Meet Hayes & Jarvis agent at the Bandaranaike International
Airport in Sri Lanka
Day02
Dinner and overnight stay at Heritance Kandalama
After Breakfast proceed from Colombo to Dambulla.
Dambulla rock temple was built by king Walagambahu
in the 1st century B.C. and it is a World Heritage Site.
It is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples.
The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. metres of
painted walls and ceilings, is the largest area of
paintings found in the world. It contains over 150
images of the Buddha of which the largest is the
colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and
spanning 14 meters.
Transfer from Dambulla to Sigiriya.
Day03
Dinner and overnight stay at Heritance Kandalama
After Breakfast proceed to Polonnaruwa.
Visit Polonnaruwa, which was the 2nd capital city of
Sri Lanka built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, and
which is a world heritage site. Here you can see the
ruins of the Royal Palace, the Gal Viharaya where 4
splendid statues of the Buddha in 'Upright',
'Sedentary' and 'Recumbent' .postures carved out of
rock could be seen, the Audience Hall, the Lotus Bath
the statue of king Parakramabahu, and the Parakrama
Samudraya - a lake built by King Parakramabahu the
great. There are also monuments of famous places of
worship such as the Shiva Temple, the
Lankathilake, the Watadage, the Galpotha, the
Kiri Veer and the remains of a former Temple of the
Tooth Relic.
Transfer from Polonnaruwa to Sigiriya
Day04
Dinner and overnight stay at Heritance Kandalama
After Breakfast proceed to Sigiriya
Climb the 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress which is a world heritage site, built by King
Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The 'Lion Rock' is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from
the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold
of the 70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart, and
extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens
ring the base of the rock. Visit the world-renowned
frescoes of the 'Heavenly Maidens' of Sigiriya, which are
in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral
stairway. These frescoes are painted.in earth pigments on
plaster.
Transfer from Sigiriya to Habarana.
Do the Elephant back safari tour.
Day05
Dinner and overnight stay at Earl's Regency
After Breakfast proceed to Matale
Visit a spice garden in Matale to see different spices for
which Sri Lanka is famous for. Here, clients could see
different spices and how some of these spices are grown
and processed.
Transfer from Matale to Kandy.
Day06
Dinner and overnight stay at Earl's Regency
After Breakfast proceed Pinnawala.
The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, established in 1975,
commenced with seven orphans. Today some of these
orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandchildren
born in the same location. The original objective of
establishing the orphanage inclined more towards
tourism, but is soon became a conservation and
educational centre. With the help of local and foreign
elephant experts, Pinnawela started a scientific captivebreeding
programme for elephants. The free movement
of the herd enhanced the chances for respective
individuals of both sexes to get together and mate. The
nearby river played a dominant role in this regard, and in 1984, the first baby of Pinnawela was
born.
The success story of Pinnawela has drawn the attention
of scientists from all over the world. A considerable
number of books and research articles on Pinnawela
have been published in several languages. The members
of the Pinnawela herd have been fihned, videoed and
photographed thousands of titnes by professionals.
Transfer from Pinnawala to Peradeniya.
Peradeniya 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.
Transfer from Peradeniya to Kandy,
Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is
a World Heritage Site. The name "Kandy" conjures
visions of splendor 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 the Temple of
the Tooth Relic in Kandy. Thereafter witness a cultural
show
Day07
Dinner and Overnight stay at Heritance Tea Factory
After Breakfast proceeds to Tea Plantation.
Visit a tea plantation and a tea factory, where the best tea
in the world is produced. Here you could observe all about
the process of manufacturing tea. You can also see how
tea is graded. Taste a cup of pure Ceylon tea in the factory.
Transfer from Tea Plantation to Nuwara Eliya.
Visit Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya, because of its
invigorating mountain climate and scenery, is Sri Lankas
lTIOSt popular hill resort. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart 01
Sri Lankas tea country producing a significant share of the
world s best tea. Sri Lanka s highest mountain
Pidurutalagala (8282 feet) is located here. Nuwara Eliya
also has one of the finest 18 hole golf courses in South
Asia.
