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1 - Destination Colombo |
Traditional welcome on arrival at the Colombo Airport.Transfer to Cinnamon Grand 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: Cinnamon Grand Hotel
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2 - Destination Colombo / Pinnawela / Kandy |
(After breakfast, departure from Fort Railway Station by Viceroy Special Train. Stop at Rambukkana and do an excursion to 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.
Proceed to Kandy by Viceroy Special Train.
Engoy a lunch served on board.
Ariive in Peradeniya and tranfer to the Royal Botanical Gardens by coaches. 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.
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. Also visit Peradeniya 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. Evening visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic and witness a beautiful Cultural show.
Check in at your hotel & relax.
Overnight: Hotel in Kandy
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3 - Destination Kandy / Dambulla |
After breakfast in hotel, proceed to visit a Tea Plantation & a tea Factory.
leave for Kandy.
Visit a Spice garden & a batlk factory.
Proceed to Dambulla .and visit the cave temple.
En-route, optional visit to Aluvihara temple in Matale
Arrive in Dambulla and visit the Cave temple.
DABULLA - This World Heritage Site is one of the foremost centers of Buddhist pilgrimage as well as one of the largest cave temple complexes in South Asia. It is a major attraction for tourists and locals, who flock to see the dazzling and numerous rock and wall paintings of the Lord Buddha. The monastery itself was found in the 3rd century B.C. Of the numerous chambers found in the shelter, only five are in use today, the best known of which is the Maharaja Vihara.
Check in at your hotel & relax.
Overnight: Hotel in Dambulla
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4 - Destination Dambulla / Polonnaruwa / Mineriya / Dambulla |
After breakfast in hotel leave for Polonnaruwa to visit the ruins of the old Kingdom.
POLONNARUWA – Polonnaruwa, which is located in the North Central province, was the capital of Sri Lanka from the 11th to 13th century A.D. Along with Anuradhapura and Kandy, this ancient city forms one of the points of the “cultural triangle” of Sri Lanka, and contains a wealth of remarkable sites and monuments. Once the favorite country retreat of the royalty of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa was a key settlement even before the medieval period, largely due to its strategic location near the river crossings of the Mahaweli river.It was King Vijayabahu I who first established Polonnaruwa as the capital of his kingdom in 1055. The Visitor who travels the city from the south to the North will find the following monuments of perticular interest: Library Monastery, The Citadel and the palace complex and Vatadage.
Proceed to Minneriya.
Enjoy a jeep Safari at Minneriya National Park
MINNERIYA - Located between Habarana and POLONNARUWA, the 8890 hectares of MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK is an ideal eco tourism location in Sri Lanka The park consists of mixed evergreen forest and scrub areas and is home to Sri Lanka 's favorites such as sambar deer, leopards and elephants. However the central feature of the park is the ancient Minneriya Tank (built in 3rd century AD by King Mahasena).During the dry season (June to September), this tank is an incredible place to observe the elephants who come to bathe and graze on the grasses as well as the huge flocks of birds (cormorants and painted storks to name a few) that come to fish in the shallow waters.
Proceed back to Dambulla .
Overnight stay: Hotel in Dambulla
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5 - Destination Dambulla / Sigiriya / Negombo |
After an early breakfast in hotel leave for Sigiriya and climb the rock fortress.
SIGIRIYA - a massive monolith of red stone rises 600 feet from the green scrub jungle to accentuate the lucid blue of the sky. How overpowering, then, this rock fortress of Sigiriya must have been when a palace crowned it 15 centuries ago. At the brief height of its glory, a flowering of only 18 years in the late 5th Century, it was one of the loveliest royal cities that ever graced the earth. And today, it is perhaps the single most remarkable memory for visitors to Sri Lanka. beautiful bare-breasted maidens still smile from incredible fresco paintings. Surrounding the foot of the rock, extending for several hundred meters, are Asia's oldest surviving landscape gardens, incorporating lovely ponds around Sigiriya's plinth of fallen boulders.
After visiting Sigiriya, leave for Negombo.
Check in at your hotel & relax.
Overnight: Hotel in Negombo
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6 - Destination Negombo / Airport |
After breakfast,
Transfer to the Airport on time for your departure flight
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| Package includes : |
- 05 Night accommodation on twin sharing basis at hotels / room categories mentioned above
- Meal plan is room plus breakfast basis at all places
- English speaking local guide throughout the tour
- Transport services using Air Conditioned vehicles
- Train Ride on Viceroy Special Train from Fort Railway Station to Peradeniya Railway staion.
- Lunch served on board Viceroy train on day 02
- Porterage at hotels and airport
- Mineral Water and wet wipes in the transport at all times.
- Entrance fee to places of visit mentioned in the above itinarary
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| does not include : |
- Airfares / visa fees / insurance charges
- Lunch or dinner
- Extras in hotels
- Any tips or gratuities, camera / video camera fees, telephone calls, internet or fax charges, laundry bills,beverages.
- Any early check in / late check out.
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