Package Description

Srilanka Tour Package

Day
1

AIRPORT – DAMBULLA

Assist for the arrival at airport

Transfer to Dambulla

Overnight stay at hotel

Day
2

DAMBULLA – MATALE – KANDY

After the breakfast proceed to Kandy

En-route visit Dambulla rock temple (optional)

En-route visit Matale spice garden (Optional Tour)

Visit Kandy temple of tooth and view cultural show (optional)

Overnight stay

 

Dambulla Rock Temple - was built by king Walagambahu in the 1st century B.C.  Dambulla is a world heritage site and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka’s cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. meters of painted walls and ceilings is the largest area of paintings found in the world. The caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and spanning 14 meters.

Spice Gardens - visit a spice garden to see the different spices that Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. Kandy – a lovely exotic city, the Hill Capital and last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which retains an aura of grandeur, time has not affected. A cultural sanctuary where many legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive, Kandy and its satellite villages are the centre of the islands handicraft industry exquisite silver or gold jewellery and precious gems of many varieties including the world’s best blue and star sapphires. The highlight of the city’s calendar is the Esala Perahera, when a replica of the casket enclosing the Tooth is taken in procession for ten glittering nights in July/August by exotically costumed dancers, drummers and approximately 100 Elephants.

Day
3

KANDY-NUWARA ELIYA

After the breakfast proceed to NuwaraEliya

Visit a Tea plantation / factory

Overnight stay

Nuwara Eliya – Sri Lanka's premier hill resort with a fine bracing mountain climate, Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country, producing some of the world’s best tea.  The mountain slopes and valleys are a carpet of velvety green tea plantations, interspersed with gushing streams and tumbling waterfalls. Red or green roofed plantation bungalows, English country style homes and hotels with lovely flower gardens, a fine 18 hole golf course and a racecourse gives NuwaraEliya a decidedly British character.

Day
4

NUWARA ELIYA - THISSAMAHARAMA

After breakfast proceed to Thissamaharama

Afternoon do a jeep safari at Yala national park (optional)

Overnight at hotel

Yala national park is Situated in Sri Lanka’s south-east hugging the panoramic Indian Ocean, Yala was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1900 and was designated a national park in 1938. Ironically, the park was initially used as a hunting ground for the elite under British rule. Yala is home to 44 varieties of mammal and 215 bird species. Among its more famous residents are the world’s biggest concentration of leopards, majestic elephants, sloth bears, sambars, jackals, spotted dear, peacocks, and crocodiles. The best time to visit Yala is between February and July when the water levels of the park are quite low, bringing animals into the open.

Day
5

THISSAMAHARAMA – GALLE - BENTOTA

After breakfast proceed to Bentota

En-route visit Galle old city

Overnight at hotel

GALLE - The seaside town of Galle is 116 Km. from Colombo by road or rail, down the south-west coast. Both routes are picturesque, following the coastline closely for much of the way. Today's town has grown greatly and spreads into the hinterland but the Fort is the slow-beating heart of Galle's history. The walled city has stood since the early sixteenth century, through the Colonial periods of the Portuguese, Dutch and British and in our present times is proclaimed as an Archaeological Reserve and been identified as a living World Heritage Site.

Day
6

BENTOTA

After breakfast leave for Madu boat ride (optional)

PM leisure at hotel

Overnight at hotel

Day
7

BENTOTA–COLOMBO-AIRPORT

After the breakfast proceed to airport

En-route Colombo city tour & shopping

Departure

Colombo - like many capital cities in developing countries Colombo is fast changing its face. Almost overnight, skyscrapers arise from where old buildings once stood, yet in some parts, the old world charm is retained. A 100-year-old clock tower and several British built, colonial buildings are still to be seen in the city.  The Pettah bazaar – where one can shop for bargains, a Hindu and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Colombo museum, the Bandaranaike memorial international conference hall – an outright gift to Sri Lanka from the people’s republic of china, the new parliament in Sri Jayawardenapura and the folk art center are some of the places of interest that one can visit to.

Shopping complexes along the Galle Road Majestic City (called MC), Liberty Plaza and Crescat Boulevard along the Galle road are popular among the locals where you could shop for garments, shoes, handicrafts, computers, audio & video CDs & DVDs & books PettahBazzar Immediately east of Fort, across the narrow canal that separates the outer harbour from the Beira Lake is Pettah, the bazaar of the city. It's a maze of streets & alleys piled & crammed with a wide variety of goods, materials & provisions: colorful textiles, spices, fruits, vegetables, clothes, footwear, electrical equipment, dried fish, silver & gold.

Inclusion/Exclusion

The above price is inclusive of

  • Accommodation at the hotels mentioned or similar on BB basis starting from B’ fast on day 02 and ending with B’ fast on day 07
  • Transportation in an air-conditioned Car/van with the service of a English speaking chauffeur / guide.
  • City / shopping tour of Colombo / Kandy

 

 

Value added services on Complementary basis :

 

  • Free Wi-Fi in Company Vehicles during the transportation only (subject to availability)
  • Free Mobile sim card on arrival ( Passport details to be given for ownership transaction )
  • Free coupon worth LKR 1000/- for playing at Casino, Colombo(coupon provided on request only - Please request upon confirmation of the booking)
  • Discount voucher to shop at ODEL dress boutique in Colombo.
  • 20% Discount voucher at a Jewelry shop ( only in Colombo or Kandy )
  • 5 flavored tea gifts for the shop at Cotton Collection
  • Wheel Chair for People with a disability (on request)
  • One bottle of Mineral Water per person on arrival (For round tour clients only)

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