Inclusions
Hotel
Food
Private Transfer
Sightseeing
DAY 01 – COLOMBO AIRPORT – PINNAWELA – KANDY
- Pickup from Bandaranaike International Airport
- Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela
- Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
- Kandy city Tour
- Traditional Sri Lankan cultural show
Our English fluent speaking chauffer guide will welcome you at the arrival of Bandaranaike International Airport. Then travel safely to Kandy the last kingdom of Ceylon. En route visit Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela, Commence city tour of Kandy. Visit the world heritage, Temple of The Tooth Relic (Dalada Maligawa) and witness a traditional Sri Lankan cultural show.
Dinner & overnight stay at Kandy
Elephant Orphanage – Started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded, the orphanage has grown to be a big family today. The number of elephants has increased to more than 80 now, including baby elephant brought from various parts, as well as 50 babies born as a result of the captive breeding program. The best time to visit is the feeding time and the bathing time when the elephant are taken to the river close by. A unique experience never to be missed.
Kandy is an ancient hill capital and the last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings before the island was finally ceded to the British in 1815. It bears strong influence of the influence of Buddhism in the country and is revered by Buddhists as a sacred city because of the ‘Dalada Maligawa” Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. Kandy is the venue of the annual glittering pageant each August where the Buddha’s Tooth Relic in a golden casket is paraded on a majestic elephant accompanied by over 100 elephants, fire dancers, and ceremonial whip crackers, dancers and drummers.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic – Commonly known as the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Glorious Tooth Temple), is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha’s Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an ‘Orissan princess’ hair, the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and throughout the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lanka’s most prized possession.
DAY 02 – KANDY – BAKTHA HANUMAN TEMPLE - NUWARA ELIYA
- Royal Botanical Garden
- Baktha Hanuman Temple Ramboda
- Tea Plantation & Factory
- Ramboda waterfall
After breakfast visit Royal botanical garden where kept more beautiful sceneries. En route visit Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple in Ramboda. Proceed to Nuwara Eliya On the way you can see Tea Plantation & Factory and Waterfalls. & also, you can feel Sri Lankan No.01 Tea cup from the Highland Tea Factory.
Dinner & overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya
Royal Botanical Garden in Peradeniya is 06 kms from Kandy, the magnificent river girdled 57 hectares laid out in 1832 are among the finest in the world. Its treasures of tropical flora include fine collections of orchids, aromatic spices, medicinal herbs, palms and rare endangered plant species. These gardens were the naturally camouflaged operations headquarters of SEAC Supreme Allied Commander, Lord Louis Mountbatten during the 2nd World War.
Baktha Hanuman Temple Ramboda – The Ramboda area is believed to be an area where Rama’s forces were gathered against Ravana. RamPadai means Rama’s Force. The hills of Ramboda is also believed where Hanuman was searching for Sitadevi. The Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka has built an Anjaneyar temple with Hanuman as the presiding deity. This temple is called Sri Baktha Hanuman temple and the image of lord Hanuman here is 16 Feet tall.
Tea Plantation & Factory – Proceed to a tea plantation and factory in the mountains where you will have the unusual opportunity of joining tea pluckers in picking the signature ‘two leaves and a bud’ which are later processed as tea for export around the world. This is a fine art and you will have the chance to learn it from the experts as they pluck these tender buds with precision and speed. Make your way to the factory where you will observe the process that transforms the raw green leaf in to the familiar brown particles of made tea. After experiencing tea production participate in a tea tasting session to sample some of the various grades of tea produced at the estate’s factory.
Ramboda falls (Puna Ella) double fall is unique in the ‘Y’ form where two waterfalls with two water sources merge in to one at the bottom. The water in the fall on the left is from the Puna Oya, A canal which comes through the forest reserve above. The fall on the right-hand side is made up from water from Pundalu Oya which flows through cultivated land above. Most of the year the fall flowing through the Pandalu Oya carry more volume but during periods of long drought the role is reversed. The water on flowing on the left fall remains more or less the same while the water on the other fall reduces significantly.
