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• Day 01 Reach Colombo (By Flight)- Negombo

  -Reach Colombo and then check-in at hotel in Negombo (on your own- No transfer)
  -Orientation meeting with the tour leader at hotel in Negombo at 03:00 PM.
  -Evening at leisure
  -Dinner at hotel (Included)
  - Night in Negombo

• Day 02 Negombo- Dambulla(130 Kms/ 4 Hrs)

  - Breakfast at hotel
  - Drive to Dambulla
  - En route visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage and visit Dambulla Temple
  - Lunch break (Not included)
  - Check-in at hotel
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)
  - Night in Dambulla

  Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage: This orphanage was set up by the government to take care of baby elephants lost or abandoned in the wild. Witness the feeding of the elephants. The baby elephants being bottle fed with milk is a heart-warming sight. Thereafter observe them as they take their daily bath in the river nearby, which affords marvellous photo opportunities. Bath time is enjoyed by all elephants, young and old alike and it is a good time to closely observe their tightly knit family structure. The young elephants are protected and cared for, by the older ones in the group and the leader of the group is respected by all. (Open from 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Daily feeding times- 9.15 a.m.,1.15 p.m. 5.00 p.m. Bathing times – 10.00 a.m., 2.00 p.m., 4.00 p.m.).

  Dambulla and visit the famous Golden Rock cave temple which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Centre. A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, a vast isolated rock mass with its five caverns is the largest best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 sq. meters) are of particular importance as are the 157 statues including a 47-foot-long statue of the recumbent Buddha. The ceiling of one cavern is fully illustrated with paintings that follow the natural folds of the rock so closely that it appears to be made of cloth. The complex of caves is one of the most impressive Buddhist Temples in the world. For a Fact Dambulla Cave Temple is located in the Opposite Side of the Middle of Bermuda Triangle and is filled with lot of stories.

• Day 03 Dambulla – Excursion to Sigiriya &Minneriya national park

  - Breakfast
  - Visit Sigiriya
  - Jeep safari at Minneriya National Park
  - Lunch break (Not included)
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)
  - Night in Dambulla

  Sigiriya - The spectacular Rock Fortress of Sigiriya, 19 kilometres North East of Dambulla is one of Sri Lanka’s major attractions. 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.

  Sigiriya may have been inhabited through prehistoric times. It was used as a rock-shelter mountain monastery from about the 3rd century BC, with caves prepared and donated by devotees to the Buddhist Sangha. The garden and palace were built by Kasyapa 477 - 495 AD. Following Kasyapa's death it was again a monastery complex up to about the 14th century, after which it was abandoned. The ruins were discovered in 1907 by British Explorer John Still.

  Today Sigiriya is famous for its ‘Mirror Wall’, which consists of poems and paragraphs carved by visitors to the rock many years ago and for its magnificent frescoes of shapely be-jewelled maidens, vibrant colours and the water garden similar to the Ajantha frescoes of India. Sigiriya is in fact, the best-preserved city center in Asia from the first millennium and has been named as a UNESCO world heritage site and 08th Wonder of the World.

  In this Afternoon, do Safari at Minneriya National Park: Watch the Great Elephant Gathering at Minneriya National Park jeep safari. Accompanied by a driver/guide, view the elephants eating, bathing, and playing in their natural environment. Inside the park, it’s possible to see leopards, sloth bears, deer, wild buffalo, wild pigs, grey langers, purple-faced leaf monkeys, peacocks and assorted birds.

• Day 04 Dambulla- Trincomalee (110 Kms/ 2 Hrs)

  - Breakfast at hotel
  - Drive to Trincomalee.
  - Check-in at hotel
  - Lunch break (Not Included)
  - Afternoon visit Koneswaram temple
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)
  - Night in Trincomalee

  Koneswaram temple of Trincomalee is a Hindu temple in Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka venerated by Saivites throughout the continent. It is built atop Swami Rock, a rocky promontory cape overlooking Trincomalee, a classical period harbour port town. The primary deity is the Hindu God Lord Shiva in the form Konesar. At its zenith, the Konesaram temple was the main shrine of the Trincomalee Koneswaram Temple Compounds, one of three ancient connected Hindu temples on Swami Rock with a considerably sized Gopuram. This temple stood distinctly in the middle of the cape, at its highest eminence. The other two connected temple shrines of the Koneswaram complex, to deities Ganesh, Vishnu (Thirumal), Ambal-Shakti and Murukan stretched across the cape to its extremities. The complex has laid in ruins, been restored, renovated and enlarged by various royals and devotees throughout its history. Heralded as one of the richest and most visited temple compounds in Asia, Koneswaram became one of the most important surviving and influential structures of the classical Dravidian architectural period by the early 17th century.

• Day 05 Trincomalee

  - Breakfast
  - Whale watching in Trincomalee
  - Water Sports activities (Jet Skiing, Sofa Ride and Kayaking)
  - Lunch break (Not included)
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)
  - Night in Trincomalee

  “To see a Blue Whale in its natural habitat is something most of us can only dream of. To see more than one in a lifetime would be very rare experience reserved for a fortunate lot. The good news is that in Sri Lanka you can see so many of them just minutes from the island’s Eastern shore. Whale watching Eastern coast season in Sri Lanka is from May to Oct, Trincomalee, 257km East of Colombo has become one of the largest animals to inhabit earth.

