3 Night / 4 Days - Sri-Lanka Loaded

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Hotel Details: Hotel The Kandyan in Kandy or Similar, Hotel Prine Villa in Bentota or Similar

Daywise Itinerary

Arrive into Colombo and you will be welcomed and assisted by a representative before you proceed to Dambulla. En-route visit Pinnawala Elephant orphanage which shelters more than 70 orphaned elephants and visit Herbal Garden. Afternoon visit the cave Temple at Dambulla. Dambulla is a vast isolated rock mass and it was here that King Valagam Bahu took refuge in the 1st century B.C. He later turned the caves into a rock temple. Overnight in Dambulla.

After Breakfast visit the Spice Garden in Matale. For centuries, spices have been one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated exports. While visiting a Spice Garden you could sample such scents and flavors as cinnamon, ginger, pepper, vanilla, cardamom and many more. In the evening visit Dālada Maligai, the Sacred Tooth Relic (Dālada) of Lord Buddha that is the most venerated object of worship for Buddhists. Later witness spectacular dance performances (Cultural show). Overnight in Kandy.

After breakfast visit the botanical gardens at Peradeniya. The gardens contain over 4,000 species and varieties making it one of the best and most valuable collections in the world. Later, proceed to Nuwara Eliya. En-route visit a tea plantation to see the tea pluckers at work and also visit a tea factory to witness the manufacturing process of the finest Ceylon tea. In the afternoon do a sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya. Set in the heart of tea-country this beautiful town is where the British succeeded in creating an English countryside with homes in styles from Georgian to Queen Anne. Overnight in Nuwara Eliya.

After breakfast, proceed to Bentota. On arrival, check into your hotel. Facing the Indian Ocean, a tropical lagoon and a major river, Bentota offers water sports possibilities nowhere else to be found. Apart from swimming, body-surfing or diving in the sea, you can jet-ski, windsurf, parasail or enjoy a romantic river safari on the river and lagoon. You can also visit the Fish Market & Turtle Hatchery. Overnight in Bentota.

After breakfast, proceed to Colombo; like many capital cities in developing countries this 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 with several British built colonial buildings, a Hindu and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) – an outright gift to Sri Lanka from the People’s Republic of China. In the evening, you have time free for shopping; visit House of Fashion, Odel Dress Boutique, Majestic City, Noritake Ceramic ware showroom and local souvenir shops. Overnight in Colombo.

After breakfast, you have time free at leisure till it’s time to proceed to the airport for your flight back home.

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