DAY 03 – NUWARA ELIYA – RAVANA ELLA - KATARAGAMA
- Nuwara Eliya city tour
- Seetha Amman kovil
- Hakgala Botanical Garden
- Divurumpola Temple
- Rawana waterfalls
- Rawana Caves
After breakfast Nuwara Eliya city tour. Proceed to Kataragama. En route visit Seetha Amman Temple, Seetha Eliya & Hakgala Botnical Garden. Thereafter proceed to Divurumpola Temple, Rawana waterfall & Rawana caves.
Dinner & overnight stay at Tissamaharama
Nuwara Eliya – “The City of Light” was the favorite hill station of the British, a scenic town 2500 m above sea level surrounded by misty mountain ranges, pine forests and tea cultivations. Nuwara Eliya has a much cooler climate, which is in stark contrast to the tropical climate experienced in other parts of the island. This is probably why Nuwara Eliya is also known as ‘Little England’. The areas around Nuwara Eliya also provide the main output of tea in Sri Lanka. A trip to the highlands of Sri Lanka is never complete without witnessing the age-old traditional tea plucking and sipping a cup of “Ceylon Tea”. Nuwara Eliya has a fair assortment of British Country style houses and an 18 hole Golf Course, which is a real beauty with its scenic location considered to be one of the finest in Asia and a picturesque Race Course where horse races are held.
Seetha Amman kovil – Located just 1 km from the Hakgala is the Seetha Amman kovil. This is the only Seetha Amman kovil in the world and is built according to South Indian architecture. Legend has it that Seetha was held captive and hidden in this spot by king Rama to protect her from the demon king Ravana according to the Epic Ramayana. The stream that runs close to this spot is believed to be the place where Sita bathed and the rock beside it is supposed to be the place where she sat praying. On the rock face across the stream are circular depressions believed to be the foot prints of Rawana’s elephant.There is one spot in the stream where the water cannot be drunk and legend has it that Sita cursed this spot and hence the bad taste. Water is very clear and the Temple is known in many other names such as Sita Amman kovil, Sita Amman Temple, Hanuman Kovil, Hanuman Temple and Sri Bhaktha Hanuma Kovil which all refer to the same place.
Hakgala Botanical Garden – was one of the pleasure gardens of King Ravana of the well-known epic Ramayanaya. This garden was expanded during the British period and has a wide variety of flowers including an excellent collection of orchids.This is the exotic pleasure garden where king Ravana kept the depressed Sita, insisting that she marry him. It was here where the heart-warming meeting took place between her and Hanuman, who brought her Rama’s ring with the news that Rama was looking for her.He offered to carry her back but she refused saying it would be an insult to Rama’s honour it in order to if he did so. Part of this majestic garden still exists. It is also said that Hanuman nearly destroyed prove to Ravana of the forces against him.
Divurumpola Temple Sri Lanka – Divurumpola is a Buddhist Temple located close to Welimada town (4 KM) on Nuwara Eliya – Badulla main road in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Divrumpola temple or Divrumpola Raja Maha Viharaya is directly connected with Ramayana trail in Sri Lanka. According to the Ramayana in Sri Lanka It is believed that Divurumpola temple is the place where Sita underwent the famous fire ordeal Agni Pariksha or “Agni” test in order to prove her chastity to God Rama after being rescued by him where she came unscathed and proved her innocence and purity. Considering these historical factors, Divurumpola is one of the important Ramayana Historical places in Sri Lanka. In Sinhala language Divurumpola means a “Place of oath”.
Ravana Ella – A small mountain near Bandarawela, boasts three locations linked to the Ramayana were, local legend dictates, Ravana hid Sita. First there is Ravana Ella Cave, situated in the massive Ella Rock. Then there is Ravana Ella Falls and a nearby pool bored out of the rock by the gushing waters where Sita is said to have bathed.
Ravana Caves is located in close proximity to the Ravana Falls, and is a historic attraction in Ella. The cave is supposed to be just one of the places in which King Ravana imprisoned Princess Sita. It is further believed that this particular cave is part of a unique system of tunnels, which are believed to connect to other various other tunnels. The trek to the cave entrance will let you enjoy some great views of the lush green mountains, and also let you witness some interesting flora and fauna along the way.
