ITINERARY

Day 01 : (Arrival) Airport – Sigiriya (Approx. 4 hour Drive)

• Arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport
• Transfer to Hotel in Sigiriya
• Late Afternoon we do Jeep safari in Minneriya
• Overnight stay at Hotel

Minneriya National Park - This National Park with 8889 hectares in extent is famous for its large population of elephants in herds of 100 to 150 roaming in the jungle and seen in the catchment area of the lake. Entrance is at Ambagaswewa about 6 km from Habarana on the main Habarana Polonnaruwa road. Office is by the side of the main road.Elephants, about 300 wild elephants, wild buffaloes, wild boar, spotted deer, sloth bear, Sambhar, leopards, crocodiles, jackals, 9 kinds of amphibians, 25 kinds of reptiles, 160 species of birds, 26 varieties of fishes, 78 varieties of butterflies are recorded from the Minneriya National Park.

Overnight stay at 'Aliya Resort and Spas' – Standard Rooms

Day 02 : Sigiriya - Dambulla (Approx. 30 minutes Drive)

• Early morning we visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress
• Afternoon visit Polonnaruwa
• Overnight stay at Hotel

Sigiriya Rock Fortress plan of the city is based on a precise square module. The layout extends outwards from co-ordinates at the center of the palace complex at the summit, with the eastern and western axis directly aligned to it. The water garden moats and ramparts are based on an 'echo plan' duplicating the layout and design on either side. This city still displays its skeletal layout and its significant features. 3 km from east to west and 1 km from north to south it displays the grandeur and complexity of urban-planning in 5th century Sri Lanka.

Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka's splendid medieval capital was established as the first city of the land in the 11th Century, A.D. It replaced Anuradhapura, plundered made desolate, and laid hopelessly bare to the invading armies from South India. Three Kings dominate the annals of the city and the period. The city reached a dazzling but pitifully brief zenith in the 12th century and though ravaged by invasion in the centuries following, much evidence remains of the old grandeur and glory.

Overnight stay at 'Aliya Resort and Spas' – Standard Rooms

Day 03 :  Sigiriya - Kandy (Approx. 3 hour Drive)

• After Breakfast travel to Kandy
• Visit Spice garden at Matale
• Overnight stay at Hotel

Spice Gardens at Matale is the best place to have a site visit. Matale and in Mawanella on the Colombo-Kandy road where Cinnamon, Cardamom, Pepper Creepers and all other spice trees, plants and creepers are planted for visitors to see them. Spice products are also available for those who would like to buy them. At all Spice Gardens visitors are taken round explaining each tree and plant and at the end explaining the use of them food preparations.

Kandy is the hill capital is another “World Heritage Site”. 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 Buddhists 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 close by. 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. 

Overnight stay at 'Mahaweli Reach' Hotel – Deluxe Rooms

Day 04 :  Kandy - Nuwara Eliya (Approx. 2 hour Drive)

• After Breakfast we do city tour in Kandy
• Visit Peradeniya Botanical garden and Kandy Temple
• Transfer to Nuwara Eliya
• En route visit tea factory and tea plantation

Temple of Tooth is the Sacred place where the Tooth Relic (Dālada) of the Buddha is the most venerated object of worship for Buddhists. Its present house, the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Dālada Māligāwa) in Kandy, Sri Lanka is considered the foremost sacred place of worship in the Buddhist world.

Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens is the finest of its kind in Asia, the largest of the botanical gardens of Sri Lanka, couldn't be better located. In the Mediterranean climate of Kandy, the gateway to the Central Highlands, the Gardens, at an elevation of 500 meters above sea-level, were tightly bounded on three sides by a loop of River Mahaweli (Great sandy river), the largest river of Sri Lanka.

Nuwara Eliya called as the ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. It is supposed to be one of the coolest places in the Island, but it is really just like an English spring day, although the temperature does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence, houses like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions. The Victoria Park, in the middle of the town, is a lovely place for a stroll or a picnic and is also good for Birding as you get some rare birds in this Park. Seasons may be absent elsewhere in Sri Lanka, but here you can read them by the flowers, which bloom in the spring (March to May) and the fall (August and September). These are the “seasons” when low-country folk flock to Nuwara Eliya to escape the sea level heat and humidity. 

Overnight stay at 'Jetwing St. Andrews' Hotel – Superior Rooms

Day 05 :  Nuwara Eliya - Yala (Approx. 5 hour Drive)

• After breakfast leave for Yala
• Check in to the Hotel and relax

Overnight stay at 'Cinnamon Wild' Hotel – Jungle Chalet Rooms

Day 06 :  Yala

• Breakfast at the Hotel
• We do jeep safari to Yala National Park

Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. The park consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to the public, and also adjoining parks. The blocks have individual names such as, Ruhuna National Park(block 1) and Kumana National Park or 'Yala East' for the adjoining area. It is situated in the southeast region of the country, and lies in Southern Province and Uva Province. The park covers 979 square kilometres (378 sq mi) and is located about 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Colombo. Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900, and, along with Wilpattu was one of the first two national parks in Sri Lanka, having been designated in 1938. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It is important for the conservation of Sri Lankan elephants, Sri Lankan leopards and aquatic birds.

Overnight at 'Cinnamon Wild' Hotel – Jungle Chalet Rooms

Day 07 :  Yala - Negombo (Approx. 5 hour Drive)

• Breakfast at the Hotel
• Transfer to Negombo

Overnight at 'Jetwing Blue' Hotel – Deluxe Rooms

Day 08 : (Departure) Negombo - Bandaranaike International Airport (Approx. 20 minutes Drive)

• After breakfast, Transfer to Airport for the Departure Flight

End of the Tour 

INCLUSIONS

• Accommodation on sharing double BB basis for 07 nights 08 Days
• Transportation by Air-Conditioned car throughout the tour with an English Speaking driver cum guide during the whole tour
• Mineral Water 02 bottles per person per day (500 ml each)
• Includes all the Government Local Taxes (current prevailing)

EXCLUSIONS

• All entrance fees as per the program – Pay Directly at the sites
• Expenses of personal nature (Telephone calls, Laundry etc.)
• Tips and gratuities
• Any items specifically not mentioned in the itinerary
• Video and Camera permits
• Beverages throughout the tour
• All extra mileages, extra entrance fees out of the program

IMPORTANT

• Rooms will be on availability & in case if the said hotels are fully booked due to any reason, similar hotels will be provided in the same vicinity or nearest location
• We will upgrade to you to half board with complimentary basis
• Standard check-in time and check-out time at the hotels 1400 hrs – 1200 hrs
• For Credit Card payments an additional of 3.5% surcharge will be added on top of the Total invoice amount