| DAY 1 |
AIRPORT / COLOMBO |
(120km) |
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 Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, met by "Don Voyage" Representatives and proceed to hotel in Hotel in Colombo.
P.m. visit zoo. and City Tour and Shopping
CITY TOUR
The City Tour will include places of Tourist interest such as Old parliament, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Buddhist Hindu Temple and Town Hall.
SHOPPHING
Shopping at Odel, House of Fashion, Bare foot and etc.
Overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo. |
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| DAY 2 |
COLOMBO / SIGIRIYA |
(225km) |
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 Breakfast at Hotel.Leave for Sigiriya.En route visits Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala.
ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE
Pinnawala, Visit the Elephant Orphanage, the foster – home of elephants of different age and size feeding, bathing, playing together and even mating. These have been found injured or left abandoned in the wilderness. There are even little baby calves born in captivity.
P.m at leisure.
Overnight stay at Sigiriya. |
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| DAY 3 |
SIGIRIYA / ELEPHANT SAFARI |
(40km) |
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 Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for climb the Lion Rock Fortress of Sigiriya.
SIGIRIYA ROCK
A Prince of the 5th century who committed patricide made the rock of Sigiriya his hideout in order to stay away from his half-brother who sought vengeance. This prince Kasyappa by name, not only fortified his stronghold but also added to it artistic beauty.
P.m Elephant ride.
ELEPHANT SAFARI
The Elephant that was the limousine, Bulldozer, War Tank, Status Symbol, Wealth Asset and Domestic pet in the past is today an element that adds colour to pageants or the gentle Giant that gives pleasure rides.
The Elephant Safari Habarana (At Village) has become a highlight event to tourist for its excitement and adventure or even for the "Chance of a Life Time " of riding an Elephant.
The Elephant Safari is a ride on an Elephant with safely secured seat that takes around two hours. The ride takes you on a bund of an ancient lake built for irrigation then through the jungle and even crosses a part of the lake where you could get your feet wet whilst seated on Elephant Back. This is fun never to be missed when in Sri Lanka.
Overnight stay at Sigiriya. |
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| DAY 4 |
SIGIRIYA / POLLONNARUWA/ SAFARI |
(180km) |
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 Breakfast at Hotel. Proceed to Pollonnaruwa.
POLONNARUWA
The Cholas (An Indian Race) who overran the city of Anuradhapura destroying it to a great extent settled in the village of Polonnaruwa. A Sinhalese king from the Southern part of Sri Lanka liberated it from the Cholas and made it the second capital of Sri Lanka.
P.m safari at Minneriya National Park
SAFARI MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK
Visit Minnereriya National Park at Minneriya. 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 types of birds. It’s a small experience for bird watch lovers.
Overnight stay at Sigiriya. |
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| DAY 5 |
SIGIRIYA / KANDY |
(145km) |
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 Leave for Kandy. En route visit the Cave Temples of Dambulla,
En route visit spices Garden in Matale.
SPICES GARDEN
Where spices and herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication are grown. 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.
Next Sight seeing of Kandy including Upper Lake Drive and visit to Art and Craft Centres.
Next enjoy a typical Sri Lankan Cultural Show of Drumming Dancing music and fire walking.
Overnight Stay at Kandy |
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| DAY 6 |
KANDY |
(40km) |
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 Breakfast at Hotel. leave for Temple of tooth.
TEMPLE OF TOOTH RELIC
Next 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.
Overnight Stay at Kandy |
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| DAY 7 |
KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA |
(95km) |
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 Breakfast at Hotel. En route Visit Botanical Garden.
BOTANICAL GARDEN:
This was a pleasure garden of a Kandyan King of the 16th Century and later made in to a Botanical Garden during the British regime.
Proceed to Nuwara Eliya
NUWARA ELIYA
Nuwara Eliya also known as Little England is where the homesick British
( The Tea Planters) built themselves a home away from home. A touch of old England could be experienced by taking a drive through the city.
Overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya. |
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| DAY 8 |
NUWARA ELIYA / YALA |
(200km) |
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 Breakfast at Hotel. Proceed to 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.
YALA NATIONAL PARK
Visit Yala 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 types of birds. It’s a small experience for bird watch lovers.
Overnight stay at - Yala. |
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| DAY 9 |
YALA / BENTOTA |
(220km) |
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 After breakfast leave for Bentota. En route Visit Dutch Fortress.p
CITY OF GALLE
Galle is one of the ancient sea ports of Sri Lanka and was an anchor point in the Silk Route. It was later discovered by the Portuguese where they built a fortress and the Dutch that succeeded them fortified it further. This fortress is today a World Heritage Site.
Next River Safari in Madhu Ganga
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 mangroves, The bird life around, the primitive style of Fishing and prawn trapping still practiced by the inhabitants of the islands will reveal to you another facet of splendid Sri Lanka
Overnight stay at Bentota. |
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| DAY 10 |
BENTOTA |
(0km) |
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 At Leisure |
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| DAY 11 |
BENTOTA |
(0km) |
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 At Leisure - Beach Stay |
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| DAY 12 |
BENTOTA / NEGOMBO |
(125km) |
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 Breakfast at Hotel. A.m. at leisure – Beach Stay. Afternoon leave for Negombo.
NEGOMBO
The fishing village of Negombo has turned out to be a very popular Tourist Beach Resort, for its Golden Sun kissed Beach that’s fringed with Palm Groves. The amazing fact is that the development of the tourist industry has had no influence to change originality of the quiet fishing village or the Life style of the inhabitants.
Overnight stay at Negombo |
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| DAY 13 |
NEGOMBO / AIRPORT |
(30km) |
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 After Breakfast Leave for Airport.
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