Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage,
Heavenly Maidens, Spice Garden in Matale, Bridge on the
River Kwai.
Key Places
:
Colombo, Habarana, Kandy-Nuwara Eliya.
Airport assistance
and transfer to hotel.
DETAILED
ITINERARY
DAY 01: Colombo-Habarana Arrival and transfer to
Habarana. Enrouite visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage.
Over Night:Check in at your hotel for
overnight stay.
DAY 02:
Habarana After breakfast
proceed to Sigiriya and climb the Rock Fortress of Sigiriya,
built by King Kasiappa (473 - 491 AD). The lion rock is
a citadel of unusual beauty, rising 200 metres from the
scrub jungle. See the world famous frescoes of the "Heavenly
Maidens" of Sigiriya in a sheltered pocket of the
rock.. Evening at leisure. Over Night:Overnight stay at your hotel
in Habarana.
DAY 03: Hawarana-Kandy After breakfast proceed
to Kandy, enroute visiting the Dambulla Rock Temple, which
was built by King Walagambahu in the 1st century BC. Dambulla
too 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.mtrs of painted walls and ceilings is
the largest area of paintings found in the world. Also,
visit a Spice Garden in Matale. Check in at your hotel.
Afternoon at leisure. In the late evening visit the Temple
of the Tooth Relic and thereafter witness a cultural show.
Over Night:Overnight stay at your hotel
in Kandy.
DAY 04: Kandy-Nuwara Eliya After breakfast do a city tour of Kandy - the last
capital of the Sri Lankan Kings. The name Kandy conjures
visions of a storied past, splendour, legend, folklore,
mystery and traditions lovingly kept alive for countless
years. Visit a Gem museum and a lapidary. Also, visit
the Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya, which was originally
the pleasure gardens of the Royalty. Nearly 4000 species
of plants are found in this garden and it is encircled
by the Mahaweli River. Check in at your hotel. Thereafter
proceed to Nuwara Eliya, enroute visiting a Tea Plantation
and a Factory. Nuwara Eliya is the location for one of
the finest 18 hole Golf Courses in Asia. Sri Lanka's highest
mountain Pidurutalagala (8282 ft) is located here. after
breakfast at leisure or option of doing last minute shopping
in Colombo. Thereafter proceed to the airport for departure.
Over Night:Overnight stay at your hotel
in Nuwara Eliya.
DAY
05: Nuwara Eliya-Colombo After breakfast proceed to Colombo via Kitulgala
where the famous “Bridge on the River Kwai”
film was made. Enroute observe the two Water Falls, Devon
and St. Clare’s. Over Night:Check in at your hotel in
Colombo for overnight stay.
DAY
06: Colombo-Onward Journey After breakfast do a city tour of Colombo observing
the old Parliament, the residential areas and the BMICH
(Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall)
and visit Fort. Also, visit the Ceramics Corporation Showroom,
Majestic City shopping complex and the ODEL Unlimited
Dress Boutique. Thereafter proceed to airport for departure.
