situated over 6000 feet above sea level is also called “Little England”. As this is where the British built themselves a home away from home.

The winding road that leads to the hill country through tea plantations that carpet the hills to extents beyond sight, the water falls that meander cascading down the hills, the misty valleys and scenery are certainly awe inspiring.

One who drives up to Nuwara Eliya from Colombo [a four hour drive] will find it impossible to accept it to be a part of the same country.

Arrive in Nuwara Eliya to be greeted by the fresh wintry atmosphere, the cottage type bungalows and the colonial air. (Nuwara Eliya is also known as “Little England”)

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TEA FACTORY

Visit a Tea Plantation and a Tea Factory enroute. Sri Lanka being famous for its “Ceylon Tea” has added cheers to many the world over for more than a century.

City Tour of Nuwara Eliya.

NUWARA ELIYA CITY TOUR

Drive through the little town of Nuwara Eliya observing the well-maintained buildings of colonial Architecture. Visit the busy market where the tea plantation workers rush in and out with their days provisions. Visit the lake Gregory built for generating power during the British Colonial age but now a feature that adds beauty to the city. 

Overnight stay at Hotel in Nuwara Eliya. 

DAY 04 : : NUWARA ELIYA /COLOMBO  

Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Colombo via Kithulgala. En route visit Sita Amman Temple

 SITA AMMAN TEMPLE

This Temple considered as one of the oldest is said to mark the spot where Rawana held the queen Sita captive, The streamlet that flows by the rock on which the Temple stands on is supposed to be where the queen Sita bathed. Although the story of Rama Sita and Rawana is a legendary epic poem, The evidence such as this sparks off another dimension to imagination. As a Temple much revered, many stop by and step into invoke blessings and favours from the gods.

View the beauty of two water falls “ St. Clair and Devon” Refresh your self at St. Clair’s Tea Centre enjoying the panoramic view and watching the Devon Fall flow gracefully.

KITULGALA

Kitulgala is little village on one of the routes between Colombo and Nuwara Eliya. The name Kitulgala derived from the word KITUL (fish tail palm) trees that grow in abundance in these parts. The Kelani River that flows through Kitulgala does not only beautifully the village but also attracts tourists for the white water rafting that has become so popular in it. The most important scene of blasting the bridge and train in the famous film “ The Bridge on the River Kvai” was also filmed at Kitulgala and the film site is also a site visited by many tourists. Bandara Kele a patch of nature reserve that has become very popular with bird watchers and Nature lovers.    

p.m. Colombo City Tour and Shopping.

CITY TOUR

The City Tour will include places of Tourist interest such as

·         Old parliament

·         Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall

·         Buddhist Hindu Temple

·         Town Hall.

SHOPPING

Shopping at

·         Odel

·         House of Fashion

·         Paradise Road

·         Bare foot etc.

Overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo

DAY 05 : : COLOMBO / AIRPORT

Breakfast at Hotel. A.m. At leisure After noon leave for Airport for Departure.

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