Package : The Brief Island Tour (06Nights / 07Days)
The brief island tour has been designed to capture the glimpse of nature, culture and wildlife. Begin the one week tour from the elephant orphanage en route Kandy which has the greatest herd of elephants in captivity in the world. The cultural city of Kandy offers you a mix of heritage and scenic beauty. Visit to Nuwaraeliya hill resort to indulge in salubrious climes in the surroundings of rolling tea plantations, cascading waterfalls and misty mountains. Your final days will be spent in perfect wilderness along the Sri Lanka’s southern region, with a most popular safari destination to Yala National Park and stay at the UNESCO-protected historical Galle city in the surroundings of secluded Indian Ocean beaches.
Day 01 | Airport / Colombo
Traditional welcome on arrival at the Colombo Airport. Transfer to your Hotel in Colombo. Afternoon, do a city tour of Colombo.
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s commercial capital and sea-port and until recently its administrative capital, is a blend of old and new, east and west. A city which has many reminders of its European colonial past. Bustling bazaars, Buddhist and Hindu Temples and Muslim Mosques contrast with high rises, smart modern Shopping Malls and multi- national chain hotels. Sightseeing highlights include the old parliament houses, Buddhist Temple, Town Hall, and the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. Apart from excellent shopping, Colombo offers visits to one of the worlds leading tea auctions, an 18 hole Golf Course, seasonal Buddhist and Hindu pageants., international cricket tournaments, plush casinos, enjoyable evening entertainment and excellent restaurants. State-of-the-Art communications and Cyber services are available in the hotels and other outlets.
Overnight: Hotel in Colombo
Day 02 | Colombo / Pinnawela / Kandy
After breakfast, leave for Kandy en route visiting an Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawela.
PINNAWELA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE
At This Orphanage you will find elephants of all ages, which were abandoned or orphaned. They are been looked after with loving care until such time they are ready to work or be freed back to the jungles. The unique feature of this place is that one could feed the baby elephants with bottles of milk during the feeding times. Pinnawela is a paradise for the elephant photographers.
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Proceed to Kandy & do a city tour of Kandy which was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings which is a World Heritage Site. The name “Kandy” conjures visions of splendour and magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive.
Drive around the Kandy Lake built by the last Sinhala king, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe in 1798. Visit the Kandy town and Bazaar, the arts and crafts centre, a gem museum and a lapidary. Evening visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic and witness a beautiful Cultural show.
Check in at your hotel & relax.
Overnight: Hotel in Kandy
Day 03 | Kandy / Nuwara Eliya
After breakfast, Proceed to Peradeniya and visit the Royal Botanical Gardens.
This Botanical Garden was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was expanded by the British. It is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing variety of trees, plants and flowers.
Leave for Nuwara Eliya
Visit to a Tea Plantation & a Tea Factory.
Nuwara-Eliya – Cool green mountain valley and the heart of Sri Lankan hill country boasts rolling hills interspersed with gushing streams and tumbling waterfalls. Popular summer resort famous for it’s tea plantations and golf links.
Overnight: Hotel in Nuwara Eliya
Day 04 | Nuwara Eliya / Yala
After breakfast, leave for Yala.
Arrive in yala and Do a jeep safari in Yala National Park.
Sri Lanka ’s best known national park is popular for Elephant, Leopard, Bear, Crocodile and Wild Boar. More than three times larger than Udawalawe at 97,800 hectares, this is the second largest of Sri Lanka’s national parks. Its open, undulating terrain made it famous for elephants for many years, but the park is also now famed for its Leopard population due to publicity by National Geographic and the Discovery TV channels, which focused on a leopard research/conservation and identification project. Claims have subsequently been made that Yala National Park has the world’s highest concentration of leopard per square kilometer. This park is primarily shrub jungle with several salt and fresh water lagoons. The areas popular with leopard are rock strewn hillocks with dense shrub in which the animals hide.
Check in at your hotel & relax.
Overnight : Hotel in Yala
Day 05 | Yala / Galle
After breakfast in hotel,leave for Galle. Arrive in Galle and do a city tour of Galle.
Galle is the capital of southern Sri Lanka. In 1587, the Portuguese annexed Galle from its Singhalese kings and built its first fortress naming it “Santacrusz”. Its old world charm appeals as a tourist destination. To this, it looks back to 500 years of nurture under Singhalese, Portuguese, Dutch and British stewardship. The influence of the Dutch on the people of the city and architecture, especially the way they dress, is evident today. The town is the first international commerce and trade centre of the island, even today, the Galle play an important role in the Sri Lanka’s economy. The sandy beach here enhances the natural beauty the city blessed with.
Check in at your hotel & relax.
Overnight: Hotel in Galle or Hikkaduwa
Day 06 | Galle or Hikkaduwa
After breakfast,
spend the day at leisure by the beach.
Overnight: Hotel in Galle or Hikkaduwa
Day 07 | Galle or Hikkaduwa / Airport
After breakfast,transfer to Colombo airport for the depature flight.
