ATTRACTIONS OF SRI LANKA 2019

Tour Highlights

• See awesome shows in Kandy with Kandy Cultural Show
• Admire emotional places like Lion Rock in Sigiriya
• Breath the wild in Udawale National Park

Description

Sri Lanka is a place rich in cultures, rich in traditions linked to the spirituality of the individual and of nature.
Let yourself be carried away by the Kandy's shamanic dance performance and admire every single color inside the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and watch closely the fauna inside the park of Udawalawe.
This is a journey for those who do not want to stay still with the body and the spirit.

Itinerary

Arrival to Sri Lanka, transfer to Dambulla and overnight stay at the hotel.

DAMBULLA Details

Dambulla cave is 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.

Breakfast at hotel, proceed to Sigiriya and overnight stay at the hotel.

SIGIRIYA Details

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.

Breakfast at hotel, proceed to Kandy and overnight stay at the hotel.

KANDY Details

Kandy is Sri Lanka's second largest city located in the mountainous center of the island. It is considered by some as the cultural capital of Sri Lanka, and was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988. A cooler climate and smaller size make it much more pleasant and accessible than Colombo. The city has a compact downtown area surrounded by a beautiful tropical rain forest hill country on all sides with exotic animals such as monkeys running around in the wild.

Breakfast at hotel, visit Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and overnight stay at the hotel in Kandy.

PEREDENIYA ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDEN Details

There are more than 4,000 species of trees, plants and creepers. Some rare and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world are found in the gardens. Spice Garden and Orchid House are popular with tourists. There are 5 Palm Avenues beautifying the gardens, the earliest and tallest Palm Avenue (Royal Palm Avenue) was planted in 1905 and the Double Coconuts from the Seashells Island, with the largest seed of all plants in the world is one such avenue.

Breakfast at hotel, proceed to Nuwara Eliya and overnight stay at the hotel.

NUWARA ELIYA Details

Often referred to as ‘Little England’, this genteel highland community does have a rose-tinted, vaguely British-country-village feel to it, with its colonial-era bungalows, Tudor-style hotels, well-tended hedgerows and pretty gardens. Indeed, Nuwara Eliya was once was the favoured cool-climate escape for the hard-working and hard-drinking English and Scottish pioneers of Sri Lanka’s tea industry.

Breakfast at hotel, proceed to Ella, return to Dambulla and overnight stay at the hotel.

ELLA Details

The Everyone’s favourite hill-country village, and the place to ease off the travel accelerator with a few leisurely days resting in your choice of some of the country’s best guesthouses. The views through Ella Gap are stunning, and on a clear night you can even spy the subtle glow of the Great Basses lighthouse on Sri Lanka’s south coast. Don’t be too laid-back though; definitely make time for easygoing walks through tea plantations to temples, waterfalls and viewpoints. After building up a hiking-inspired appetite, look forward to Sri Lanka’s best home-cooked food and a reviving cuppa.

Breakfast at hotel, proceed to Udawalawe and overnight stay at the hotel.

UDAWALAWE Details

Udawalale is undoubtedly the best place in Sri Lanka to see wild Asian Elephants throughout the year: there are about 500 elephants in the park and they often roam in herds of up to 100. Udawalawe National Parkv is unique in terms of consistency in numbers of elephants roaming the park: it has no a seasonal variation in herds of elephants. The best hours to visit the park are in the mornings and evenings. Late evening also affords the photographic opportunities in the backdrop of loveliest sunsets.

Breakfast at hotel, proceed to Colombo and overnight stay at the hotel.

COLOMBO Details

Although it's unlikely it will reclaim its 19th-century moniker 'the garden city of the East', Colombo has nevertheless emerged as a must-see stop in Sri Lanka. No longer just the sprawling city you have to endure on your way to the beaches, it has become a worthy destination in its own right and makes an excellent start – or finish – to your Sri Lankan adventures. Colombo’s cosmopolitan side supports ever-more stylish eateries, galleries and shops. Surprises abound: with a little exploration you'll find great local food, characterful shops and tiny, convivial cafes. Meanwhile, a building boom like no other is transforming the city's skyline.

Meeting Point

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