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Wonders of Srilanka
Duration : 6 Day / 5 Nights
Destination : Sigiriya, Kandy, Peradeniya, Colombo
DAY 01
Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be met by our representative and transferred to Negombo. Dinner and overnight stay at Blue Oceanic Beach hotel or Royal Oceanic Beach Hotel.
DAY 02
After Breakfast transfer to Sigiriya. En route visit * Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage - Started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded, the orphanage has grown to be a big family today. A unique experience never to be missed.
* Sigiriya is home to the 5th Century “Fortress in the Sky” which is perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the Island. It is also known as Lion Rock because of the huge lion that used to stand at the entrance to the fortress. Within its triple-moated defence the huge rock rises almost to a sheer height of 500ft. On its summit are the foundations of what was once a great and sumptuous palace and gardens complete with swimming pool. On one of the stairways the only known ancient work of Sinhala secular painting survived in the form of Frescoes of life sized damsels in all the freshness and delicacy of their original colour.
Overnight stay at Hotel Sigiriya or Culture Club Resort
DAY 03
Thereafter leave for Kandy. Spice garden and batik factory in Matale.
* Dambulla is a vast isolated rock mass 500ft high and a mile around the base. Here is found the famous Rock Temple dating to the First Century BC. The caves of Dambulla sheltered the King Walagamba during his 14 years of exile from Anuradhapura. When he regained the throne he built the most magnificent of Rock Temples to be found on the Island.
* Spice Garden at Matale and see the luscious Cinnamons, Cardamoms, Pepper plants etc. You can also purchase your requirements of spices.
* Batik Factory where you can see the manufacture of beautiful Batik prints. The shop contains a wide variety of Batik items.
Overnight stay at The Swiss Residence or Hunas Falls Hotel
DAY 04
After breakfast visit * Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Sixty Seven hectares of exquisite beauty and botanical treasurers containing more than 4000 species, this is haven not only for Scientists but to every nature lover as well.
Thereafter proceed to Nuwara Eliya, visiting a tea estate and factory en route.
* Nuwara Eliya - The ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. It is supposed to be one of the coldest places on the island, but is really just like an England spring day although the temperature does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence. Houses are like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions.
* Seethaeliya – the little Kovil dedicated to Seetha with with statue of Rama, Lakshmana and Hanuman.
Overnight stay at St Andrews Hotel or grand hotel (Golf Wing)
DAY 05
After breakfast leave for Colombo via Kitulgala.
Afternoon do a city tour of Colombo.
* Colombo a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. The historic Dawatagaha Mosque and the former Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens worth looking at. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and the Independence Square.
Over night stay at Grand oriental Hotel or The Colombo Plaza
DAY 06
After breakfast transfer to the airport for departure.
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