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CLASSICAL 05 NIGHTS / 06 DAYS BIRD WATCHING TOUR
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| Day | _____________________ | 1 | ______________________________________________________________________________ |
OVERNIGHT – RANWELI HOLIDAY VILLAGE -NEGOMBO
| Day | _____________________ | 2 | ______________________________________________________________________________ |
AM- Visit the Muthurajawala marshes one of the islands most important wetland habitats encompassing 3100 ha of marshland and mangrove forest out of which 1000 ha is a declared sanctuary and is the seasonal home to many migrant shorebirds such as Herons and egrets which can be seen in abundance.
PM – Enjoy a boat trip on the Negombo lagoon and another good opportunity to spot some birds.
OVERNIGHT – RANWELI HOLIDAY VILLAGE - NEGOMBO
| Day | _____________________ | 3 | ______________________________________________________________________________ |
AM- Leave for Sinharaja, en-route visit Bodhinagala, a small area of about 50 acres of secondary rainforest situated at Ingiriya in the Kalutara district and about a two hour drive from the Colombo. This lowland tropical rainforest environment is home to a varied species of flora and fauna and a particularly excellent place for bird watching and some of the birds found here include the brown headed-barbet, layards-parakeet, Alexandrine parakeet among many other endemic birds which include Sri lanka jungle fowl, Spur fowl and the Green-billed coucal which is regarded as one of the rarest.
PM- Arrive at Sinharaja Rainforest and relax.
PM- Arrive at Sinharaja Rainforest and relax.
OVERNIGHT – RAINFOREST EDGE – KALAWANA
| Day | _____________________ | 4 | ______________________________________________________________________________ |
AM
– Early morning visit Sinharaja Rain Forest, .(Pick- nick breakfast to be arranged). a World Heritage site and Sri Lanka’s last remaining patch of virgin rain forest and of the few left in the world, It is a unique lowland rainforest type in the entire subcontinent This is the jewel in Sri Lanka’s conservation crown, combining high bio diversity with spectacular scenery and very much famous for its endemic bird life
PM – At leisure or Optional afternoon visit of the rainforest.
PM – At leisure or Optional afternoon visit of the rainforest.
OVERNIGHT – RAINFOREST EDGE – KALAWANA
| Day | _____________________ | 5 | ______________________________________________________________________________ |
AM - Leave for Colombo, en-route, last minute shopping in Colombo. Arrive at Havelock Bungalow and relax .
PM – At Leisure
PM – At Leisure
OVERNIGHT – HAVELOCK BUNGALOW – COLOMBO
| Day | _____________________ | 6 | ______________________________________________________________________________ |
AM/PM - Leave for Bandaranaike Airport, to be there at least 3 1/2 hours prior to departure time.
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