DAY
01: AIRPORT / COLOMBO
Arrive
at Bandaranaike International Airport by flight No. UL and met by
"Don Voyage"
Representatives with traditional Sri Lankan hospitality and transfer
to a hotel in Colombo. |
| Evening
leave for City Tour of Colombo. |
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CITY
TOUR & SHOPPING
The City Tour will include places of Tourist
interest such as Old parliament, Bandaranaike Memorial International
Conference Hall, Buddhist Hindu Temple and Town Hall.
SHOPPING
Shopping at Odel, House of Fashion, Bare foot
and etc. |
| Overnight
stay at a Hotel in Colombo. |
DAY
02 : COLOMBO / KANDY
After breakfast, leave for Kandy. En route visit Pinnawala Elephant
Orphanage. |
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ELEPHANT
ORPHANGE
The foster home of elephants of different age and size feed, bathe,
play together and even mate. These great animals have been found
injured or left abandoned in the wilderness. Now they even breed
in captivity. |
| Next
visit Spice Garden, |
SPICE
GARDEN
Visit a spice garden at mavanella which grows spices and herbs used
for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication. Spices of Sri Lanka attracted
the early sea faring merchants who made the long voyages to purchase
this precious merchandise. |
P.m.Visit
art and craft centre and Gem Bureau where you will be shown a documentary
film on how Sri Lankan Gem mining is traditionally done.
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| Next
visit Temple of tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. |
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TEMPLE
OF THE TOOTH OF RELIC
Visit the Temple of the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha. This temple,
the most important one for The Sri Lankan Buddhists was built in
the 16th Century A.D. solely for the purpose of housing the tooth
relic. Observe the magnificent Architecture of that period and experience
the tranquility of the atmosphere. |
| P.m.
enjoy a typical Sri Lankan Cultural Show of Drumming, Dancing, Music
and Fire walking.
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Overnight
stay at Hotel in Kandy. |
DAY
03 : KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA
After Breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliya. En route visit Botanical Garden. |
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BOTANICAL
GARDEN
En-route visit the Botanical Garden Peradeniya. Which was a pleasure
garden of a Kandyan King of the 16th Century and later made in to
a Botanical Garden during the British regime. This gardens, one
of the best in Asia is a place of beauty and site for bird watchers. |
Leave
for Nuwara Eliya by train |
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You
will met by the chauffer guide at "Nanu Oya" Station and
transferred to the Hotel at Nuwara Eliya to continue with tour. |
Nuwara
Eliya, the misty city is located over 6000 feet above sea level.
The drive will be through refreshing Tea Plantations covering the
hills like carpets and cascading waterfalls to mesmerize you. |
TEA
FACTORY
Visit a Tea Plantation and a Tea Factory en route. Sri Lanka being
famous for its "Ceylon Tea" adding cheer to many the world
over for more than a century. |
arrive
in Nuwara Eliya to be greeted by the fresh wintry atmosphere. Observe
the well preserved colonial architecture of bungalows that were
the homes of Lords, Governor's and Planters who pioneered the "Ceylon
Tea" drive.( Nuwara Eliya is also known as "Little England")
Leave for Sight Seeing of Nuwara Eliya which includes visits to
the 18 Hole Golf course, Race Course . |
NUWARA
ELIYA CITY TOUR
Drive
through the little town of Nuwara Eliya observing the well-maintained
buildings of colonial Architecture. Visit the busy market where
the tea plantation workers rush in and out with their days provisions.
Visit the lake Gregory built for generating power during the British
Colonial age but now a feature that adds beauty to the city.
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| Overnight
stay at Hotel In -Nuwara Eliya. |
| DAY
04 : NUWARA ELIYA / YALA |
| Breakfast
at Hotel.Leave for Yala. |
| En
route stop at Ella Grand Motel to enjoy the view of the famous ella
gap, Also view the beauty of the Ravana Falls as you descend to the
low lands. |
| Next
visit Buduruwagala. |
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BUDURUWAGALA.
The rock carvings of Buduruwagala are believed to be over a Thousand
years old The rock carvings of Buduruwagala are believed to be over
a Thousand years old. There are seven figurers carved in high relief
on a Rock that rises beyond the stream and the tallest one is of
the Buddha, which is 51 feet tall. |
| p.m.
Safari in National Park. |
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RUHUNUN
NATIONAL PARK.
visit Ruhunu National Park at Yala. This will
include a Safari tour by jeep with a jungle tracker, where you can
see animals in the Jungle; including elephants , Bears, Wild boar,
Dear, Buffalo, Monkeys and many other animals if you are lucky,
leopards too. You also could see different species of birds. |
| Overnight
stay at Yala Hotel. |
| DAY
05 : YALA / BENTOTA |
| Breakfast
at Hotel. Leave for Bentota. En route Visit Dutch Fortress. |
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GALLE
DUTCH FORTRESS
An ancient city which is now a modern and buzzing town today. It
was the most important sea port way back in history, where the sea
faring merchants arrived to trade and barter. This is also where
the Portuguese first set foot in the year 1505 and built a fortress,
Which was later captured and fortified by the Dutch. The fortress
is one of the best |
preserved
in the island. A visit to the fortress and to watch the sunset from
the rampart is an experience unforgettable The oldest Protestant
church in the country called the "Groote Kirk" built by
the Dutch is located inside the Fort. It is situated close to New
Oriental Hotel also built by them as the Governor's Residence in
1684 |
| Next
Visit the Turtle Hatchery. |
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TURTLE
HATCHERY
Projects have been launched to conserve the population of turtles
that are reaching extinction and such projects are found along the
southern coast of Sri Lanka where turtles come ashore to lay their
eggs. The turtle digs a hole on the Beach, Lays hers eggs and covers
it with sand where it is supposed to, incubate by the heat of the
sun. What |
often
happens is, the eggs are dug out by fisherman and sold to people
who consume them.But now the eggs are bought up by the conservation
projects and are hatched the Natural way in enclosed areas where
the Birds don’t have a chance of picking them up and the babies
are let in to the sea after two days at night time which offers
them a better chance of survival. |
| Next
Boat Safari at Madhu River. |
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BOAT
SAFARI
The Boat Safari on the River Madhu is something
that words would not justify.
The primitive Life Style of the inhabitant of the islands of the Madhu
River is only a boat ride away. The boat ride that takes you through
the thick mongroves, The bird life around, the primitive style of
Fishing and prawn trapping |
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practiced by the inhabitants of
the islands will reveal to you another facet of splendid Sri Lanka. |
| Overnight
stay at Hotel Bentota. |
| DAY
06 - 10 : BENTOTA |
| Breakfast
at Hotel. |
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BEACH
STAY
p.m At leisure - Beach Stay with many choices of spending your time.
Leisurely strolling on the Golden Beaches enthralled in the magical
atmosphere. Lazing on a Sun deck reading a book of you choice, and
sipping a cool fresh tropical fruit drink of pine apple, Mango,
Banana. Water skiing, Wind Surfing, Snorkeling or cutting through
the |
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choppy on a jet water scooter and much more. |
| DAY
11 : BENTOTA / AIRPORT |
| Breakfast
at Hotel. Leave Air port for Departure.(Beach
Stay could be extended) |
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