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| SUMMARY |
| Duration
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07 Days/ 06 Nights |
| Main Activities |
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Gem museum and a lapidary, Yala
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| Key Places |
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Colombo - Kandy - Nuwara Eliya - Hambantota
- Bentota - Colombo. |
| Airport assistance
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DETAILED
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Day 01: Colombo-Kandy
Arrival and transfer to Citadel, Kandy. Afternoon
at leisure. In the late evening visit the temple of the
tooth relic and thereafter witness a cultural show.
Overnight stay at your hotel in, Kandy.
Day
02: Kandy
After breakfast tour the city 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.
Overnight stay at your hotel in, Kandy. |
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Day 03: Kandy-Nuwara
Eliya
After breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya, enroute
visiting a tea plantation and a factory. Nuwara Eliya
is also the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country producing
50% of the world's best tea. Sri Lanka's highest mountain
Pidurutalagala (8282 ft) is located here. Nuwara Eliya
is the location for one of the finest 18 hole golf courses
in Asia. Check in at your hotel. Evening at leisure.
Overnight stay at your hotel in, Nuwara Eliya.
Day 04: Nuwara Eliya-Hambantota
After breakfast visit Sita
Eliya and thereafter proceed to Hambantota/Kataragama.
Enroute do a Safari of the Yala National park by Jeep.
Yala is the largest national park in Sri Lanka and is
the home of wild elephants, wild boar, wild buffalo, leopard,
bear, deer and crocodiles. you can also see large flocks
of migratory and indigenous birds. Overnight stay at your
hotel in Hambantota / Kataragama.
Day 05:
Bentota
After breakfast proceed to Galle and do a city tour of
Galle, one time chief port of Ceylon. Galle is famous
for handmade lace, tortoise shell curios and ebony elephants.
Also, visit the 90 acre Galle fort, which was originally
founded by the Portuguese and later extended by the Dutch
in 1663. The fort houses many important Dutch buildings
including a Dutch period museum. Thereafter proceed to
Bentota. Enroute turtle hatchery operated by the wild
life protection society of sri lanka. several species
of turtle, especially the hawksbill, are endangered; most
vulnerable of all are their eggs; which are left uncovered
on beaches all around the coast. the goodwill of kosgoda
area fishermen, who bring these eggs gratis to the hatchery,
has led to the hatching and release of 100,000 young turtles
in only two years since the hatchery opened.
Check in at your hotel in Bentota for overnight stay.
Day 06: Bentota-Colombo
Breakfast at hotel. Morning at leisure on the beach. In
the evening proceed to Colombo and check in at your hotel.
In the eveninmg do acity / shopping tour 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, house of fashion and the ODEL unlimited
dress boutique.
Overnight stay at your hotel in Colombo.
Day 07: Colombo-Onward Journey
After breakfast proceed to the airport for departure.
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