Srilanka
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Srilanka – 03 Nights / 04 Days
Day 01
Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be met by our representative and transferred to Kandy. Enroute visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. In the Evening witness the cultural dance show. Overnight stay at Hotel – Kandy.
Day 02
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning commence city tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake Drive & Market Square.
Kandy – the hill capital. Venue of the annual Perahera. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism’s influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple’s shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic – ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha’s Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess’ hair, the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and throughout the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lanka’s most prized possession.
Royal Botanical Gardens – Peradeniya – 147 acres in extent; Started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Gampola and Kandy. There are more than 5,000 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. Proceed To Nuwareliya. Visit Hanuman Temple in Ramboda. Overnight stay at Hotel – Nuwara Eliya
Day 03
Breakfast at the hotel.
Nuwara Eliya – 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. There after proceed to Gayathri Peedam & Seetha Temple. Proceed to Colombo.
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. The historic Dawatagaha Mosque and the former Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens worth looking at. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and the Independence Square. The former Dutch Hospital of Colombo Fort has been converted as a Shopping Precinct, which is the latest tourist attraction in the city of Colombo. Overnight stay at Hotel – Colombo
Day 04
Breakfast at the hotel. Thereafter transfer to airport to connect with the departure flight.
Inclusions
– 1 Night in Kandy
– 1 Night in Nuwara Eliya
– 1 Night in Colombo
– Daily Breakfast
– Kandy City Tour
– Nuwara Eliya city Tour
– Colombo City Tour
– All Transfers and sight seeing on Private vehicle basis
