Welcome To The Beautiful Island Destination Of Sri Lanka....!
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DAY ONE
Arrival and Welcome by company Representative at the BANDARANAIKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KATUNAYAKE
Escort to MOUNT LAVINIA by airconditioned luxury vehicle with the services of English Speaking Chauffeur Guide
Arrive at MOUNT LAVINIA HOTEL
Pre registration arranged and Accompanied to Governor’s Suite by guest relations executive
Afternoon at Leisure
Overnight at MOUNT LAVINIA HOTEL
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DAY TWO
Breakfast at the Mount Lavinia Hotel
Tour Commences from COLOMBO by Luxury Car with the services of English Speaking Chauffeur Guide throughout
Proceed on Route A1 in the direction of KANDY, traveling via Pineapple and Cashew Country. Drive onwards not
missing to tarry a while by the colourfully attired damsels in the varied cashew stalls by the roadside.
Proceed to PINNAWALA. Visit
PINNAWALA The Elephant Orphanage - a novel concept
Onwards to Drive via semi-jungles teak plantations to arrive at Elephant Corridor Hotel
Free Afternoon Spend the afternoon in the midst of nature in this beautifully located eco-friendly hotel in a forest
Overnight at ELEPHANT CORRIDOR HOTEL
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DAY THREE
Breakfast at the Elephant Corridor Hotel
‘Elephant Safari’ - One-hour trek in the jungles of HABARANA on elephant back - an exiting interlude
Onwards to POLONNARUWA Travel via GIRITALE to POLONNARUWA - the medieval capital of Sri Lanka
Site-Seeing Visit: POLONNARUWA
- The ROYAL PALACE - carved prince's bathing pool
- The VATADAGEYA - the circular relic-house with four seated Buddha
- The GAL POTHA - the stone book with intricate writings
- The GAL VIHARA - the group of Buddha images
Return part-way along the route travelled and de-tour via SIGIRIYA a jungle track of Road to SIGIRIYA
Climb
SIGIRIYA - 'The Rock fortress In The Sky'
Overnight at ELEPHANT CORRIDOR HOTEL
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DAY FOUR
Breakfast at the Elephant Corridor Hotel
Proceed via KEKIRAWA to
AUKANA
Proceed to ANURADHAPURA
The most ancient Capital of Sri Lanka, founded in the 5th century BC - well known even before
the advent of Buddhism. Here is found the largest number of ancient monuments of a great
civilization that flourished in this region
Visits may include:
# The RUWANWELISAYA DAGOBA with its famous elephant wall
# The THUPARAMA DAGOBA, The ABEYAGIRI and the JETAWANARAMA DAGOBAS
# PILLARS BRAZEN PALACE which once had nine stories
# SAMADHI BUDDHA a fine piece of Buddhist sculpture
# THE ISURUMUNIYA ROCK TEMPLE, with its rock carvings of the famous 'lovers' and the 'elephant' and the 'horse and rider'
# The TWIN PONDS – another piece of magnificIent design, magnificent indeed is its sculpture
If time permits,
Visit MIHINTALE - A forest clad mountain, sacred to the Buddhist
Back To Sigiriya
Overnight at ELEPHANT CORRIDOR HOTEL
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DAY FIVE
Breakfast at the Elephant Corridor Hotel
Proceed to KANDY
En-route DAMBULLA
Travel through MATALE and proceed on to KANDY
En route - Spice Garden
Visit a Spice Garden -
follow a conducted tour of the spice plantation where cinnamon, cardamom,
the pepper creeper, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, coriander, turmeric and a host of other spices,
some of which indigenous to Sri Lanka, will be introduced.
Arrive at KANDY Check in at
MAHAWELI REACH HOTEL
Evening if time permits Visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth of Lord Buddha and, If Desired participate
in the "POOJA" ceremony Cultural Performance Attend a Cultural Performance with KANDY Dancers and Drums
Overnight at MAHAWELI REACH HOTEL
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DAY SIX
Breakfast at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel
Visit Royal Botanical Garden -
Visit the Temples of LANKATHILAKA, GADALADENIYA and EMBEKKE
- Lankatilake -with an image house and paintings of the KANDYAN period
- Gadaladeniya -a Buddhist Shrine with a Hindu Devale
- Embekke -an architectural masterpiece of the period of the Kandyan Kingdom
Back to Mahaweli Reach Hotel
If Desired,
Afternoon - Walk in UDAWATTA KELLE Sanctuary - a large pleasant forested area
plenty of huge trees - with little paths and much bird and Insect life
Overnight at MAHAWELI REACH HOTEL
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DAY SEVEN
Breakfast at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel
Visit in KANDY -
Proceed on to the Upper-lake drive for a picture post card view of the city
Meditation -
Travel to a Hermitage some kilometres from the City of KANDY a few hours of Meditation
where one could relax and comfort the spirit by experiencing mental serenity and inner peace
Afternoon Proceed to
NUWARA ELIYA
Continue journey through many kilometers of Tea Gardens and wind your way through hairpin
bends to arrive at a Tea Factory
En route stop-by to view the
RAMBODA WATER FALLS
– considered the third largest Waterfall in Sri Lanka
Visit to a Tea Factory
Continue Journey onwards to
NUWARA ELIYA
Arrive in NUWARA ELIYA Check-in at Tea Factory Hotel
Overnight at
TEA FACTORY HOTEL
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DAY EIGHT
Breakfast at the Tea Factory Hotel
Early AM Excursion to Horton Plains -
The Jeep trip commence from NUWARA ELIYA proceeding HORTON PLAINS Along rough terrain,
but genuinely natural surroundings to the 3125 hectares.
Back to the hotel
Overnight at TEA FACTORY HOTEL
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DAY NINE
Breakfast at the Tea Factory Hotel
Proceed to KITULGALA
Travel through tea plantation roads via NANU OYA and TALAWAKELE, passing by the
St. Clair Falls and
Devon Falls to HATTON
Proceed on through GINIGATHENA onwards via changing terrain to KITULGALA
famed for the film “ Bridge on the River Kwai”
Continue onwards through rubber and tea plantation to arrive at
BENTOTA
Check in at Saman Villas
Free on the beach
Overnight at SAMAN VILLAS
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DAY TEN
Breakfast at SAMAN VILLAS HOTEL
Free on the beach
Overnight at SAMAN VILLAS
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DAY ELEVEN
Breakfast at SAMAN VILLAS HOTEL
Transfer to Airport for departure -
by airconditioned luxury vehicle with English Speaking Chauffeur Guide & Agency Representative from NIVADU LANKA in attendance
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