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Sri Lanka Tour 1 - Duration: 7 nights / 8 days



Cultural Attractions: The Lion Rock Citadel, Sigiriya (479 - 496 AD), Polonnaruwa (846 AD - 1302 AD), Golden Dambulla Rock Temple (76 BC - 1778 AD), Kandy the Royal City (1469 - 1815 AD) (All are World Heritage sites).

Colonial Heritage: Nuwara Eliya in the Central Highlands

Beaches: Bentota Bay Beach Resort

Itinerary

Day 1: Colombo

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Arrive at Colombo International Airport, Katunayake. Meet, assist & transfer to hotel in Colombo.

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Afternoon sightseeing tour of Colombo.

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Dinner & Overnight at a hotel in Colombo.

Day 2: Colombo / Sigiriya / Habarana

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Having taken the breakfast at hotel we leave for The Lion Rock Citadel, Sigiriya (479- 496 AD) (WHS). Located in the world's most ancient surviving landscape garden with sophisticated hydrology is the rock citadel of Sigiriya towering 200 m above the surrounding irrigated plains. In a natural pocket of the rock are renowned Sigiriya frescoes and world's most ancient graffiti to the boot.

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Having climbed to the top of the rock we would find ruins of an ancient palace & two intact swimming pools.

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We travel to Habarana & stay overnight there.

Day 3: Habarana / Polonnaruwa / Habarana

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After breakfast at the hotel, we leave on a sightseeing tour of Polonnaruwa (846 AD - 1302 AD) (WHS), the great Sinhalese Kingdom.
Highlights: ruins of ancient palaces & temples, renovated ancient temples & stupas. Among the still intact colossal rainwater reservoirs is the inland sea like Parakrama Samudra (The Sea of Parakrama) of 2100 hectares (5600 acres)

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Evening: elephant back safari in Habarana.

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Overnight is at a hotel in Habarana, located perfectly equidistant between Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura & Dambulla.

Day 4: Habarana / Dambulla / Kandy

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Having taken breakfast at the hotel we leave for Golden Dambulla Rock Temple (76 BC -1778 AD) (WHS), home to hundreds of beautiful statues & fine murals.

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Thereafter leave for Kandy the Royal City (1469-1815 AD) (WHS) of Mediterranean climate at an altitude of 500m, the last Sinhalese kingdom of Sri Lanka, the gateway to the central highlands.

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Enroute visit a Spice Garden. Check in at hotel in Kandy.

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We will be visiting Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens set in a loop of the largest & longest river of Sri Lanka. The gardens cover an area of 150 acres with around 10,000 trees.

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The Holy Temple of Tooth is arguably the holiest shrine of the Buddhist world.

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Overnight is at a hotel in Kandy.

Day 5: Kandy / Pinnawela / Nuwara Eliya

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Right after breakfast we visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, home to the world's largest troupe of captive, tamed & trained elephants. Leave for Nuwara Eliya (Little England), colonial retreat of the British Civil servants & planters. Enroute visit a tea factory and a tea estate

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Arrive in Nuwara-Eliya and check in at hotel. Afternoon commence on a sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya. Busy market, Lake Gregory, golf course, race course, vegetable cultivation.

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Overnight is at a hotel in Nuwara-Eliya.

Day 6: Nuwara Eliya / Bentota

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Immediately after breakfast we are on the way to Bentota Bay Beach Resort, the Paradise Island, a narrow spit of land beautifully sandwiched between Indian Ocean & Bentota lagoon.

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Overnight is at a hotel in Bentota.

Day 7: Bentota

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Day at leisure.

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Overnight is at a hotel in Bentota, Sri Lanka's prime beach resort.

Day 8: Bentota / Colombo Airport

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After breakfast, we leave to Colombo Airport for departure.
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Colombo City

Colombo City

The Lion Rock Citadel, Sigiriya

The Lion Rock Citadel, Sigiriya

Polonnaruwa, the ancient Kingdom

Polonnaruwa

Golden Dambulla Rock Temple

Golden Dambulla Rock Temple

The Royal City of Kandy

The Royal City of Kandy

Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens

Peradeniya Botanical Gardens

Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage

Little England, Nuwara Eliya

Little England, Nuwara Eliya

Bentota, the Paradise Island

Bentota, the Paradise Island

Colombo International Airport

Colombo International Airport

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