DAY 04 – KATARAGAMA - USSANGODA – COLOMBO
- Kataragama Temple Complex
- Ussangoda Nataional Park Ramayana Site
- Rumassala sanjeevani mountain
- Galle Dutch Fortress
- Colombo city tour
After breakfast visit Kataragama Temple Complex. Proceed to Colombo. En route visit Ussangoda Ramayana Site, Rumassala Sanjeevani Mountain & Galle Dutch Fortress
Dinner & overnight stay at Colombo
Kataragama temple is a Hindu and Buddhist temple complex dedicated to Skanda-Murukan also known as Kataragamadevio. It is one of the few religious sites in Sri Lanka that is venerated by the majority Sinhala Buddhists, minority Hindu Tamils, Muslims and the indigenous Vedda people. It is a collection of modest shrines, of which the one dedicated to Skanda-Murukan also known as Kataragamadevio is the most important. For most of the past millennia, it was a jungle shrine very difficult to access, but currently is accessible by an all-weather road.
Ussangoda National Park is the 21st national park established in Sri Lanka, with the intent of safeguarding the area’s biological, archaeological and geographical values flanking the Kalametiya Wildlife Sanctuary in the east. The park’s landscape is unique, with red soil stretching out in all directions, and having a stunted vegetation of grass and moss in an irregular pattern. Some believe the reason behind the barren land to be a meteoroid having fallen at this point years and years ago, while others believe the heavy sea breeze and high concentration of ferric oxide in the area to be responsible for the poor plant life and red soil respectively. Ancient Hindu mythology believes Ussangoda National Park is where King Ravana landed his peacock chariot. The park is an important breeding site for sea turtles and is one of the four serpentine sites in Sri Lanka.
Rumassala is a beautiful mountain located 3 KM east to Galle town, Southern Province of Sri Lanka which is directly linked to the Ramayana yatra Sri Lanka. According to the Ramayana trail tour Sri Lanka, this abnormal geographical piece believed to be fallen down when Hanuman carried the Dronagiri on his flight back to Lanka Pura in order to use lifesaving Sanjeevani herbs there, to rescue Lakhshmana and Rama who were in need of this medical plant to be treated after suffering severe injuries at their war. Therefor Rumassala is one of the five Sanjivani Mountains in Sri Lanka and important Sri Lanka Ramayana tour site.
Galle Dutch Fort – Old Galle is a world heritage site; a unique example of a preserved 17th C colonial Fortress. The Galle Fort itself is still a living monument with a bustling community within the great ramparts, massive bastions, pepper pot towers, while narrow streets display its Dutch heritage with beckoning pillared verandas and fretwork facades.
Colombo derived from Sinhalese name Kola-amba-thota which means “mango harbour”, altered by the Portuguese to honor Christopher Columbus, population 737,396 Colombo, is the largest city and commercial center of Sri Lanka. Colombo was probably known to Roman, Arab, and Chinese traders more than 2,000 years ago. Muslims settled there in the 8th century and controlled much of the trade between Sinhalese kingdoms and the outside world. The Portuguese arrived in the 16th century and built a fort to protect their spice trade. The Dutch captured the city in the 17th century. The British made the city the capital of their crown colony of Ceylon in 1802.
DAY 05 – COLOMBO – AIRPORT
After breakfast proceed to Colombo airport to connect with the departure flight.
Price Includes
- Accommodation according to program sharing double or twin room.
- Meal Plan – HB (Breakfast & Dinner)
- Entrance fees as per the given program
- All sightseeing as described in the program.
- Transport by an air-conditioned vehicle.
- After round tour transfer to Colombo Airport.
- Service of Chauffer Guide
- Local government taxes.
Price Excludes
- Lunch
- Compulsory X mas & New Year Gala Dinner Supplement.
- Entry Visa fees
- Entrance fees to sites not specified above.
- Air Fare
- Cost of beverage throughout the tour.
- Expenses of a personal nature.
- Tips and Porterage.
- Any other services not specified above.
