Habarana
Arrival. Meet and greet by our representative at the airport and transfer to Habarana. Enroute visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. Check in at your hotel for overnight stay.
Habarana
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Sigiriya – the Rock Fortress [a World Heritage Site] Evening enjoy an Elephant Back Safari in the local village area. Overnight stay at your hotel in Habarana.
Sigiriya, a 183 m rocky outcrop was built by King Kasiappa (473 - 491 AD). Ancient glory dazzles at Sigiriya, stupendous 5th century AD rock-fortress citadel of a fugitive king, where the history merges with melodrama. Some theories affirm that Sigiriya was a Mahayana Buddhist Monastery, or that it was both citadel and hermitage at different times. While Sigiriya keeps some of its secrets, visitors have much else to fill them with wonder. The 10 ft tall and 93 meter long Mirror Wall still glistens with it’s 5th century high-gloss and the majestic Lion’s Paw picturesquely guards the stairway to the palace on the summit. A gallery of frescos of shapely, be-jewelled maidens still glows with vibrant colour and the Water Gardens are unequalled anywhere on earth. Broad, 3 km long granite-lined moats, earthen ramparts, stone and brick walls and boulder-catapults defended the citadel, even if only for a brief 18 years.
Kandy
After breakfast proceed to Kandy. Enroute visit Dambulla Rock Temple (a World Heritage site). Enroute visit Dambulla Rock Temple (a world Heritage Site). Visit a Spice Garden in Matale during your transfer to 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.
Dambulla Cave Temple - Dating back to the 1st century BC, this 500 foot rock mass consists of a series of caves turned into shrines with numerous life size images of the Buddha and other Gods. 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. The most impressive is the 147 long statue of the Buddha.
Kandy / Nuwara Eliya
After breakfast do a city tour of Kandy – the last capital of the Sri Lankan Kings. Check out from the hotel. Thereafter proceed to Nuwara Eliya, enroute visiting a Tea Plantation and a factory. Overnight stay at Hotel.
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 garden of the Royalty. Nearly 4000 species of plants are found in this garden and it is encircled by the Mahaweli River.
[Please do note that a traveller might require soft warm cloths as the temperature may vary from 7 – 16 Celsius]
Located over 6,800 feet above sea level, Nuwara Eliya is the heart of Sri Lankan hill country. It is the home of the famous Ceylon Tea and the rolling mountains are a carpet of velvety green tea plantations, interspersed with gushing streams and tumbling waterfalls. The salubrious climate, misty glens and the decidedly British character make Nuwara Eliya a must on any Sri Lankan travel itinerary. Sri Lanka's highest mountain Pidurutalagala (8282 ft) is also located with in the Nuwara Eliya city limits. Nuwara Eliya is the location for one of the finest 18 hole Golf Courses in Asia.
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. Check in at your hotel in Colombo for overnight stay.
Colombo
After breakfast at the hotel. Colombo sight seeing and shopping tour. Thereafter proceed to airport for departure.
City tour of Colombo covers the old Parliament, the residential areas and the BMICH (Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall), A Hindu Kovil, a Buddhist Temple, Observing the Galle Face Green and visit Fort Bazaar. Shopping is never an end in Colombo - visit House of Fashions, Majestic City shopping complex, ODEL Unlimited Dress Boutique, Noritake Ceramic Showroom, Barefoot Gallery and Lakmedura Handicraft Centre.