04 Nights 05 Days
Upon arrival welcome and assistant by our representative (assume arriving in the morning flight) and direct drive to Habarana (04 hrs drive) through lush tropical country side en route visit (optional) Pinnawala elephant orphanage (01 hrs spend) this orphanage is situated in Rambukkana northwest of the town in Kegalla. It was established 1975 by the Sri Lanka wildlife department, this 24 acres large elephant orphanage is a also breeding for elephants the first elephant baby was born in 1984 and it has the greatest herd of elephants in captivity in the world, Between 1975 and 2012, 67 animals were born here check into hotel at Habarana lunch at hotel and refresh at hotel.
Afternoon Jeep safari in Minneriya National Park the 8890 hectares of MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK is an ideal eco-tourism location in Sri Lanka. The park consists of mixed evergreen forest and scrub areas and is home to Sri Lanka’s favorites such as sambar deer, leopards and elephants (25min from Habarana).
Dinner & Overnight Hotel, Kandalama.
After breakfast proceed to Sigiriya (20 min) climb Sigiriya rock fortress The Lion Rock Citadel, Sigiriya was the Royal Citadel of King Kasyapa who ruled in the 5th Century A.D. Moats, terrace gardens, water gardens, fountain garden, boulder gardens & Stone stairways and the beautiful ancient frescoes of heavenly maidens in a pocket of the rock, on the top of rock are ruins of the palace & two intact man-made pools of water.
Thereafter drive to Kandy (02 hours) en route visit Spice Garden Matale which grows spices and herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication. Spices of Sri Lanka attracted the early sea-faring merchants who made the long voyages to purchase this precious merchandise.
Reach to Kandy and lunch at Local restaurant in Kandy afternoon sightseeing in Kandy visit Upper Lake drive, Garrison Cemetery, Tea Museum, stopping at market square and walk around bazaars and markets visit Anglican Cathedral and Hindu Temple visit sacred Tooth relic Temple where enshrined the Buddha’s Tooth relic, this temple built for its protection and veneration within the Royal Palace The Tooth relic is encased in seven caskets one kept inside the other outermost of which has the shape of a Stupa adorned with a large number of or gold ornaments.
Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel, Kandy.
After breakfast proceed to Peradeniya botanical Garden (01 – 02 hrs spend) were originally conceived in 1371 as the queens pleasure garden, later becoming the residence of a Kandyan king the 60 hector park was were converted into a botanical garden with extensive well kept lawns, pavilions an orchid house with an outstanding collection, an Octagon conservatory fernery bank of bamboo and numerous flower bed with cannas, croton and colorful bougainvilleas. Giant water lily and papyrus reeds complement unusual exotic specimen trees.
Thereafter leave for Nuwara Eliya (02 hrs drive) the famous hill station 6128 Feet above from Sea level in a splendid landscape. The city pretends to be particularly well kept and neat and the always green grass gives to the locality an aspect of ‘’ colonial British Style ” Nuwara eliya was built entirely during the 19th Century and its architecture mimics that of an English Country town, with red brick walls, country house like hill club and mock – Tudor half timbering. en route lunch at Ramboda fall hotel you could enjoy the magnificent view of Ramboda falls while having lunch, also you may visit Tea Factory and estate.
City tour in Colonial city: Drive through the town of Nuwara Eliya observing the well maintained buildings of colonial Architecture, busy market, Lake Gregory, golf course, race course, vegetable cultivation, tea plantation.
Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel, Nuwara Eliya.
After breakfast drive to Negombo (06 hours) through Colombo via Ginigathena road passing through mix plantation Tea, rubber, coconut and the sky kissing beautiful mountains, plain with full of greenish, lakes and view two of the most beautiful waters falls in Sri Lanka (Devon, St.Clair waterfalls).
Afternoon reach to hotel in Colombo check in and refresh at hotel and sightseeing and shopping in Colombo A cozy mixture of the past and present, The Portuguese, Dutch and British have all left in their wake churches and monuments, names and religions, costumes and food and smatterings of their languages which have been absorbed into the speech of the Sri Lankan.
After breakfast leave for Airport for departure transfer (01 – 01 ½ hrs drive).
