Southern Delights       Wildlife Tour    

Day 01 - Arrival Colombo                           

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 - Anuradhapura and Mihintale                 

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 - Pollonnaruwa and Sigiriya                            

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 - Kandy                            

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 - Kandy                           

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  - Nuwara Eliya                           

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 - Uda Walawe                            

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 - Galle                           

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)