Highlights
- Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
- Visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- Temple of tooth relic
- Visit to a Tea Factory
- White Water Rafting
- Elephant Back Ride
- River Cruise in Madu Ganga Lake
TOUR ITINERARY
Day 01
Arrive in Sri Lanka and you will be welcomed by the representatives of Asian Escapes and transfer to Sigiriya. Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage enroute. Witness the river bath of Elephants and the bottle feeding of milk to the baby elephants and proceed to Sigiriya.
Visit Dambulla Cave Temple in which hundreds of Buddha Statues and wall paintings can be seen. Check in at your hotel in Sigiriya for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 02
Visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress after breakfast. Witness the engineering marvels of the ancestors and back to foothills. Afterwards you will be taken on village tour in Hiriwadunna village.
You will be able to experience a catamaran ride, bullock card ride and a tuktuk ride in your trek. Back at your hotel. In the evening you will be taken on an Elephant Back ride which will be a remarkable experience. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 03
Leave for Kandy after breakfast. Stop at Matale to visit a spice garden in which local spices and herbs are grown. Further you will be able to experience traditional cooking methods & experience some items of traditional village lifestyle.
Proceed to Kandy and check in at your hotel. In the evening you will be taken on a city tour including a visit to most venerable Temple of Sacred tooth relic and a cultural show. Back at your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 04
Leave for Nuwara after breakfast. This journey will be in a route with fascinating views of misty mountains, scenic landscapes, tea estates and waterfalls. Stop at a Tea Plantation and visit a Tea Factory enroute to witness the process of making world renowned Ceylon Tea.
Check in at your hotel in Nuwara Eliya; the Little England. Evening at leisure or you are free to explore the vicinity on your own. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 05
Leave for Balapitiya after breakfast. We will experience a thrilling White Water Rafting ride in Kelani River in Kithulgala.
Check in at your hotel in Balapitiya. Evening at leisure on the beach. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Balapitiya.
Day 06
Breakfast at the Hotel. After breakfast you will be able to experience a River Cruise in Madu Ganga River which is famous for thirty plus numbers of Islands and foot massage by fish. Visit the Cinnamon Island and experience a boat ride through mangrove caves.
Visit a Turtle Farm in Kosgoda in which the marine turtle eggs are being conserved and the baby turtles are released to the sea. Back at the hotel. Evening at leisure on the beach. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Balapitiya.
Day 07
Breakfast at the Hotel. Proceed to Colombo after breakfast. Go for a brief city/shopping tour in Colombo upon your arrival at Colombo.
Thereafter you will be transferred to the Bandaranayke International Airport to connect with your departure flight depending your flight schedule.