CLASSIC CULTURAL 07 NIGHTS / 08 DAY TOUR OF SRI LANKA
   
 
Programme
 
Day _____________________ 1 ______________________________________________________________________________
  AM / PM - Arrival, met by your chauffeur guide and transfer to Tamarind Tree hotel. Closeby. Rest of the day at leisure

OVERNIGHT – TAMARIND TREE HOTEL - KATUNAYAKA
 
Day _____________________ 2 ______________________________________________________________________________
 

AM-  After breakfast leave for Dambulla en route visit the elephant orphanage at Pinnawela, where one can see the baby Elephants  being fed and bathed.

PM – Visit Dambulla, a world Heritage site. A vast isolated rock mass 500 ft. high,  here is found the famous rock temple, which dates back to the 1st. century B.C. It is here where King Valagambahu took refuge and turned the caves in   to this magnificent rock cave temple. Some of the frescoes are over 2000 years old.

OVERNIGHT – AMAYA LAKE HOTEL – DAMBULLA
 
Day _____________________ 3 ______________________________________________________________________________
 
AM - Climb of Sigiriya rock , built by patricide king Kasyapa in the 5th.century A.D. and now a World Heritage site. In a sheltered pocket within the Rock one can  see the famous Sigiriya frescoes, remains of the King’s pleasure garden, studded  with ponds, islets, promenades and pavilions can also be seen.

PM -Visit Polonnaruwa, the medieval capital of Sri Lanka (11-13 century AD) Commence a city tour covering all places of archeological and historical value such as Parakrama Samudra , the largest man made reservoir, Gal Viharaya – impressive colossal Buddha statues carved out of the face of a granite boulder. Afterwards return to your hotel and relax.

OVERNIGHT – AMAYA LAKE HOTEL – DAMBULLA
 
Day _____________________ 4 ______________________________________________________________________________
 
AM – Visit Anuradhapura the first capital of Sri Lanka and undoubtedly the grandest City of ancient Ceylon and now a world Heritage site .Commence a city  tour covering all places of archaeological and historical interest, such as the The  Brazen Palace, Ruwanweliseya, Samadhi Buddha Statue  and the Sri Maha  Bodhi, the oldest historically documented tree in the world.

PM – Visit Mihintale situated about 13 km east of Anuradhapura, a pilgrimage Site of several religious monuments and abandoned structures and known to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King   Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the very presence of Buddhism in Sri   Lanka.

OVERNIGHT – AMAYA LAKE HOTEL – DAMBULLA
 
Day _____________________ 5 ______________________________________________________________________________
 
AM - Leave for Kandy, en route visiting a spice garden in Matale.  Arrive at your hotel and relax.

PM – Do a city tour of Kandy, the hill capital of Sri Lanka and the last stronghold of the Sinhalese Kings. Visit all the interesting places such as the Temple of the  Tooth Relic, where the sacred tooth of the Lord Buddha is enshrined   EVENING – Visit Kandy Lake Club  or to the Avanhala to view a memorable  Cultural Pageant and a Fire Walking Show.

OVERNIGHT – AMAYA HILLS HOTEL – KANDY
 
Day _____________________ 6 ______________________________________________________________________________
 
AM – Visit Peradeniya Botanical Gardens where one can see ell over 5000 varieties of tropical and sub tropical plants and trees. The orchid house here is the finest   in Asia.

PM – After breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliya, en-route visit a tea factory at     Labukelle.Also stop at Ramboda  Water Falls for scenery.Relax or look around  Nuwara Eliya, the heart of the Sri Lankan hill country, and the home of the world famous Sri Lankan Tea. The salubrious climate, mist  glens are of typical British character.

OVERNIGHT- GRAND HOTEL -  NUWARA ELIYA
 
Day _____________________ 7 ______________________________________________________________________________
  AM – Early morning visit Horton Plains the only National Park situated in the Hill Country to see the “World’s End” this silent, strange, beautiful  highland 2000m. above sea level is unique in Sri Lanka and is within the Park. Endemic slender loris and endemic purple monkey are among the important animal species that could be seen in addition to the sambhur and wild boar.There are some endemic avifauna also (Pick-nick breakfast to be arranged).

PM – At leisure

OVERNIGHT- GRAND HOTEL -  NUWARA ELIYA
 
Day _____________________ 8 ______________________________________________________________________________
 
AM – Leave for Colombo via Ratnapura, en-route visit the Gem mines and Museum Arrive at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel and relax

PM - At leisure or opportunity to do some shopping

OVERNIGHT- CINNAMON LAKESIDE - COLOMBO
 
Day _____________________ 9 ______________________________________________________________________________
 

AM / PM – Leave for Bandaranaike Airport, to be there at least 3 1/2 hours prior to departure time.

 
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