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DAY 01    AIRPORT / COLOMBO
Arrival at Colombo International Airport. After the formalities at the airport you will be escorted to your air conditioned vehicle and proceed to Colombo for the night. (approximate travel time - 45 minutes to 1 hour).

Check in to the hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure, enjoying the hotel amenities. Overnight stay at OZO Colombo or similar.

DAY 02    COLOMBO / YALA
After an early breakfast, check out of the hotel and Proceed to Yala. (approximate travel time - 5 - 6 hours). En route, stop by for sightseeing of stilt fisherman and continue to Yala for your amazing wildlife experience.  

The elephant is undoubtedly the best known attraction at Yala, seen in small & large herds. Herds of spotted deer are seen all over the park. Monkeys the pinkish rhesus and the grey faced Langur monkey, live and play on the tree tops and the ground below. Wild buffalo & wild boar could give a good surprise & the sight of a leopard sunning itself or drinking water at a water hole could be memorable experience. The peacock is easily the most famous of the birds at Yala. The painted stork, many varieties of heron, the spoonbill, the bee-eater, parakeets, and king-fisher & wood pecker are some of the birds can be seen in the park.

Overnight stay at Kithala Resort or Similar.


DAY 03    Yala / Kandy
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and proceed to Ella Railway station to catch your train to Nanu Oya. 

The train journey from Ella to Nanu Oya is one of the favorite train rides among all travelers who visiting Sri Lanka. This train powers up through Sri Lanka’s southern hill country, through the tea plantations, into the clouds and then weaves in and out of the many mountain tunnels as it descends to reach Ella.

On completion proceed to Nuwara Eliya for a small sight seeing tour of this amazing location.
Nuwara Eliya is set in the heart of tea-country is a beautiful town where the British succeeded in creating a replica of the English countryside, with homes in styles from Georgian to Queen Anne. Well-kept lawns with hedges, an Anglican church, a famous golf course and beautiful parks give the place an air of nostalgia. Situated 6,200 feet above sea level, the air is cool and fresh – a serene retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city life.

On completion proceed to visit a Tea Estate. Here you would see how the world’s famous “Ceylon Tea” is manufactured. In 1824 a tea plant was brought to Ceylon by the British from China and was planted in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya for non-commercial purposes. James Taylor was a British citizen who introduced commercial tea plantation in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Today even people who have never heard of Sri Lanka are familiar with Ceylon tea, which is known for its quality.  

On completion proceed to your hotel in Kandy where you will spend the rest of the day at leisure, enjoying the amenities of the hotel.

Overnight Stay ot OZO Kandy or Similar. (Approx travel time: 2 - 2 1/2 hours / 60 miles)



DAY 04    KANDY

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel and in the evening, explore the Royal City of Kandy. Encircled by hills, with a tranquil lake in its center, it is the site of the renowned "Temple of the Tooth". Kandy and its satellite villages is the center of the island’s handicraft industry and its traditional dances are the most spectacular in the country.

Temple of the Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the City of Kandy. It is considered the foremost sacred place of worship in the Buddhist World. According to legend, the tooth was taken from the Buddha as he lay on his funeral pyre. It immediately became an object of great reverence and was enshrined in a series of nested jeweled reliquaries. On the outside, the temple buildings are not magnificent or elaborately decorated. While with red roofs, they cluster around Kandy Lake. In striking contrast to the plain exterior, the interiors of the temple buildings are richly carved and decorated with inlaid woods, ivory and lacquer. The relic of the tooth is kept in a two story inner shrine fronted by two large elephant tusks.

After that, you will witness a Cultural Dance performance. These classical dance forms are associated with the performance of various rituals and ceremonies which are centuries old and are based on the folk religion and folk beliefs going back to times before the advent and acceptance of Buddhism by the Sinhalese people in the third century B.C. Return to the Hotel.


Overnight stay at OZO Kandy or Similar.


DAY 05    KANDY / MATALE / DAMBULLA / NILAVELI
After breakfast, proceed to Nilaveli. En route, you will visit the Matale Spice Garden. 

Matale is famous for its batik production and spice gardens. Batik has been an ancient art of painting cloth and today Sri Lanka is among the world leaders in the design of batik. Batik galleries and factories offer batik from simple single-colored designs to intricate multi-colored masterpieces. For centuries, spices have been one of Sri Lanka's celebrated exports. Spices are mostly grown in home gardens (as a home industry) and used not only to flavor food but also for medicine and cosmetics. (Transfer Time 1 1/2 hours). 

After, proceed to Dambulla Cave Temple (Transfer time 1 1/2 - 2 hours). Dambulla Cave Temple is a vast isolated rock mass- it was here that king Valagambahu took refuge in the 01st century B.C. He later turned the caves into a rock temple. 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 ceiling found here are over 2000 years old and is the largest area of painting 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.

On completion, proceed to Nilaveli for your fabulous beach stay. (Transfer time 2 - 2 1/2 hours) 

Dinner and overnight stay at Anilana Nilaveli, Trincomalee or similar.


DAY 06 - 9, 11 or 13    NILAVELI
Breakfast at hotel, spend rest of the day at leisure by beach or pool and enjoying the other facilities of the hotel.

Dinner and overnight stay at Anilana Nilaveli, Trincomalee or similar.


DAY 10, 12 or 14    NILAVELI/NEGOMBO
Today after breakfast you will be transferred to the Negombo, where your final day will be at leisure to enjoy your surroundings. (approximate travel time - 5 - 6 hours). 

Overnight at Jetwing Blue or Similar.


Day 11, 13, or 15 NEGOMBO / AIRPORT
Today after breakfast you will be transferred to the Colombo Airport to catch your flight, back home accompanied with all the happy memories of the tropical isle; Sri Lanka once known as Taprobane.

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Transfers: Transfers are included as per the itinerary.

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