  
  

  Thereafter do the Water Sports in Trincomalee. Extreme sports junkies will find themselves at home with the range of water-based adventure sports. Climb into a Sofa Ride or hop on a jet ski and get your adrenaline pumping.

  • Jet skiing
  • Sofa Ride
  • Kayaking

• Day 06 Trincomalee - Kandy (180 Km / 4:30 Hours)

  - Breakfast at hotel
  - Drive to Kandy
  - En-route visit Peradeniya gardens
  - Lunch break (Not included)
  - Check-in at hotel
  - Evening visit Kandy Temple and Gem Museum.
  - Free time for shopping
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)
  - Night in Kandy

  
  

  Kandy: Kandy, the bustling hill country capital is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is famous for the pink painted Temple of the Tooth which houses the most sacred religious relic, the tooth of the Buddha, the Kandy Lake built in 1807 which is an attractive centrepiece to the town and the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. Kandy is also popular because of the annual festival known as the EsalaPerahera where the inner casket covering the tooth relic of the Buddha is taken in a grand procession through the streets of the city held annually in the month of July or August.

• Day 07 Kandy - Train ride - Nuwara Eliya

  - Breakfast
  - Scenic Train journey to Nuwara Eliya (08:40-11:00 am)
  - Lunch break (Not included)
  - Check-in at the hotel
  - Evening visit Nuwara Eliya Town, Market place, Golf Course, Hill club, and Lake Gregory.
  - Dinner at the hotel (Included)
  - Night in Nuwara Eliya

  
  

  The Kandy-Nuwara Eliya Train route is believed to be one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world, and it travels on the original tracks built by the British in 1864. It was originally created to transport tea and coffee from hillside estates, but it is now an important form of transit connecting major communities as well as a tourist destination in its own right. I put prepared this brief guide on what to expect on the ride after riding this vintage train as part of our Wild About Sri Lanka group tour.

  
  

  Nuwara Eliya: This beautiful town of Nuwara Eliya, set in the heart of Tea country and situated 1890 meters above sea level, is where the British succeeded in creating an English countryside with homes in styles from Georgian to Queen Anne with well-kept lawns with hedges.

• Day 08 Nuwara Eliya - Colombo (170 Km / 06.00 hours)

  - Early morning at 06:00 am trekking at Horton Plains or World’s End + Visit to a Tea Factory
  - Back to the hotel for breakfast
  - Checkout and drive to Colombo
  - Lunch break (Not included)
  - Check-in at the hotel
  - Evening explore Colombo city
  - Dinner at the hotel (Included)
  - Night in Colombo

  
  

  Horton Plains or World’s End: Get an in-depth look at the beautiful landscapes of Sri Lanka’s hilly interior Explore Horton Plains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, before enjoying a guided walk to scout for wildlife as you journey to ‘World’s End.’ You’ll also visit Baker Falls, and visit a tea plantation and factory.

  Colombo- Colombo (derived from Sinhalese name Kola-amba-thota which means "mango harbour", altered by the Portuguese to honour Christopher Columbus), is the cultural capital and largest city and commercial centre of Sri Lanka. (The new administrative capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura-Kotte.)

  A vast majority of Sri Lankan corporations have their head offices located in Colombo. Some of the industries include chemicals, textiles, leather goods, furniture, and jewellery. 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.

  Tour Escort’s services end here.

• Day 09 Colombo

  - Breakfast at hotel
  - Day free for self-activities. You may go for shopping, Spa, Pubs or try your luck on famous casinos.
  - Dinner at hotel
  - Night in Colombo

• Day 10 Colombo - Tour End

  - End of the services after breakfast at hotel (No departure transfer)

Guaranteed Departure Dates :

Cost Includes

• 9 Nights in 4* hotels (mentioned below) on MAP (Breakfast + Dinner) basis
• Transportation in AC Luxury Bus
• Service of an accompanying English-speaking guide
• Farewell Dinner including drinks (1 pint of Beer or a glass of Wine or a peg (60 ml) whiskey each)
• City tours mentioned in the itinerary
• Monument Entrance Fees as per the itinerary
• Minnariya National Park Jeep safari
• Jet Ski (01 Round), Sofa Ride (01 Round), Kayaking (01 Round)
• Whale watching trip in Trincomalee by boat
• Train from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya
• All government related taxes and service charges

Not Included

• Any Camera/Video Camera Fees
• Any Insurance
• Any Airfares
• Visa fee
• Any expenses of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beverages, snacks or refreshment, room service orders, mini bar usage, conveyance, porterage, tips etc apart from those clearly mentioned above.
• Any other expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances
• Any change / new tax imposed by the Government
• Supplement charges charged by hotel during Christmas, New Year’s period, festival time, if any
• Any other services not mentioned in the "package include" section.

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