Day 1: Arrival in Colombo -Transfer to Kandy
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Arrive in the afternoon in the wonderful country of Sri Lanka, set in the Indian Ocean in South Asia,the tropical island nation of Sri Lanka has a history dating back to the birth of time. It is a place where the original soul of Buddhism still flourishes and where nature's beauty remains abundant and unspoilt. Meet our representative upon arrival & transfer from Airport to Kandy. Enjoy lunch at a restaurant. In the evening visit the Temple of the tooth thereafter, you will visit a Kandyan Dance performance and be treated to a spectacular fire walking finale. Kandy is also famous for it's shopping, gems and jewellery, handicrafts, batiks, silks ect. And you will have the opportunity of browsing to your heart"s content. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 : Kandy to Nuwara Eliya
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
This morning enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, it's time to check out and transfer from Kandy to Pinnawala. The Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage is one of Sri Lanka's most popular tourist attractions. The orphanage's population has now mushroomed to around 65, making it the world's largest collection of captive elephants. Enjoy lunch at the restaurant followed by the tour of Kandy, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The historic city about 480m above sea level surrounded by mountains was known to Sri Lankan as Kanda Uda Rata, which means the hill country. Kandy was home to Sri Lanka's last independent Kingdom, which survived two centuries of colonial incursion before finally falling to the British at the beginning of the nineteenth century, visit the royal Botanical Gardens and catch a panoramic view of the picturesque town from Upper lake Drive. Later transfer to Nuwara Eliya. Arrive and check in & relax. In the evening your dinner will be well organized at the restaurant and overnight stay at hotel.
Day 3: Nuwara Eliya
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Morning breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast you embark on a tour of Nuwara Elia. Nuwara Eliya meaning "the city of dawn" is the town at the highest elevation (about 2000m above sea level) in Sri Lanka and its tallest peak, Piduruthalagala (2555m) could be seen from here. The city, established by the British in the nineteenth century, and known as "Little England" and is a popular holiday resort for Sri Lankans & tourists due to its cool climate and quaint colonial feel with its littel bungalows surrounded by hedgerows. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of the tea country and you can visit a plantation and a factory en route here and witness how the famous "Ceylon Tea" is brewed. Enjoy your lunch at the restaurant followed by the visit to Seetha Amman Temple, said to be built at the spot where Ravna held Sita captive, as related in the Ramayana. The small temple has a collection of statues, including a couple of Kali images. Return to your hotel and enjoy your dinner followed by a comfortable over night stay at the hotel.
Day 4: Nuwara Eliya to Bentota
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
This morning enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, it's time to check out and transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Bentota. Have your lunch at the restaurant the rest of the day is at your leisure. In the evening your dinner will be well organized at the restaurant and overnight stay at hotel.
Day 5: Bentota
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Morning breakfast at the hotel and spend the day at your leisure. Lunch will be organized in the hotel. You may try the boat ride at Madu River {Optional}. Stay over night at the hotel.
Day 6: Bentota to Colombo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After the breakfast the morning is at leisure, today check out have a lunch then you will be transferred from Bentota to Colombo. Enjoy a city tour of Colombo which is the largest city and former administrative capital of Sri Lanka and is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and remnants of a bygone colonial era. Due to its large harbor and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. However it was only made the Capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815. The main city is home to a majority of the Sri Lanka"s corporate offices, restaurants and entertainment venues. On this tour you will visit many of the historical, religious and commercial sites of colombo including the historic and bustling Fort and Pettah, the elite residential Cinnamon Gardens, the Galle face Green, Viharamahadevi Park and much more. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Departure
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer from hotel to airport for your flight onwards or back home.
Price
Includes
* Return economy-class airfare with taxes
* Accommodation for 2 nights in Newara Eliya
* Accommodation for 1 night in Colombo
* City tour of Kandy
* Visit to the Temple of Tooth Relic in Kandy
* City tour of Colombo
* Visit to a tea plantation & a tea factory, Nuwara Eliya
* Accommodation for a night in Kandy
* Accommodation for 2 nights in Bentota
* Daily breakfast, lunch & dinner
* Visit to the Botanical Garden, Kandy
* Visit to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
* Sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya
* Return airport transfers