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Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA HIGHLIGHTS TOUR

Day 01                           

Arrive at Colombo airport in the morning for a day of leisure at the Galle Face Hotel or drive north to Giritale for 2 nights at the Deer Park Hotel.

Day 02                 

Early morning tour of ANURADHAPURA visiting the Sri Maha Bodhi (a 2000 year old Bo Tree ) , the Runwanweliseya , Jetavanarama and Abhayagiri Dagobas.    Afterwards depart for  MIHINTALE , cradle of Buddhism .                             

Day 03                           

Depart for POLLONNARUWA the medieval capital of Sri Lanka in the 11th and 12th centuries Visit the Ruins of the Royal Palaces - Lankatilleke Viahare ,Thuaparama Image House , Gal Vihare and the Lotus Ponds.Proceed to Sigiriya for overnight at the Sigiriya Village Hotel . 

(or stay at the Kandalama Hotel )

Day 04                           

Early morning visit to the Rock Fortress built by King Kasyapa and see the famous frescoes .

Proceed to Kandy enroute visiting the Rangiri Rock Cave Temple at Dambulla and the Spice Gardens at Matale.  Check in at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel for 2 nights.    Evening visit to the Temple of the Holy Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha and also witness a Kandyan dance .                           

Day 05                           

Morning visit to Pinnewella Elephant Orphanage and sightseeing tour of Kandy including Lake Drive and a visit to the Arts and Craft Centre .

Day 06                           

Morning visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya .Afterwards ,depart for Nuwara Eliya enroute visiting a tea plantation and factory.  Check in at the Grand Hotel .  Evening leave on a sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya for a drive through Little England .      

(Extensions to World’s End / Horton Plains / Hakgala Gardens / Adams Peak and St Clairs Falls)

Day 07                           

After breakfast , depart via Bandarawela Belihul-Oya RestHouse for lunch . (optional stop at Diyaluma Water Falls ) Continue to Uda Walawe National Park    Overnight at the Centauria Inn overlooking the Reservoir Chandrika Wewa. 

Day 08                           

Morning safari to observe the wildlife before proceeding via the Balutota pass to Galle,  the colonial Dutch town  with its well preserved 17th century fortress , enroute visiting Weligama to see the stilt fishermen,  Weherehena & Waurukannala temples and the Buddhist temple at Dickwella . /  or via Ratnapura to visit a Gem Mine and then onwards to your chosen South West Coast Beach Resort or Colombo airport for departure . (click here for Maldives extension)

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