Tour Details

AIRPORT - NEGOMBO

• Upon arrival meet and greet by our representative and transfer to Negombo. Journey takes approx 20 minutes to reach the hotel and afternoon relax at the beach.
• Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel in Negombo
  

NEGOMBO-DAMBULLA – HABARANA

• Pick up from the Hotel at 0800Hrs.
  
  
• Proceed to Habarana , En route visit to Pinnawela Elephant orphanage and witness the Elephant bathing.
  
  
• Driving time approximately 4 Hours with stop for Refreshment stop at Kurunagala .then continue to Habarana.
  
  
• You will enjoy the country side of Sri Lanka. En route visit to Dambulla cave Temple on the way to Habarana.
• Dambulla Cave Temple. Dedicated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991, Dambulla Cave Temple (or the Golden Temple of Dambulla) is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka The Dambulla Cave Temple grounds also features a functioning Buddhist Monastery dating back to the third and second centuries B.C.
  
  
• Check in at the hotel and afternoon relax at the hotel.
  
  
• Dinner and Overnight at the hotel in Habarana
  

HABARANA – SIGIRIYA – POLONNARUWA

• After breakfast proceed to World Heritage site of Sigiriya. The site of the 'Lion Mountain' was visited from the 6th century AD, by passionate admirers In the heart of Ceylon, the extraordinary site of Sigiriya, a lofty rock of reddish gneiss dominating, from a height of some 150 m, the neighbouring plateau, has been inhabited since the 3rd century BC Sigiriya was created by King Kasyapa who reigned between 477-495 AD
  

• Proceed to Polonnaruwa :Visit the Heritage site of Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous garden-city created by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century Today the ancient city of Polonnaruwa remains one of the best planned archaeological relic sites in the country.
  
  
• Dinner and Overnight at the hotel in Polonnaruwa
  
  

HABARANA- ANURADHAPURA – MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK

• After breakfast drive to Anuradhapura and commence a site seeing tour of Anuradhpura. Anuradhapura - the capital of Sri Lanka from the 05th Century B.C. to the end of the 10th Century A.D. was the most celebrated of Sri Lanka’s ancient ruined cities. The city’s greatest treasures are its dagobas constructed of bricks and hemispherical in shape. The most notable of these dagobas are the Ruvanveliseya which dates back to the 2nd Century B.C. and is 300 feet in diameter, the Jetawanarama is 370 feet and the Thuparama Dagoba enshrines the collarbone of the Buddha. The city’s most renowned relic is the sacred Bo Tree, which is said to have grown from a branch of the tree under which the Buddha gained Enlightenment. It was planted 2250 years ago and is the oldest historically authenticated tree in the world

• Late afternoon commence a Jeep safari at Minneriya national Park
  
  
• Minneriya National Park - This National Park with 8889 hectares in extent is famous for it large population of elephants in herds of 100 to 150 roaming in the jungle and seen in the catchment area of the lake. Elephants, about 300 wild elephants, wild buffaloes, wild boar, spotted deer, sloth bear, Sambhur, leopards, crocodiles, jackals, 9 kinds of amphibians, 25 kinds of reptiles, 160 species of birds, 26 varieties of fishes, 78 varieties of butterflies are recorded from the Minneriya National Park.

• Dinner and Overnight at the hotel in Minneriya

HABARANA –KANDY

• After breakfast depart to Kandy via Dambulla
  
  
• Drive to Kandy, en route visit to Spice Garden and Hindu Temple.
  
  
• Evening tour of Kandy City Tour:
  Kandy city and visit Temple of Tooth relic:
  Kandy became a centre for both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism, the religion's two major sects. The most important of its many Buddhist temples is the Temple of the Tooth, which enshrines a sacred relic of a tooth of the Buddha.
  
  
• Visit Kandy City town and do some shopping with souvenirs and Gems.
  
  
• Evening Culture Show at Kandyan art centre.
  
  
• Check in at the hotel and relax and enjoy the facilities of the hotel.
  
• Dinner &Overnight at the Hotel in Kandy
  

KANDY –TRAIN TRAVEL– NUWARA ELIYA

• Breakfast at the hotel and you will drop at the Kandy railway station to travel by Train to Nuwara Eliya.
  
  
• Train departs from Kandy at 0847Hrs and arrival at Nuwara Eliya ( Nanu Oya)station at 1235Hrs.
  
  
• Our chauffeur driver will meet them at the station and transfer to hotel for check in.
  
  
• Afternoon commence a sightseeing tour Nuwara Eliya and visit to Tea factory.
  Nuwara Eliya is a mountain station at 1,868 m (6,128 ft) of altitude, in a splendid landscape. The city pretends to be particularly well-kept and neat, and the always green grass gives to the locality an aspect of Colonial British style. Nuwara Eliya was built entirely during the 19th century and its architecture mimics that of an English country town, with red-brick walls, country house like hill club and mock-Tudor half-timbering
  
  
• Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Nuwara Eliya
  

NUWARA ELIYA– YALA NATIONAL PARK

• After breakfast and depart through winding roads to Yala, the drive will take nearly 4 hrs.
  
  
• Check in at the hotel and have a lunch at the hotel.
  
  
• Afternoon commence a Jeep safari to Yala National Park.
  Elephants are the most often-spotted inhabitants of the vast Yala National Park in the southeast of Sri Lanka, east of Matara, but they share the reserve with 130 different species of birds and other creatures like sambhur, spotted deer, sloths, crocodiles, monkeys, wild boar and porcupines. There is also a small population of leopards
  
  
• Evening return back to the hotel and Dinner and Overnight at the hotel in Yala
  

YALA – MIRISSA

• After breakfast departs to Galle and check in at the hotel.
• Afternoon relax at the beach and enjoy Galle beach.
• Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel

Whale Watching - GALLE - Colombo

• You will be picked from the resort at 0545Hrs for the whale watching tour. In the boat they provide the snacks, Tea & Coffee during the whale watching session.
  
  
• After completion drive back to resort and refresh.
  
  
• By afternoon check out and travel to Colombo.
  
  
• En route visit to Galle Fort and Galle City. Then proceed to Colombo by southern express, journey takes approx. 1 ½ Hrs to reach Colombo.
  
  
• Afternoon commence a city tour of Colombo, including visit of Colombo Fort, Pettah Bazzar, Independence square and shopping tour if Colombo.
  
• Dinner & Overnight stay at the Hotel in Colombo
  

COLOMBO – AIRPORT

After Breakfast transfer to Airport for departure flight.