Inclusions
Hotel
Food
Private Transfer
Sightseeing
DAY 01 – COLOMBO AIRPORT – PINNAWELA – SIGIRIYA
- Pickup from Bandaranaike International Airport
- Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela
- Sigiriya Rock Fortress
Our English fluent speaking chauffer guide will welcome you at the arrival of Bandaranaike International Airport. Then travel safely to Sigiriya. En route visit Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela.
Dinner & overnight stay at Sigiriya
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.
Sigiriya The spectacular Rock Fortress of Sigiriya, 19 kilometers North East of Dambulla is one of Sri Lanka’s major attractions. Some theories affirm that Sigiriya was a Mahayana Buddhist monastery or that it was both citadel and hermitage at different times. The Citadel in the sky Sigiriya is a fantastic display of the ancient Sri Lankan architecture. The Rock was the Fortress of the “King Kasyapa” who murdered his father and stole the throne from his elder brother who was the rightful heir to the throne. Kasyapa built his fortress in this 182-meter-high rock to protect himself from his enemies. The Nigeria rock consists of the central rock, rising 200 meters above the surrounding plain, and the two rectangular precincts on the East (90 hectares) and the West (40 hectares), surrounded by two moats and three ramparts.
DAY 02 – SIGIRIYA –DAMBULLA - KANDY
- Dambulla Cave Temple
- Spice & Herbal Garden
- Sri Muthumari Amman Hindu Temple
- Kandy city Tour
- Traditional Sri Lankan cultural show
After breakfast proceed to Kandy. En route visit Ancient Dambulla Cave Temple, Herbal Garden where planted more than 400 herbal trees & Sri Muthumari Amman Hindu Temple. After lunch commence city tour of Kandy and Witness a traditional Sri Lankan cultural show.
Dinner & overnight stay at Kandy
Dambulla the Great Cave Temple of Dambulla is 100 to 150 meters above the road in the southern part of the village of Dambulla. The gigantic rock towering more than 160 m above the surrounding area is 1.5 km. These caves were the refuge of King Walagamba when he was exiled for 14 years. On his return to the throne in the 1st century BC, King Walagamba had a magnificent rock temple built in Dambulla. Dambulla too has been designated as a World Heritage site. The caves feature a mixture of religious and worldly paintings and sculptures. Several reclining Buddha statues and a 15 m long sculpture of the dying Buddha. The famous Dambulla frescoes on the walls and ceiling dates back to the 15th-18th Centuries.
Spice & Herbal Garden – Enjoy the Sri Lanka’s world renowned spices at their source. Visit a spice garden, where smells of cinnamons, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg and mace overwhelm the senses and the visitors are provided an insight into an age old industry of spice production, which attracted many a European and Asian merchants to the ports of ancient Sri Lanka.
Sri Muthumari Amman Hindu Temple – Hindus say Sri Muthumariamman Temple to this famous Matale Hindu Temple. And also they believe Muthumariamman is the goddess for the rain. In Tamil language they say “Muthu” to pearls, “Mari” to rain and “Amman” to the goddess. Furthermore Hindu people worship this goddess for prosperity. Hinduism came to Sri Lanka from India. Most of the times they located on the lands of English cultivators. English cultivators brought the Tamils from India to cultivate their lands. After that Tamil people resided on the upcountry lands. Their religion is Hinduism. Therefore they built Hindu Temples to worship. So, the story of the Matale Hindu Temple is the same.
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.
DAY 03 – KANDY – COLOMBO
- Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
- Royal Botanical Garden
- Gem Museum
- Tea Plantation & Factory
- City tour of Colombo
After breakfast visit the world heritage, Temple of The Tooth Relic (Dalada Malaigawa) and Royal botanical garden where kept more beautiful sceneries. Then proceed to Colombo. On the way you can see Tea Planation & Factory & also, you can feel Sri Lankan No.01 Tea cup from the Highland Tea Factory.
Dinner & overnight stay at Colombo
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.
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.
Gem Museum – Sri Lanka’s gem industry has a very long and colorful history. Sri Lanka was affectionately known as Ratna – Dweepa which means Gem Island. The name is a reflection of its natural wealth. Marco Polo wrote that the island had the best sapphires, topazes, amethysts, and other gems in the world. Ptolemy, the second century astronomer recorded that beryl and sapphire were the mainstay of Sri Lanka’s gem industry
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 04 – 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.
