All of Sri Lanka

Day 1: Arrival Colombo / Transfer to Negombo [15 kms.]

Upon arrival at Colombo airport, meet & greet by our representative.

Transfer from Colombo Airport to Negombo.

Negombo – a famous fishing village North of Colombo, with a Dutch built Canal. The canal itself is a hive of activity with fishermen traveling up and down in their gaily-painted boats. On the shores of the canal you will find many homes and churches and many species of birds including spectacular Kingfishers.

Catamaran trips in the sea and boat trips in canal can be organized. From November to April, diving facilities are available in this quaint village. The streets on either side of the Hotels are dotted with Souvenir Shops, Restaurants etc.

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Negombo

Day 2: Negombo – Pinnawala – Dambulla – Sigiriya [185 kms.]

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Transfer from Negombo to Pinnawala

The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is one of Sri Lanka’s most popular tourist attractions. The orphanage’s population has now mushroomed to around 65, making it the worlds largest collection of captive elephants. The elephants here range in age from newborns to elderly matriarchs, and include orphaned and abandoned elephants, as well as those injured in the wild.

Transfer from Pinnawala to Dambulla

Dambulla – is a vast isolated rock mass 500 feet high and a mile around the base. Here is found the famous Rock Temple dating to the First Century B.C. The caves of Dambulla sheltered King Walagamba during his 14 years of exile from Anuradhapura. When he regained the throne he built the most magnificent of Rock Temples to be found in the Island. In the first Cave is a recumbent image of the Buddha 47ft long cut out of the Rock. There are images of deities associated with Buddhism all around. The frescoes on the walls and the ceiling are the oldest here but they are over painted in the Kandy period.

Transfer from Dambulla to Sigiriya

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Sigiriya

Day 3: Sigiriya to Kandy [95 kms.]

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Sigiriya is a World Heritage Site and the 5th Century Fortress in the Sky which is perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the Island. It is also known as Lion Rock because of the huge lion that used to stand at the entrance to the Palace on the summit of the 600-foot high rock. On its summit are the foundations of the Royal Palace, Water Tanks to supply water and all other buildings and at the edges the guardhouses. On one of the stairways the only known ancient work of Sinhala secular painting survived in the form of Frescoes of 21 life sized damsels in all the freshness and delicacy of their original colour.
The Water Gardens, Fountain Garden, summerhouse, Boulder Gardens and the Caves with the enclosed are should not be missed.

Transfer from Sigiriya to Kandy

Kandy the hill capital is another World Heritage Sites. It was the last stronghold of the Sinhalese Kings during the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule and finally ceded to the British in 1815 after an agreement.

To the Buddhist of Sri Lanka and the World, Kandy is one of the most sacred sites as it is the home of the Dalada Maligawa – Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha.

Close by are the remains of the Royal Palace (Maha Wasala), Palle Wasala- where the Queens stayed-now used for the National Museum, Meda Wasala where other close relatives lived, Audience Hall, Natha Devala and Vishnu Devala are situated. The Bathing Pavilion (Ulpenge) is by the Lake and in the Center of the lake is the Island called Kiri samudraya(Milk white ocean) used by the kings as the summerhouse.
Today it is the center of Buddhism, Arts, Crafts, Dancing, Music and Culture.

Visit Royal botanical gardens

Evening witness cultural dance

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Kandy

Day 4: Kandy to Nuwara Eliya [97 Kms.]

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Nuwara Eliya

Day 5:Nuwara Eliya City Tour

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Nuwara Eliya City Tour: Nuwara Eliya meaning the city of dawn is the town at the highest elevation (about 2000mabove sea level) in Sri Lanka and its tallest peak, Piduruthalagala (2555m) could be seen from here. The city established by the British in the nineteenth century, and known as Little England and is a popular holiday resort for Sri Lankans & tourists due to its cool climate and quaint colonial feel with its little bungalows surrounded by hedgerows. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of the tea country and you can visit a plantation and a factory en route here and witness how the famous Ceylon Tea is brewed.

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Nuwara Eliya

Day 6: Nuwara Eliya to Yala [191 Kms]

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Yala

Yala (Ruhuna) National Park- the Ruhunu National Park covers 126,786 hectares Including the Strict Natural Reserve (Block II). The most familiar is Block I (14,101 hectares) and this block was established in 1938. Yala is famous for its big herds and large number of Elephants, Leopards, Spotted Deer, Sambhur, Crocodiles, Mongoose, Wild Boar, Wild Buffalo, and many other animals. More than 130 bird species are recorded which includes the resident and winter visitors. There are 7 Bungalows inside the Park with few Camp Sites.

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Yala

Day 7: Yala

Jungle Safari at Yala National Park

Breakfast, Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Yala

Day 8: Yala to Ahungalla [225 Kms]

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Transfer from Yala to Ahungalla

Ahungallas setting is truly idyllic. Imagine a totally unspoilt beach fringed with palm trees and a nearby sleepy hamlet that has remained unchanged for decades. Imagine the warm waters of the Indian Ocean lapping the beach. Imagine a slower pace of life, inviting shops, beautiful handicrafts and friendly smiling locals. Now you’re imagining Ahungalla. Ahungalla is a place with a very small population in the state/region of Southern Sri Lanka – just 75 kms. from Colombo. Ahungalla is a nice spot for the lazy holidays on the cost of the Indian Ocean. Ahungalla has recently started growing in prominence as a new tourist spot, thats why all places there are nearly new.

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Ahungalla

Day 9: Ahungalla

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Rest of the day at leisure. Visit Bentota

Bentota is known for its broad golden beaches & is situated in the southern coastal zone of Sri Lanka. If the idea of a vacation calls to mind an image of lazing around on the beach, indulging in mouth-watering delicacies and returning home with sun kissed skin then Bentota is the right place. Facing the Indian Ocean, a tropical lagoon and a major river Bentotaoffers water sports possibilities nowhere else to be found. Apart from swimming, body-surfing or diving in the sea, you can jet-ski, windsurf, parasail or enjoy a romantic river safari on the river and lagoon.

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Ahungalla

Day 10: Ahungalla to Colombo [100 Kms.]

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Transfer from Ahungalla to Colombo

Commence city tour of Colombo – a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street – the Goldsmiths quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and Independence Square.

Shopping in Colombo – visit Mlesna exquisite tea boutique, cashew nut shop, ready made garments and all sorts at Majestic City. Visit the Lanka Ceramics Centre, a place where you can buy NORITAKE SET or other ceramic items, visit the ODEL SHOP. Visit BAREFOOT, HOUSE OF FASHION and BEVERLY Street.

Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel, Colombo

Day 11: Colombo to Airport Drop

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Transfer from Colombo to Airport for the departure.